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Pluto retrograde 2004

Pluto retrograde 2004: 1 period, 159 days inside the year — 43.5% of 2004. Pluto turned retrograde at 3:09 PM UTC on March 24 at 22°15′ Sagittarius and turned direct at 7:38 PM UTC on August 30 at 19°32′ Sagittarius.

Turns retrograde
Mar 24 3:09 PM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 30 7:38 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2004
159 days 43.5% of the year
Sign
Sagittarius retreats 2.7°
Pluto Retrograde 2004 Dates: Mar 24 – Aug 30

Pluto’s path through 2004, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2004
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2004. Pluto starts 2004 at 20°30′ Sagittarius and ends it at 22°43′ Sagittarius — 2.2° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.7° given back. The loop retraces 2.7° in 159 days, from 22°14′ Sagittarius on Mar 24 back to 19°32′ Sagittarius on Aug 30. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 12, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2004 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 6, 2003 – Mar 24, 2004Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 30, 2004 – Dec 19, 2004Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 7, 2004 – Mar 27, 2005Retrograde: Mar 24, 2004 – Aug 30, 200419° Sagittarius20° Sagittarius23° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 24, 2004, 3:09 PM UTC, 22°15′ SagittariusR Mar 24Stations direct Aug 30, 2004, 7:38 PM UTC, 19°32′ SagittariusD Aug 30JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2004. Pluto starts 2004 at 20°30′ Sagittarius and ends it at 22°43′ Sagittarius — 2.2° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.7° given back. The loop retraces 2.7° in 159 days, from 22°14′ Sagittarius on Mar 24 back to 19°32′ Sagittarius on Aug 30. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 12, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2004 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 6, 2003 – Mar 24, 2004Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 30, 2004 – Dec 19, 2004Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 7, 2004 – Mar 27, 2005Retrograde: Mar 24, 2004 – Aug 30, 200419° Sagittarius20° Sagittarius23° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 24, 2004, 3:09 PM UTC, 22°15′ SagittariusR Mar 24Stations direct Aug 30, 2004, 7:38 PM UTC, 19°32′ SagittariusD Aug 30JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 2004 at 20°30′ Sagittarius and ends it at 22°43′ Sagittarius — 2.2° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.7° given back. The loop retraces 2.7° in 159 days, from 22°14′ Sagittarius on Mar 24 back to 19°32′ Sagittarius on Aug 30. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 12, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2004 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 2004: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 3:09 PM UTC on March 24, 2004 at 22°15′ Sagittarius — 11:09 AM in Santiago, 10:09 AM in New York, 3:09 PM in London and 12:09 AM on March 25 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Mar 24 · 22°15′ Sagittarius Mon, Aug 30 · 19°32′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 5:09 AM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC−10 9:38 AM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 6:09 AM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC−9 11:38 AM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 7:09 AM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC−8 12:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 8:09 AM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC−7 12:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC−7
Denver United States 8:09 AM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC−7 1:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 9:09 AM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC−6 2:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 9:09 AM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC−6 2:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC−5
New York United States 10:09 AM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC−5 3:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 10:09 AM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC−5 3:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 10:09 AM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC−5 2:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 10:09 AM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC−5 2:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 11:09 AM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC−4 3:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 11:09 AM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC−4 3:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 12:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC−3 4:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 12:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC−3 4:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 3:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC 7:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC
London United Kingdom 3:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC 8:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 4:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+1 8:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC+1
Paris France 4:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+1 9:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 4:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+1 9:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 5:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+2 9:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 5:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+2 10:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 5:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+2 10:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 5:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+2 10:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 6:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+3 11:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 6:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+3 10:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 7:39 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+4:30 12:08 AM Tue, Aug 31 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 7:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+4 11:38 PM Mon, Aug 30 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 8:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+5 12:38 AM Tue, Aug 31 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 8:39 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+5:30 1:08 AM Tue, Aug 31 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 8:54 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+5:45 1:23 AM Tue, Aug 31 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 9:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+6 1:38 AM Tue, Aug 31 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 10:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+7 2:38 AM Tue, Aug 31 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 10:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+7 2:38 AM Tue, Aug 31 · UTC+7
Singapore 11:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+8 3:38 AM Tue, Aug 31 · UTC+8
Beijing China 11:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+8 3:38 AM Tue, Aug 31 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 11:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+8 3:38 AM Tue, Aug 31 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 11:09 PM Wed, Mar 24 · UTC+8 3:38 AM Tue, Aug 31 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 12:09 AM Thu, Mar 25 · UTC+9 4:38 AM Tue, Aug 31 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 12:09 AM Thu, Mar 25 · UTC+9 4:38 AM Tue, Aug 31 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:39 AM Thu, Mar 25 · UTC+10:30 5:08 AM Tue, Aug 31 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 1:09 AM Thu, Mar 25 · UTC+10 5:38 AM Tue, Aug 31 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 2:09 AM Thu, Mar 25 · UTC+11 5:38 AM Tue, Aug 31 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 3:09 AM Thu, Mar 25 · UTC+12 7:38 AM Tue, Aug 31 · 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.

159 days · retreats 2.7°

March 24 → August 30, 2004 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde Mar 24, 2004, 3:09 PM UTC at 22°15′ Sagittarius
Stations direct Aug 30, 2004, 7:38 PM UTC at 19°32′ Sagittarius
Shadow opens Dec 6, 2003, 3:04 PM UTC (109 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 19, 2004, 2:56 AM UTC (110 days after)
Full window including shadows 378 days

It begins in Aries season and ends in Virgo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Virgo — Mar 24 to May 5, 2004 (41 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — Apr 6 to Apr 30, 2004 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Aquarius — May 17 to Aug 30, 2004 (105 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Gemini — May 17 to Jun 29, 2004 (43 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Pisces — Jun 10 to Aug 30, 2004 (81 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — Aug 10 to Aug 30, 2004 (21 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 2004

Previous

2003 Ended August 29, 2003 after 159 days, moving back 2.72° through the zodiac.

Next

2005 Begins March 27, 2005 and runs 159 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 2004

Pluto through the zodiac in 2004

Every sign Pluto occupies during 2004, 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.

2004 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2004

Saturn in Cancer Oct 25, 2003 – Mar 7, 2004 · 134 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 17, 2003 – Jan 6, 2004 · 20 days
Jupiter in Virgo Jan 3, 2004 – May 5, 2004 · 122 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 6, 2004 – Apr 30, 2004 · 24 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 17, 2004 – Oct 24, 2004 · 160 days
Venus in Gemini May 17, 2004 – Jun 29, 2004 · 43 days
Uranus in Pisces Jun 10, 2004 – Nov 11, 2004 · 154 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 10, 2004 – Sep 2, 2004 · 24 days
Saturn in Cancer Nov 8, 2004 – Mar 22, 2005 · 134 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 30, 2004 – Dec 20, 2004 · 20 days
← 2003 Pluto retrograde in 2003. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2005 → Pluto retrograde in 2005.

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AstroHot. “Pluto Retrograde 2004 Dates: Mar 24 – Aug 30.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/2004/

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