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Pluto retrograde 1997

Pluto retrograde 1997: 1 period, 158 days inside the year — 43.2% of 1997. Pluto turned retrograde at 12:55 PM UTC on March 8 at 5°36′ Sagittarius and turned direct at 8:31 AM UTC on August 13 at 2°49′ Sagittarius.

Turns retrograde
Mar 8 12:55 PM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 13 8:31 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1997
158 days 43.2% of the year
Sign
Sagittarius retreats 2.77°
Pluto Retrograde 1997 Dates: Mar 8 – Aug 13

Pluto’s path through 1997, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1997
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1997. Pluto starts 1997 at 4°23′ Sagittarius and ends it at 6°45′ Sagittarius — 2.4° of net progress: 5.1° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 158 days, from 5°36′ Sagittarius on Mar 8 back to 2°49′ Sagittarius on Aug 13. Fastest day: Oct 21, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Apr 28, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1997 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 20, 1996 – Mar 8, 1997Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 13, 1997 – Dec 1, 1997Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 23, 1997 – Mar 11, 1998Retrograde: Mar 8, 1997 – Aug 13, 19973° Sagittarius4° Sagittarius6° Sagittarius7° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 8, 1997, 12:55 PM UTC, 5°36′ SagittariusR Mar 8Stations direct Aug 13, 1997, 8:31 AM UTC, 2°49′ SagittariusD Aug 13JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1997. Pluto starts 1997 at 4°23′ Sagittarius and ends it at 6°45′ Sagittarius — 2.4° of net progress: 5.1° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 158 days, from 5°36′ Sagittarius on Mar 8 back to 2°49′ Sagittarius on Aug 13. Fastest day: Oct 21, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Apr 28, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1997 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 20, 1996 – Mar 8, 1997Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 13, 1997 – Dec 1, 1997Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 23, 1997 – Mar 11, 1998Retrograde: Mar 8, 1997 – Aug 13, 19973° Sagittarius4° Sagittarius7° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 8, 1997, 12:55 PM UTC, 5°36′ SagittariusR Mar 8Stations direct Aug 13, 1997, 8:31 AM UTC, 2°49′ SagittariusD Aug 13JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1997 at 4°23′ Sagittarius and ends it at 6°45′ Sagittarius — 2.4° of net progress: 5.1° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 158 days, from 5°36′ Sagittarius on Mar 8 back to 2°49′ Sagittarius on Aug 13. Fastest day: Oct 21, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Apr 28, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1997 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1997: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 12:55 PM UTC on March 8, 1997 at 5°36′ Sagittarius — 9:55 AM in Santiago, 7:55 AM in New York, 12:55 PM in London and 9:55 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sat, Mar 8 · 5°36′ Sagittarius Wed, Aug 13 · 2°49′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 2:55 AM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC−10 10:31 PM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 3:55 AM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC−9 12:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 4:55 AM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC−8 1:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 5:55 AM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC−7 1:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC−7
Denver United States 5:55 AM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC−7 2:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 6:55 AM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC−6 3:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 6:55 AM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC−6 3:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC−5
New York United States 7:55 AM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC−5 4:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 7:55 AM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC−5 4:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 7:55 AM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC−5 3:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 7:55 AM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC−5 3:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 8:55 AM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC−4 4:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 9:55 AM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC−3 4:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 9:55 AM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC−3 5:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 9:55 AM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC−3 5:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 12:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC 8:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC
London United Kingdom 12:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC 9:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 1:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+1 9:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+1
Paris France 1:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+1 10:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 1:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+1 10:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 2:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+2 10:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 2:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+2 11:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 2:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+2 11:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 2:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+2 11:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 3:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+3 12:31 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 3:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+3 11:31 AM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 4:25 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+3:30 1:01 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 4:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+4 12:31 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 5:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+5 1:31 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:25 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+5:30 2:01 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 6:40 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+5:45 2:16 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 6:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+6 2:31 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 7:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+7 3:31 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 7:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+7 3:31 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+7
Singapore 8:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+8 4:31 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+8
Beijing China 8:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+8 4:31 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 8:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+8 4:31 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 8:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+8 4:31 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 9:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+9 5:31 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 9:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+9 5:31 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 11:25 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+10:30 6:01 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 10:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+10 6:31 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:55 PM Sat, Mar 8 · UTC+11 6:31 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 1:55 AM Sun, Mar 9 · UTC+13 8:31 PM Wed, Aug 13 · UTC+12

Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Pluto station 1900–2050: median 1.1 minutes, largest 16.1 minutes. Near a station Pluto barely moves, so almanacs differ by minutes. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

158 days · retreats 2.77°

March 8 → August 13, 1997 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde Mar 8, 1997, 12:55 PM UTC at 5°36′ Sagittarius
Stations direct Aug 13, 1997, 8:31 AM UTC at 2°49′ Sagittarius
Shadow opens Nov 20, 1996, 6:49 PM UTC (108 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 1, 1997, 12:57 AM UTC (110 days after)
Full window including shadows 375 days

It begins in Pisces season and ends in Leo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mars in Libra — Mar 8 to Apr 27, 1997 (50 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — Apr 15 to May 8, 1997 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — May 1 to Aug 13, 1997 (103 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aquarius — May 13 to Aug 13, 1997 (92 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Aquarius — Jun 10 to Aug 13, 1997 (64 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Aries — Aug 1 to Aug 13, 1997 (12 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Sagittarius and its daily horoscope.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Pluto retrogrades either side of 1997

Previous

1996 Ended August 10, 1996 after 158 days, moving back 2.78° through the zodiac.

Next

1998 Begins March 11, 1998 and runs 158 days.

Both dates are computed from the planet’s apparent motion, not taken from a table. A retrograde begins the moment its daily movement against the stars turns negative, and that moment is findable to the hour.

Computed for 1997

Pluto through the zodiac in 1997

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1997, with the dates it enters and leaves. A sign that appears twice means the planet backed into the previous sign during a retrograde and crossed again.

Pluto in Sagittarius From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

The whole year is spent in one sign — a sign of how slowly Pluto moves.

1997 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1997

Mercury in Capricorn Dec 23, 1996 – Jan 12, 1997 · 20 days
Mars in Libra Feb 6, 1997 – Apr 27, 1997 · 81 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 15, 1997 – May 8, 1997 · 24 days
Neptune in Capricorn May 1, 1997 – Oct 9, 1997 · 160 days
Uranus in Aquarius May 13, 1997 – Oct 14, 1997 · 154 days
Jupiter in Aquarius Jun 10, 1997 – Oct 8, 1997 · 120 days
Saturn in Aries Aug 1, 1997 – Dec 16, 1997 · 137 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 17, 1997 – Sep 10, 1997 · 23 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 7, 1997 – Dec 27, 1997 · 20 days
Venus in Aquarius Dec 26, 1997 – Feb 5, 1998 · 41 days
← 1996 Pluto retrograde in 1996. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1998 → Pluto retrograde in 1998.

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