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Pluto retrograde 1998

Pluto retrograde 1998: 1 period, 158 days inside the year — 43.3% of 1998. Pluto turned retrograde at 4:55 AM UTC on March 11 at 8°03′ Sagittarius and turned direct at 6:09 AM UTC on August 16 at 5°17′ Sagittarius.

Turns retrograde
Mar 11 4:55 AM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 16 6:09 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1998
158 days 43.3% of the year
Sign
Sagittarius retreats 2.77°
Pluto Retrograde 1998 Dates: Mar 11 – Aug 16

Pluto’s path through 1998, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1998
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1998. Pluto starts 1998 at 6°45′ Sagittarius and ends it at 9°06′ Sagittarius — 2.4° of net progress: 5.1° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 158 days, from 8°03′ Sagittarius on Mar 11 back to 5°17′ Sagittarius on Aug 16. Fastest day: Nov 4, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Apr 30, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1998 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 23, 1997 – Mar 11, 1998Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 16, 1998 – Dec 4, 1998Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 25, 1998 – Mar 13, 1999Retrograde: Mar 11, 1998 – Aug 16, 19985° Sagittarius6° Sagittarius8° Sagittarius9° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 11, 1998, 4:55 AM UTC, 8°03′ SagittariusR Mar 11Stations direct Aug 16, 1998, 6:09 AM UTC, 5°17′ SagittariusD Aug 16JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1998. Pluto starts 1998 at 6°45′ Sagittarius and ends it at 9°06′ Sagittarius — 2.4° of net progress: 5.1° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 158 days, from 8°03′ Sagittarius on Mar 11 back to 5°17′ Sagittarius on Aug 16. Fastest day: Nov 4, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Apr 30, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1998 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 23, 1997 – Mar 11, 1998Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 16, 1998 – Dec 4, 1998Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 25, 1998 – Mar 13, 1999Retrograde: Mar 11, 1998 – Aug 16, 19985° Sagittarius6° Sagittarius9° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 11, 1998, 4:55 AM UTC, 8°03′ SagittariusR Mar 11Stations direct Aug 16, 1998, 6:09 AM UTC, 5°17′ SagittariusD Aug 16JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1998 at 6°45′ Sagittarius and ends it at 9°06′ Sagittarius — 2.4° of net progress: 5.1° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 158 days, from 8°03′ Sagittarius on Mar 11 back to 5°17′ Sagittarius on Aug 16. Fastest day: Nov 4, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Apr 30, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1998 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1998: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 4:55 AM UTC on March 11, 1998 at 8°03′ Sagittarius — 1:55 AM in Santiago, 11:55 PM on March 10 in New York, 4:55 AM in London and 1:55 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Mar 11 · 8°03′ Sagittarius Sun, Aug 16 · 5°17′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 6:55 PM Tue, Mar 10 · UTC−10 8:09 PM Sat, Aug 15 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 7:55 PM Tue, Mar 10 · UTC−9 10:09 PM Sat, Aug 15 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 8:55 PM Tue, Mar 10 · UTC−8 11:09 PM Sat, Aug 15 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 9:55 PM Tue, Mar 10 · UTC−7 11:09 PM Sat, Aug 15 · UTC−7
Denver United States 9:55 PM Tue, Mar 10 · UTC−7 12:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 10:55 PM Tue, Mar 10 · UTC−6 1:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 10:55 PM Tue, Mar 10 · UTC−6 1:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC−5
New York United States 11:55 PM Tue, Mar 10 · UTC−5 2:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 11:55 PM Tue, Mar 10 · UTC−5 2:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 11:55 PM Tue, Mar 10 · UTC−5 1:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 11:55 PM Tue, Mar 10 · UTC−5 1:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 12:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC−4 2:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 1:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC−3 2:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 1:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC−3 3:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 1:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC−3 3:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 4:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC 6:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC
London United Kingdom 4:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC 7:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 5:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+1 7:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+1
Paris France 5:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+1 8:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 5:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+1 8:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 6:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+2 8:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 6:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+2 9:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 6:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+2 9:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 6:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+2 9:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 7:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+3 10:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 7:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+3 9:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 8:25 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+3:30 10:39 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 8:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+4 10:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 9:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+5 11:09 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 10:25 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+5:30 11:39 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 10:40 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+5:45 11:54 AM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 10:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+6 12:09 PM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 11:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+7 1:09 PM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 11:55 AM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+7 1:09 PM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+7
Singapore 12:55 PM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+8 2:09 PM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+8
Beijing China 12:55 PM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+8 2:09 PM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 12:55 PM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+8 2:09 PM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 12:55 PM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+8 2:09 PM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 1:55 PM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+9 3:09 PM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 1:55 PM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+9 3:09 PM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 3:25 PM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+10:30 3:39 PM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 2:55 PM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+10 4:09 PM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 3:55 PM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+11 4:09 PM Sun, Aug 16 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 5:55 PM Wed, Mar 11 · UTC+13 6:09 PM Sun, Aug 16 · 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 11 → August 16, 1998 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde Mar 11, 1998, 4:55 AM UTC at 8°03′ Sagittarius
Stations direct Aug 16, 1998, 6:09 AM UTC at 5°17′ Sagittarius
Shadow opens Nov 23, 1997, 6:18 AM UTC (108 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 4, 1998, 12:19 AM UTC (110 days after)
Full window including shadows 376 days

It begins in Pisces season and ends in Leo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 27 to Apr 20, 1998 (23 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Aquarius — May 4 to Aug 16, 1998 (104 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aquarius — May 17 to Aug 16, 1998 (91 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Pisces — Jul 18 to Aug 16, 1998 (29 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 31 to Aug 16, 1998 (16 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 1998

Previous

1997 Ended August 13, 1997 after 158 days, moving back 2.77° through the zodiac.

Next

1999 Begins March 13, 1999 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 1998

Pluto through the zodiac in 1998

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1998, 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.

1998 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1998

Venus in Aquarius Dec 26, 1997 – Feb 5, 1998 · 41 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 27, 1998 – Apr 20, 1998 · 23 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 4, 1998 – Oct 11, 1998 · 160 days
Uranus in Aquarius May 17, 1998 – Oct 18, 1998 · 154 days
Jupiter in Pisces Jul 18, 1998 – Nov 13, 1998 · 118 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 31, 1998 – Aug 23, 1998 · 24 days
Saturn in Taurus Aug 15, 1998 – Dec 29, 1998 · 136 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 21, 1998 – Dec 11, 1998 · 20 days
← 1997 Pluto retrograde in 1997. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1999 → Pluto retrograde in 1999.

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AstroHot. “Pluto Retrograde 1998 Dates: Mar 11 – Aug 16.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/1998/

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