Pluto retrograde 2011: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.9% of 2011. Pluto turned retrograde at 8:51 AM UTC on April 9 at 7°30′ Capricorn and turned direct at 6:24 PM UTC on September 16 at 4°53′ Capricorn.
Turns retrograde
Apr 9 8:51 AM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 16 6:24 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2011
160 days 43.9% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 2.62°
Pluto’s path through 2011, day by day
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2011
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Pluto starts 2011 at 5°19′ Capricorn and ends it at 7°19′ Capricorn — 2° of net progress: 4.6° forward, 2.6° given back. The loop retraces 2.62° in 160 days, from 7°30′ Capricorn on Apr 9 back to 4°53′ Capricorn on Sep 16. Fastest day: Jan 1, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 10, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2011 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Pluto retrograde 2011: exact times in your city
Pluto turned retrograde at 8:51 AM UTC on April 9, 2011 at 7°30′ Capricorn — 5:51 AM in Santiago, 4:51 AM in New York, 9:51 AM in London and 5:51 PM in Tokyo.
City
Turns retrograde
Turns direct
UTC
Sat, Apr 9 · 7°30′ Capricorn
Fri, Sep 16 · 4°53′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States
10:51 PM Fri, Apr 8 · UTC−10
8:24 AM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
12:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC−8
10:24 AM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States
1:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC−7
11:24 AM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States
1:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC−7
11:24 AM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC−7
Denver United States
2:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC−6
12:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC−6
Chicago United States
3:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC−5
1:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico
3:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC−5
1:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC−5
New York United States
4:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC−4
2:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada
4:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC−4
2:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia
3:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC−5
1:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
3:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC−5
1:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
4:21 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC−4:30
1:54 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile
5:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC−3
3:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina
5:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC−3
3:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
5:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC−3
3:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
8:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC
6:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC
London United Kingdom
9:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+1
7:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria
9:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+1
7:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+1
Paris France
10:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+2
8:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany
10:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+2
8:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa
10:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+2
8:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
10:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+2
8:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
11:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+3
9:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey
11:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+3
9:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia
12:51 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+4
10:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya
11:51 AM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+3
9:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
1:21 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+4:30
10:54 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
12:51 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+4
10:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
1:51 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+5
11:24 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
2:21 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+5:30
11:54 PM Fri, Sep 16 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
2:36 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+5:45
12:09 AM Sat, Sep 17 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh
2:51 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+6
12:24 AM Sat, Sep 17 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
3:51 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+7
1:24 AM Sat, Sep 17 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
3:51 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+7
1:24 AM Sat, Sep 17 · UTC+7
Singapore
4:51 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+8
2:24 AM Sat, Sep 17 · UTC+8
Beijing China
4:51 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+8
2:24 AM Sat, Sep 17 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
4:51 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+8
2:24 AM Sat, Sep 17 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
4:51 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+8
2:24 AM Sat, Sep 17 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
5:51 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+9
3:24 AM Sat, Sep 17 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
5:51 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+9
3:24 AM Sat, Sep 17 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
6:21 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+9:30
3:54 AM Sat, Sep 17 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia
6:51 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+10
4:24 AM Sat, Sep 17 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
6:51 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+10
4:24 AM Sat, Sep 17 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand
8:51 PM Sat, Apr 9 · UTC+12
6:24 AM Sat, Sep 17 · 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 2.62°
April 9 → September 16, 2011 in Capricorn
Stations retrograde
Apr 9, 2011, 8:51 AM UTC at
7°30′ Capricorn
Stations direct
Sep 16, 2011, 6:24 PM UTC at
4°53′ Capricorn
Shadow opens
Dec 19, 2010, 4:29 PM UTC
(111 days before)
Shadow closes
Jan 6, 2012, 3:57 AM UTC
(111 days after)
Full window including shadows382 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
Mercury
in Aries —
Apr 9 to Apr 23, 2011 (14 days of overlap)
Saturn
in Libra —
Apr 9 to Jun 13, 2011 (65 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Pisces —
Jun 3 to Sep 16, 2011 (105 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Aries —
Jul 10 to Sep 16, 2011 (69 days of overlap)
Mercury
in Virgo —
Aug 3 to Aug 26, 2011 (24 days of overlap)
Jupiter
in Taurus —
Aug 30 to Sep 16, 2011 (17 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 2011
Pluto through the zodiac in 2011
Every sign Pluto occupies during 2011, 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.
