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Pluto retrograde 2010

Pluto retrograde 2010: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.9% of 2010. Pluto turned retrograde at 2:34 AM UTC on April 7 at 5°25′ Capricorn and turned direct at 4:36 AM UTC on September 14 at 2°47′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
Apr 7 2:34 AM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 14 4:36 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2010
160 days 43.9% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 2.63°
Pluto Retrograde 2010 Dates: Apr 7 – Sep 14

Pluto’s path through 2010, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2010
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2010. Pluto starts 2010 at 3°18′ Capricorn and ends it at 5°19′ Capricorn — 2° of net progress: 4.7° forward, 2.6° given back. The loop retraces 2.63° in 160 days, from 5°25′ Capricorn on Apr 7 back to 2°47′ Capricorn on Sep 14. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 23, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2010 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 17, 2009 – Apr 7, 2010Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 14, 2010 – Jan 3, 2011Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 19, 2010 – Apr 9, 2011Retrograde: Apr 7, 2010 – Sep 14, 20103° Capricorn5° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 7, 2010, 2:34 AM UTC, 5°25′ CapricornR Apr 7Stations direct Sep 14, 2010, 4:36 AM UTC, 2°47′ CapricornD Sep 14JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2010. Pluto starts 2010 at 3°18′ Capricorn and ends it at 5°19′ Capricorn — 2° of net progress: 4.7° forward, 2.6° given back. The loop retraces 2.63° in 160 days, from 5°25′ Capricorn on Apr 7 back to 2°47′ Capricorn on Sep 14. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 23, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2010 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 17, 2009 – Apr 7, 2010Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 14, 2010 – Jan 3, 2011Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 19, 2010 – Apr 9, 2011Retrograde: Apr 7, 2010 – Sep 14, 20103° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 7, 2010, 2:34 AM UTC, 5°25′ CapricornR Apr 7Stations direct Sep 14, 2010, 4:36 AM UTC, 2°47′ CapricornD Sep 14JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 2010 at 3°18′ Capricorn and ends it at 5°19′ Capricorn — 2° of net progress: 4.7° forward, 2.6° given back. The loop retraces 2.63° in 160 days, from 5°25′ Capricorn on Apr 7 back to 2°47′ Capricorn on Sep 14. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: May 23, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2010 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 2010: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 2:34 AM UTC on April 7, 2010 at 5°25′ Capricorn — 10:34 PM on April 6 in Santiago, 10:34 PM on April 6 in New York, 3:34 AM in London and 11:34 AM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Apr 7 · 5°25′ Capricorn Tue, Sep 14 · 2°47′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 4:34 PM Tue, Apr 6 · UTC−10 6:36 PM Mon, Sep 13 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 6:34 PM Tue, Apr 6 · UTC−8 8:36 PM Mon, Sep 13 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 7:34 PM Tue, Apr 6 · UTC−7 9:36 PM Mon, Sep 13 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 7:34 PM Tue, Apr 6 · UTC−7 9:36 PM Mon, Sep 13 · UTC−7
Denver United States 8:34 PM Tue, Apr 6 · UTC−6 10:36 PM Mon, Sep 13 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 9:34 PM Tue, Apr 6 · UTC−5 11:36 PM Mon, Sep 13 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 9:34 PM Tue, Apr 6 · UTC−5 11:36 PM Mon, Sep 13 · UTC−5
New York United States 10:34 PM Tue, Apr 6 · UTC−4 12:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 10:34 PM Tue, Apr 6 · UTC−4 12:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 9:34 PM Tue, Apr 6 · UTC−5 11:36 PM Mon, Sep 13 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 9:34 PM Tue, Apr 6 · UTC−5 11:36 PM Mon, Sep 13 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 10:04 PM Tue, Apr 6 · UTC−4:30 12:06 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 10:34 PM Tue, Apr 6 · UTC−4 12:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 11:34 PM Tue, Apr 6 · UTC−3 1:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 11:34 PM Tue, Apr 6 · UTC−3 1:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 2:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC 4:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC
London United Kingdom 3:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+1 5:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 3:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+1 5:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+1
Paris France 4:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+2 6:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 4:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+2 6:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 4:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+2 6:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 4:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+2 7:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 5:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+3 7:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 5:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+3 7:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 6:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+4 8:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 5:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+3 7:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 7:04 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+4:30 9:06 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 6:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+4 8:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 7:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+5 9:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 8:04 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+5:30 10:06 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 8:19 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+5:45 10:21 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 8:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+6 10:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 9:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+7 11:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 9:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+7 11:36 AM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+7
Singapore 10:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+8 12:36 PM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+8
Beijing China 10:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+8 12:36 PM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 10:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+8 12:36 PM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 10:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+8 12:36 PM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 11:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+9 1:36 PM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 11:34 AM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+9 1:36 PM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 12:04 PM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+9:30 2:06 PM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 12:34 PM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+10 2:36 PM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 12:34 PM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+10 2:36 PM Tue, Sep 14 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 2:34 PM Wed, Apr 7 · UTC+12 4:36 PM Tue, Sep 14 · 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 2.63°

April 7 → September 14, 2010 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Apr 7, 2010, 2:34 AM UTC at 5°25′ Capricorn
Stations direct Sep 14, 2010, 4:36 AM UTC at 2°47′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Dec 17, 2009, 4:34 PM UTC (110 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 3, 2011, 11:35 AM UTC (111 days after)
Full window including shadows 382 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 Libra — Apr 7 to May 30, 2010 (54 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — Apr 18 to May 11, 2010 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Aquarius — May 31 to Sep 14, 2010 (105 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aries — Jul 5 to Sep 14, 2010 (70 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Aries — Jul 23 to Sep 14, 2010 (53 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — Aug 20 to Sep 12, 2010 (23 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 2010

Previous

2009 Ended September 11, 2009 after 160 days, moving back 2.64° through the zodiac.

Next

2011 Begins April 9, 2011 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 2010

Pluto through the zodiac in 2010

Every sign Pluto occupies during 2010, 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 Capricorn From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

The whole year is spent in one sign — a sign of how slowly Pluto moves.

2010 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2010

Mars in Leo Dec 20, 2009 – Mar 10, 2010 · 80 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 26, 2009 – Jan 15, 2010 · 20 days
Saturn in Libra Jan 13, 2010 – May 30, 2010 · 137 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 18, 2010 – May 11, 2010 · 24 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 31, 2010 – Nov 7, 2010 · 159 days
Uranus in Aries Jul 5, 2010 – Dec 6, 2010 · 153 days
Jupiter in Aries Jul 23, 2010 – Nov 18, 2010 · 118 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 20, 2010 – Sep 12, 2010 · 23 days
Venus in Scorpio Oct 8, 2010 – Nov 18, 2010 · 42 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 10, 2010 – Dec 30, 2010 · 20 days
← 2009 Pluto retrograde in 2009. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2011 → Pluto retrograde in 2011.

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AstroHot. “Pluto Retrograde 2010 Dates: Apr 7 – Sep 14.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/2010/

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