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Pluto retrograde 2008

Pluto retrograde 2008: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.6% of 2008. Pluto turned retrograde at 9:23 AM UTC on April 2 at 1°08′ Capricorn and turned direct at 3:14 AM UTC on September 9 at 28°30′ Sagittarius.

Turns retrograde
Apr 2 9:23 AM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 9 3:14 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2008
160 days 43.6% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 2.65°
Pluto Retrograde 2008 Dates: Apr 2 – Sep 9

Pluto’s path through 2008, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2008
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2008. Pluto starts 2008 at 29°08′ Sagittarius and ends it at 1°15′ Capricorn — 2.1° of net progress: 4.8° forward, 2.6° given back. The loop retraces 2.65° in 160 days, from 1°08′ Capricorn on Apr 2 back to 28°29′ Sagittarius on Sep 9. Fastest day: Jan 8, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 8, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2008 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 14, 2007 – Apr 2, 2008Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 9, 2008 – Dec 29, 2008Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 15, 2008 – Apr 4, 2009Retrograde: Apr 2, 2008 – Sep 9, 200828° Sagittarius29° Sagittarius1° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 2, 2008, 9:23 AM UTC, 1°08′ CapricornR Apr 2Stations direct Sep 9, 2008, 3:14 AM UTC, 28°30′ SagittariusD Sep 9JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2008. Pluto starts 2008 at 29°08′ Sagittarius and ends it at 1°15′ Capricorn — 2.1° of net progress: 4.8° forward, 2.6° given back. The loop retraces 2.65° in 160 days, from 1°08′ Capricorn on Apr 2 back to 28°29′ Sagittarius on Sep 9. Fastest day: Jan 8, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 8, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2008 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 14, 2007 – Apr 2, 2008Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 9, 2008 – Dec 29, 2008Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 15, 2008 – Apr 4, 2009Retrograde: Apr 2, 2008 – Sep 9, 200828° SagittariusStations retrograde Apr 2, 2008, 9:23 AM UTC, 1°08′ CapricornR Apr 2Stations direct Sep 9, 2008, 3:14 AM UTC, 28°30′ SagittariusD Sep 9JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 2008 at 29°08′ Sagittarius and ends it at 1°15′ Capricorn — 2.1° of net progress: 4.8° forward, 2.6° given back. The loop retraces 2.65° in 160 days, from 1°08′ Capricorn on Apr 2 back to 28°29′ Sagittarius on Sep 9. Fastest day: Jan 8, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 8, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2008 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 2008: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 9:23 AM UTC on April 2, 2008 at 1°08′ Capricorn — 5:23 AM in Santiago, 5:23 AM in New York, 10:23 AM in London and 6:23 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Apr 2 · 1°08′ Capricorn Tue, Sep 9 · 28°30′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 11:23 PM Tue, Apr 1 · UTC−10 5:14 PM Mon, Sep 8 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 1:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC−8 7:14 PM Mon, Sep 8 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 2:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC−7 8:14 PM Mon, Sep 8 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 2:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC−7 8:14 PM Mon, Sep 8 · UTC−7
Denver United States 3:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC−6 9:14 PM Mon, Sep 8 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 4:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC−5 10:14 PM Mon, Sep 8 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 3:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC−6 10:14 PM Mon, Sep 8 · UTC−5
New York United States 5:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC−4 11:14 PM Mon, Sep 8 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 5:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC−4 11:14 PM Mon, Sep 8 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 4:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC−5 10:14 PM Mon, Sep 8 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 4:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC−5 10:14 PM Mon, Sep 8 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 4:53 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC−4:30 10:44 PM Mon, Sep 8 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 5:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC−4 11:14 PM Mon, Sep 8 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 6:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC−3 12:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 6:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC−3 12:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 9:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC 3:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC
London United Kingdom 10:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+1 4:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 10:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+1 4:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+1
Paris France 11:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+2 5:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 11:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+2 5:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 11:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+2 5:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 11:23 AM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+2 5:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 12:23 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+3 6:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 12:23 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+3 6:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 1:23 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+4 7:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 12:23 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+3 6:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 1:53 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+4:30 7:44 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 1:23 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+4 7:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 2:23 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+5 9:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+6
New Delhi India 2:53 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+5:30 8:44 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 3:08 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+5:45 8:59 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:23 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+6 9:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 4:23 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+7 10:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 4:23 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+7 10:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+7
Singapore 5:23 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+8 11:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+8
Beijing China 5:23 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+8 11:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 5:23 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+8 11:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 5:23 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+8 11:14 AM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 6:23 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+9 12:14 PM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 6:23 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+9 12:14 PM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 7:53 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+10:30 12:44 PM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 7:23 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+10 1:14 PM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 8:23 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+11 1:14 PM Tue, Sep 9 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 10:23 PM Wed, Apr 2 · UTC+13 3:14 PM Tue, Sep 9 · 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.

160 days · retreats 2.65°

April 2 → September 9, 2008 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Apr 2, 2008, 9:23 AM UTC at 1°08′ Capricorn
Stations direct Sep 9, 2008, 3:14 AM UTC at 28°30′ Sagittarius
Shadow opens Dec 14, 2007, 1:15 PM UTC (110 days before)
Shadow closes Dec 29, 2008, 1:19 AM UTC (111 days after)
Full window including shadows 381 days

Pluto retrograde in Capricorn

Pluto retrograde in Capricorn internalizes transformation in institutions and authority. Structures that were breaking down are examined from within. It suits confronting personal relationships with power and ambition.

It begins in Aries season and ends in Virgo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Virgo — Apr 2 to May 3, 2008 (31 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Capricorn — May 9 to Sep 8, 2008 (122 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 26 to Jun 19, 2008 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Aquarius — May 26 to Sep 9, 2008 (105 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Pisces — Jun 27 to Sep 9, 2008 (74 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Pluto retrogrades either side of 2008

Previous

2007 Ended September 7, 2007 after 160 days, moving back 2.67° through the zodiac.

Next

2009 Begins April 4, 2009 and runs 160 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 2008

Pluto through the zodiac in 2008

Every sign Pluto occupies during 2008, 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 – Jan 26
Pluto in Capricorn Jan 26 – Jun 14
Pluto in Sagittarius Jun 14 – Nov 27
Pluto in Capricorn Nov 27 – Dec 31 and beyond

4 segments in 2008. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2008 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2008

Mars in Cancer Nov 15, 2007 – Jan 30, 2008 · 77 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 19, 2007 – May 3, 2008 · 136 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 28, 2008 – Feb 19, 2008 · 21 days
Jupiter in Capricorn May 9, 2008 – Sep 8, 2008 · 122 days
Mercury in Gemini May 26, 2008 – Jun 19, 2008 · 24 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 26, 2008 – Nov 2, 2008 · 160 days
Uranus in Pisces Jun 27, 2008 – Nov 27, 2008 · 154 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 24, 2008 – Oct 15, 2008 · 22 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 31, 2008 – May 17, 2009 · 136 days
← 2007 Pluto retrograde in 2007. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2009 → Pluto retrograde in 2009.

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