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Pluto retrograde 2005

Pluto retrograde 2005: 1 period, 159 days inside the year — 43.7% of 2005. Pluto turned retrograde at 2:29 AM UTC on March 27 at 24°30′ Sagittarius and turned direct at 10:52 AM UTC on September 2 at 21°49′ Sagittarius.

Turns retrograde
Mar 27 2:29 AM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 2 10:52 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2005
159 days 43.7% of the year
Sign
Sagittarius retreats 2.69°
Pluto Retrograde 2005 Dates: Mar 27 – Sep 2

Pluto’s path through 2005, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2005
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2005. Pluto starts 2005 at 22°43′ Sagittarius and ends it at 24°53′ Sagittarius — 2.2° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.7° given back. The loop retraces 2.69° in 159 days, from 24°30′ Sagittarius on Mar 27 back to 21°49′ Sagittarius on Sep 2. Fastest day: Jan 4, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 16, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2005 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 7, 2004 – Mar 27, 2005Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 2, 2005 – Dec 21, 2005Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 10, 2005 – Mar 29, 2006Retrograde: Mar 27, 2005 – Sep 2, 200522° Sagittarius25° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 27, 2005, 2:29 AM UTC, 24°30′ SagittariusR Mar 27Stations direct Sep 2, 2005, 10:52 AM UTC, 21°49′ SagittariusD Sep 2JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2005. Pluto starts 2005 at 22°43′ Sagittarius and ends it at 24°53′ Sagittarius — 2.2° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.7° given back. The loop retraces 2.69° in 159 days, from 24°30′ Sagittarius on Mar 27 back to 21°49′ Sagittarius on Sep 2. Fastest day: Jan 4, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 16, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2005 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 7, 2004 – Mar 27, 2005Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 2, 2005 – Dec 21, 2005Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 10, 2005 – Mar 29, 2006Retrograde: Mar 27, 2005 – Sep 2, 200522° Sagittarius25° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 27, 2005, 2:29 AM UTC, 24°30′ SagittariusR Mar 27Stations direct Sep 2, 2005, 10:52 AM UTC, 21°49′ SagittariusD Sep 2JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 2005 at 22°43′ Sagittarius and ends it at 24°53′ Sagittarius — 2.2° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.7° given back. The loop retraces 2.69° in 159 days, from 24°30′ Sagittarius on Mar 27 back to 21°49′ Sagittarius on Sep 2. Fastest day: Jan 4, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 16, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2005 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 2005: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 2:29 AM UTC on March 27, 2005 at 24°30′ Sagittarius — 10:29 PM on March 26 in Santiago, 9:29 PM on March 26 in New York, 3:29 AM in London and 11:29 AM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sun, Mar 27 · 24°30′ Sagittarius Fri, Sep 2 · 21°49′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 4:29 PM Sat, Mar 26 · UTC−10 12:52 AM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 5:29 PM Sat, Mar 26 · UTC−9 2:52 AM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 6:29 PM Sat, Mar 26 · UTC−8 3:52 AM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 7:29 PM Sat, Mar 26 · UTC−7 3:52 AM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC−7
Denver United States 7:29 PM Sat, Mar 26 · UTC−7 4:52 AM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 8:29 PM Sat, Mar 26 · UTC−6 5:52 AM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 8:29 PM Sat, Mar 26 · UTC−6 5:52 AM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC−5
New York United States 9:29 PM Sat, Mar 26 · UTC−5 6:52 AM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 9:29 PM Sat, Mar 26 · UTC−5 6:52 AM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 9:29 PM Sat, Mar 26 · UTC−5 5:52 AM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 9:29 PM Sat, Mar 26 · UTC−5 5:52 AM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 10:29 PM Sat, Mar 26 · UTC−4 6:52 AM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 10:29 PM Sat, Mar 26 · UTC−4 6:52 AM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 11:29 PM Sat, Mar 26 · UTC−3 7:52 AM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 11:29 PM Sat, Mar 26 · UTC−3 7:52 AM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 2:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC 10:52 AM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC
London United Kingdom 3:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+1 11:52 AM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 3:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+1 11:52 AM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+1
Paris France 4:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+2 12:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 4:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+2 12:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 4:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+2 12:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 4:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+2 1:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 5:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+3 1:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 5:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+3 1:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 6:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+4 2:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 5:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+3 1:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 6:59 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+4:30 3:22 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 6:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+4 2:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 7:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+5 3:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 7:59 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+5:30 4:22 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 8:14 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+5:45 4:37 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 8:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+6 4:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 9:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+7 5:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 9:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+7 5:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+7
Singapore 10:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+8 6:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+8
Beijing China 10:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+8 6:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 10:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+8 6:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 10:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+8 6:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 11:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+9 7:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 11:29 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+9 7:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 11:59 AM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+9:30 8:22 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 12:29 PM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+10 8:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 12:29 PM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+10 8:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 2:29 PM Sun, Mar 27 · UTC+12 10:52 PM Fri, Sep 2 · 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 2.69°

March 27 → September 2, 2005 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde Mar 27, 2005, 2:29 AM UTC at 24°30′ Sagittarius
Stations direct Sep 2, 2005, 10:52 AM UTC at 21°49′ Sagittarius
Shadow opens Dec 7, 2004, 10:18 PM UTC (109 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 21, 2005, 8:52 PM UTC (110 days after)
Full window including shadows 379 days

It begins in Aries season and ends in Virgo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 27 to Apr 12, 2005 (16 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Libra — Mar 27 to Jun 5, 2005 (70 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Aquarius — May 19 to Sep 2, 2005 (105 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Pisces — Jun 14 to Sep 2, 2005 (80 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 23 to Aug 16, 2005 (24 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 2005

Previous

2004 Ended August 30, 2004 after 159 days, moving back 2.7° through the zodiac.

Next

2006 Begins March 29, 2006 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 2005

Pluto through the zodiac in 2005

Every sign Pluto occupies during 2005, 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.

2005 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2005

Saturn in Cancer Nov 8, 2004 – Mar 22, 2005 · 134 days
Jupiter in Libra Feb 2, 2005 – Jun 5, 2005 · 123 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 20, 2005 – Apr 12, 2005 · 23 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 19, 2005 – Oct 26, 2005 · 160 days
Uranus in Pisces Jun 14, 2005 – Nov 16, 2005 · 154 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 23, 2005 – Aug 16, 2005 · 24 days
Mars in Taurus Oct 1, 2005 – Dec 10, 2005 · 69 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 14, 2005 – Dec 4, 2005 · 20 days
Saturn in Leo Nov 22, 2005 – Apr 5, 2006 · 134 days
Venus in Aquarius Dec 24, 2005 – Feb 3, 2006 · 41 days
← 2004 Pluto retrograde in 2004. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2006 → Pluto retrograde in 2006.

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