Pluto retrograde 2009: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.8% of 2009. Pluto turned retrograde at 5:35 PM UTC on April 4 at 3°17′ Capricorn and turned direct at 4:57 PM UTC on September 11 at 0°39′ Capricorn.
Turns retrograde
Apr 4 5:35 PM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 11 4:57 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2009
160 days 43.8% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 2.64°
Pluto’s path through 2009, day by day
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2009
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Pluto starts 2009 at 1°15′ Capricorn and ends it at 3°18′ Capricorn — 2° of net progress: 4.7° forward, 2.6° given back. The loop retraces 2.64° in 160 days, from 3°18′ Capricorn on Apr 4 back to 0°39′ Capricorn on Sep 11. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 27, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2009 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Pluto retrograde 2009: exact times in your city
Pluto turned retrograde at 5:35 PM UTC on April 4, 2009 at 3°17′ Capricorn — 1:35 PM in Santiago, 1:35 PM in New York, 6:35 PM in London and 2:35 AM on April 5 in Tokyo.
City
Turns retrograde
Turns direct
UTC
Sat, Apr 4 · 3°17′ Capricorn
Fri, Sep 11 · 0°39′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States
7:35 AM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC−10
6:57 AM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
9:35 AM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC−8
8:57 AM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States
10:35 AM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC−7
9:57 AM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States
10:35 AM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC−7
9:57 AM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC−7
Denver United States
11:35 AM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC−6
10:57 AM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC−6
Chicago United States
12:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC−5
11:57 AM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico
11:35 AM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC−6
11:57 AM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC−5
New York United States
1:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC−4
12:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada
1:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC−4
12:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia
12:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC−5
11:57 AM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
12:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC−5
11:57 AM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
1:05 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC−4:30
12:27 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile
1:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC−4
12:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina
2:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC−3
1:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
2:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC−3
1:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
5:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC
4:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC
London United Kingdom
6:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC+1
5:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria
6:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC+1
5:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC+1
Paris France
7:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC+2
6:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany
7:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC+2
6:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa
7:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC+2
6:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
7:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC+2
6:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
8:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC+3
7:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey
8:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC+3
7:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia
9:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC+4
8:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya
8:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC+3
7:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
10:05 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC+4:30
9:27 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
9:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC+4
8:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
10:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC+5
10:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC+6
New Delhi India
11:05 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC+5:30
10:27 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
11:20 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC+5:45
10:42 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh
11:35 PM Sat, Apr 4 · UTC+6
11:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC+7
Bangkok Thailand
12:35 AM Sun, Apr 5 · UTC+7
11:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
12:35 AM Sun, Apr 5 · UTC+7
11:57 PM Fri, Sep 11 · UTC+7
Singapore
1:35 AM Sun, Apr 5 · UTC+8
12:57 AM Sat, Sep 12 · UTC+8
Beijing China
1:35 AM Sun, Apr 5 · UTC+8
12:57 AM Sat, Sep 12 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
1:35 AM Sun, Apr 5 · UTC+8
12:57 AM Sat, Sep 12 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
1:35 AM Sun, Apr 5 · UTC+8
12:57 AM Sat, Sep 12 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
2:35 AM Sun, Apr 5 · UTC+9
1:57 AM Sat, Sep 12 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
2:35 AM Sun, Apr 5 · UTC+9
1:57 AM Sat, Sep 12 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
3:05 AM Sun, Apr 5 · UTC+9:30
2:27 AM Sat, Sep 12 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia
3:35 AM Sun, Apr 5 · UTC+10
2:57 AM Sat, Sep 12 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
3:35 AM Sun, Apr 5 · UTC+10
2:57 AM Sat, Sep 12 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand
5:35 AM Sun, Apr 5 · UTC+12
4:57 AM Sat, Sep 12 · 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 2.64°
April 4 → September 11, 2009 in Capricorn
Stations retrograde
Apr 4, 2009, 5:35 PM UTC at
3°17′ Capricorn
Stations direct
Sep 11, 2009, 4:57 PM UTC at
0°39′ Capricorn
Shadow opens
Dec 15, 2008, 3:36 PM UTC
(110 days before)
Shadow closes
Dec 31, 2009, 6:34 PM UTC
(111 days after)
Full window including shadows381 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
Venus
in Aries —
Apr 4 to Apr 17, 2009 (13 days of overlap)
Saturn
in Virgo —
Apr 4 to May 17, 2009 (42 days of overlap)
Mercury
in Gemini —
May 7 to May 31, 2009 (24 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Aquarius —
May 29 to Sep 11, 2009 (106 days of overlap)
Jupiter
in Aquarius —
Jun 15 to Sep 11, 2009 (88 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Pisces —
Jul 1 to Sep 11, 2009 (72 days of overlap)
Mercury
in Libra —
Sep 7 to Sep 11, 2009 (5 days of overlap)
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 2009
Pluto through the zodiac in 2009
Every sign Pluto occupies during 2009, 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.
