Pluto retrograde 2012: 1 period, 161 days inside the year — 43.9% of 2012. Pluto turned retrograde at 4:24 PM UTC on April 10 at 9°33′ Capricorn and turned direct at 5:07 AM UTC on September 18 at 6°57′ Capricorn.
Turns retrograde
Apr 10 4:24 PM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 18 5:07 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2012
161 days 43.9% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 2.61°
Pluto’s path through 2012, day by day
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2012
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Pluto starts 2012 at 7°19′ Capricorn and ends it at 9°19′ Capricorn — 2° of net progress: 4.6° forward, 2.6° given back. The loop retraces 2.61° in 161 days, from 9°33′ Capricorn on Apr 10 back to 6°57′ Capricorn on Sep 18. Fastest day: Jan 1, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 13, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2012 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Pluto retrograde 2012: exact times in your city
Pluto turned retrograde at 4:24 PM UTC on April 10, 2012 at 9°33′ Capricorn — 1:24 PM in Santiago, 12:24 PM in New York, 5:24 PM in London and 1:24 AM on April 11 in Tokyo.
City
Turns retrograde
Turns direct
UTC
Tue, Apr 10 · 9°33′ Capricorn
Tue, Sep 18 · 6°57′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States
6:24 AM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC−10
7:07 PM Mon, Sep 17 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
8:24 AM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC−8
9:07 PM Mon, Sep 17 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States
9:24 AM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC−7
10:07 PM Mon, Sep 17 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States
9:24 AM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC−7
10:07 PM Mon, Sep 17 · UTC−7
Denver United States
10:24 AM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC−6
11:07 PM Mon, Sep 17 · UTC−6
Chicago United States
11:24 AM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC−5
12:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico
11:24 AM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC−5
12:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC−5
New York United States
12:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC−4
1:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada
12:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC−4
1:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia
11:24 AM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC−5
12:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
11:24 AM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC−5
12:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
11:54 AM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC−4:30
12:37 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile
1:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC−3
2:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina
1:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC−3
2:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
1:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC−3
2:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
4:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC
5:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC
London United Kingdom
5:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC+1
6:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria
5:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC+1
6:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+1
Paris France
6:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC+2
7:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany
6:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC+2
7:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa
6:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC+2
7:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
6:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC+2
7:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
7:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC+3
8:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey
7:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC+3
8:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia
8:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC+4
9:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya
7:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC+3
8:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
8:54 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC+4:30
9:37 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
8:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC+4
9:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
9:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC+5
10:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
9:54 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC+5:30
10:37 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
10:09 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC+5:45
10:52 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh
10:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC+6
11:07 AM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
11:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC+7
12:07 PM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
11:24 PM Tue, Apr 10 · UTC+7
12:07 PM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+7
Singapore
12:24 AM Wed, Apr 11 · UTC+8
1:07 PM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+8
Beijing China
12:24 AM Wed, Apr 11 · UTC+8
1:07 PM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
12:24 AM Wed, Apr 11 · UTC+8
1:07 PM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
12:24 AM Wed, Apr 11 · UTC+8
1:07 PM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
1:24 AM Wed, Apr 11 · UTC+9
2:07 PM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
1:24 AM Wed, Apr 11 · UTC+9
2:07 PM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
1:54 AM Wed, Apr 11 · UTC+9:30
2:37 PM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia
2:24 AM Wed, Apr 11 · UTC+10
3:07 PM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
2:24 AM Wed, Apr 11 · UTC+10
3:07 PM Tue, Sep 18 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand
4:24 AM Wed, Apr 11 · UTC+12
5:07 PM Tue, Sep 18 · 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.
161 days · retreats 2.61°
April 10 → September 18, 2012 in Capricorn
Stations retrograde
Apr 10, 2012, 4:24 PM UTC at
9°33′ Capricorn
Stations direct
Sep 18, 2012, 5:07 AM UTC at
6°57′ Capricorn
Shadow opens
Dec 21, 2011, 3:47 PM UTC
(111 days before)
Shadow closes
Jan 7, 2013, 7:22 PM UTC
(112 days after)
Full window including shadows383 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
Mars
in Virgo —
Apr 10 to Apr 14, 2012 (3 days of overlap)
Saturn
in Libra —
Apr 10 to Jun 25, 2012 (76 days of overlap)
Venus
in Gemini —
May 15 to Jun 27, 2012 (43 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Pisces —
Jun 4 to Sep 18, 2012 (105 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Aries —
Jul 13 to Sep 18, 2012 (67 days of overlap)
Mercury
in Leo —
Jul 15 to Aug 8, 2012 (24 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 2012
Pluto through the zodiac in 2012
Every sign Pluto occupies during 2012, 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.
