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Pluto retrograde 1999

Pluto retrograde 1999: 1 period, 158 days inside the year — 43.3% of 1999. Pluto turned retrograde at 9:34 PM UTC on March 13 at 10°30′ Sagittarius and turned direct at 1:46 AM UTC on August 19 at 7°44′ Sagittarius.

Turns retrograde
Mar 13 9:34 PM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 19 1:46 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1999
158 days 43.3% of the year
Sign
Sagittarius retreats 2.76°
Pluto Retrograde 1999 Dates: Mar 13 – Aug 19

Pluto’s path through 1999, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1999
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1999. Pluto starts 1999 at 9°06′ Sagittarius and ends it at 11°26′ Sagittarius — 2.3° of net progress: 5.1° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.76° in 158 days, from 10°29′ Sagittarius on Mar 13 back to 7°44′ Sagittarius on Aug 19. Fastest day: Oct 30, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Apr 29, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1999 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 25, 1998 – Mar 13, 1999Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 19, 1999 – Dec 6, 1999Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 28, 1999 – Mar 15, 2000Retrograde: Mar 13, 1999 – Aug 19, 19998° Sagittarius9° Sagittarius11° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 13, 1999, 9:34 PM UTC, 10°30′ SagittariusR Mar 13Stations direct Aug 19, 1999, 1:46 AM UTC, 7°44′ SagittariusD Aug 19JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 1999. Pluto starts 1999 at 9°06′ Sagittarius and ends it at 11°26′ Sagittarius — 2.3° of net progress: 5.1° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.76° in 158 days, from 10°29′ Sagittarius on Mar 13 back to 7°44′ Sagittarius on Aug 19. Fastest day: Oct 30, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Apr 29, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1999 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 25, 1998 – Mar 13, 1999Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 19, 1999 – Dec 6, 1999Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 28, 1999 – Mar 15, 2000Retrograde: Mar 13, 1999 – Aug 19, 19998° Sagittarius11° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 13, 1999, 9:34 PM UTC, 10°30′ SagittariusR Mar 13Stations direct Aug 19, 1999, 1:46 AM UTC, 7°44′ SagittariusD Aug 19JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 1999 at 9°06′ Sagittarius and ends it at 11°26′ Sagittarius — 2.3° of net progress: 5.1° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.76° in 158 days, from 10°29′ Sagittarius on Mar 13 back to 7°44′ Sagittarius on Aug 19. Fastest day: Oct 30, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Apr 29, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1999 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 1999: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 9:34 PM UTC on March 13, 1999 at 10°30′ Sagittarius — 6:34 PM in Santiago, 4:34 PM in New York, 9:34 PM in London and 6:34 AM on March 14 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sat, Mar 13 · 10°30′ Sagittarius Thu, Aug 19 · 7°44′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 11:34 AM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC−10 3:46 PM Wed, Aug 18 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 12:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC−9 5:46 PM Wed, Aug 18 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 1:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC−8 6:46 PM Wed, Aug 18 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 2:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC−7 6:46 PM Wed, Aug 18 · UTC−7
Denver United States 2:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC−7 7:46 PM Wed, Aug 18 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 3:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC−6 8:46 PM Wed, Aug 18 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 3:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC−6 8:46 PM Wed, Aug 18 · UTC−5
New York United States 4:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC−5 9:46 PM Wed, Aug 18 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 4:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC−5 9:46 PM Wed, Aug 18 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 4:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC−5 8:46 PM Wed, Aug 18 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 4:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC−5 8:46 PM Wed, Aug 18 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 5:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC−4 9:46 PM Wed, Aug 18 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 6:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC−3 9:46 PM Wed, Aug 18 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 6:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC−3 10:46 PM Wed, Aug 18 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 6:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC−3 10:46 PM Wed, Aug 18 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 9:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC 1:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC
London United Kingdom 9:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC 2:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 10:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC+1 2:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+1
Paris France 10:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC+1 3:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 10:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC+1 3:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 11:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC+2 3:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 11:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC+2 4:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 11:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC+2 4:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 11:34 PM Sat, Mar 13 · UTC+2 4:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 12:34 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+3 5:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 12:34 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+3 4:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 1:04 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+3:30 6:16 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 1:34 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+4 5:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 2:34 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+5 6:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 3:04 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+5:30 7:16 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 3:19 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+5:45 7:31 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:34 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+6 7:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 4:34 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+7 8:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 4:34 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+7 8:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+7
Singapore 5:34 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+8 9:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+8
Beijing China 5:34 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+8 9:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 5:34 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+8 9:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 5:34 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+8 9:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 6:34 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+9 10:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 6:34 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+9 10:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 8:04 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+10:30 11:16 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 7:34 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+10 11:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 8:34 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+11 11:46 AM Thu, Aug 19 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 10:34 AM Sun, Mar 14 · UTC+13 1:46 PM Thu, Aug 19 · 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 2.76°

March 13 → August 19, 1999 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde Mar 13, 1999, 9:34 PM UTC at 10°30′ Sagittarius
Stations direct Aug 19, 1999, 1:46 AM UTC at 7°44′ Sagittarius
Shadow opens Nov 25, 1998, 4:45 PM UTC (108 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 6, 1999, 11:14 PM 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 13 to Apr 2, 1999 (19 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Scorpio — Mar 18 to Jun 4, 1999 (78 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Aquarius — May 7 to Aug 19, 1999 (104 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aquarius — May 21 to Aug 19, 1999 (89 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 12 to Aug 6, 1999 (24 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Virgo — Jul 30 to Aug 19, 1999 (20 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 1999

Previous

1998 Ended August 16, 1998 after 158 days, moving back 2.77° through the zodiac.

Next

2000 Begins March 15, 2000 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 1999

Pluto through the zodiac in 1999

Every sign Pluto occupies during 1999, 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.

1999 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1999

Mercury in Aries Mar 10, 1999 – Apr 2, 1999 · 23 days
Mars in Scorpio Mar 18, 1999 – Jun 4, 1999 · 78 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 7, 1999 – Oct 14, 1999 · 160 days
Uranus in Aquarius May 21, 1999 – Oct 23, 1999 · 154 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 12, 1999 – Aug 6, 1999 · 24 days
Venus in Virgo Jul 30, 1999 – Sep 11, 1999 · 43 days
Jupiter in Taurus Aug 25, 1999 – Dec 20, 1999 · 118 days
Saturn in Taurus Aug 30, 1999 – Jan 12, 2000 · 135 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 5, 1999 – Nov 25, 1999 · 20 days
← 1998 Pluto retrograde in 1998. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2000 → Pluto retrograde in 2000.

Cite this page

AstroHot. “Pluto Retrograde 1999 Dates: Mar 13 – Aug 19.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/1999/

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