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Pluto retrograde 2015

Pluto retrograde 2015: 1 period, 161 days inside the year — 44.1% of 2015. Pluto turned retrograde at 3:54 AM UTC on April 17 at 15°32′ Capricorn and turned direct at 6:58 AM UTC on September 25 at 12°58′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
Apr 17 3:54 AM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 25 6:58 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2015
161 days 44.1% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 2.57°
Pluto Retrograde 2015 Dates: Apr 17 – Sep 25

Pluto’s path through 2015, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2015
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2015. Pluto starts 2015 at 13°09′ Capricorn and ends it at 15°02′ Capricorn — 1.9° of net progress: 4.5° forward, 2.6° given back. The loop retraces 2.57° in 161 days, from 15°32′ Capricorn on Apr 17 back to 12°58′ Capricorn on Sep 25. Fastest day: Jan 7, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 23, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2015 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 23, 2014 – Jan 12, 2015Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 26, 2014 – Apr 17, 2015Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 25, 2015 – Jan 15, 2016Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 28, 2015 – Apr 18, 2016Retrograde: Apr 17, 2015 – Sep 25, 201513° Capricorn15° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 17, 2015, 3:54 AM UTC, 15°32′ CapricornR Apr 17Stations direct Sep 25, 2015, 6:58 AM UTC, 12°58′ CapricornD Sep 25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2015. Pluto starts 2015 at 13°09′ Capricorn and ends it at 15°02′ Capricorn — 1.9° of net progress: 4.5° forward, 2.6° given back. The loop retraces 2.57° in 161 days, from 15°32′ Capricorn on Apr 17 back to 12°58′ Capricorn on Sep 25. Fastest day: Jan 7, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 23, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2015 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 23, 2014 – Jan 12, 2015Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 26, 2014 – Apr 17, 2015Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 25, 2015 – Jan 15, 2016Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 28, 2015 – Apr 18, 2016Retrograde: Apr 17, 2015 – Sep 25, 2015Stations retrograde Apr 17, 2015, 3:54 AM UTC, 15°32′ CapricornR Apr 17Stations direct Sep 25, 2015, 6:58 AM UTC, 12°58′ CapricornD Sep 25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 2015 at 13°09′ Capricorn and ends it at 15°02′ Capricorn — 1.9° of net progress: 4.5° forward, 2.6° given back. The loop retraces 2.57° in 161 days, from 15°32′ Capricorn on Apr 17 back to 12°58′ Capricorn on Sep 25. Fastest day: Jan 7, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 23, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2015 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 2015: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 3:54 AM UTC on April 17, 2015 at 15°32′ Capricorn — 12:54 AM in Santiago, 11:54 PM on April 16 in New York, 4:54 AM in London and 12:54 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, Apr 17 · 15°32′ Capricorn Fri, Sep 25 · 12°58′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 5:54 PM Thu, Apr 16 · UTC−10 8:58 PM Thu, Sep 24 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 7:54 PM Thu, Apr 16 · UTC−8 10:58 PM Thu, Sep 24 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 8:54 PM Thu, Apr 16 · UTC−7 11:58 PM Thu, Sep 24 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 8:54 PM Thu, Apr 16 · UTC−7 11:58 PM Thu, Sep 24 · UTC−7
Denver United States 9:54 PM Thu, Apr 16 · UTC−6 12:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 10:54 PM Thu, Apr 16 · UTC−5 1:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 10:54 PM Thu, Apr 16 · UTC−5 1:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC−5
New York United States 11:54 PM Thu, Apr 16 · UTC−4 2:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 11:54 PM Thu, Apr 16 · UTC−4 2:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 10:54 PM Thu, Apr 16 · UTC−5 1:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 10:54 PM Thu, Apr 16 · UTC−5 1:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 11:24 PM Thu, Apr 16 · UTC−4:30 2:28 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 12:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC−3 3:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 12:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC−3 3:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 12:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC−3 3:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 3:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC 6:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC
London United Kingdom 4:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+1 7:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 4:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+1 7:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+1
Paris France 5:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+2 8:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 5:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+2 8:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 5:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+2 8:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 5:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+2 8:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 6:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+3 9:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 6:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+3 9:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 6:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+3 9:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 6:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+3 9:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 8:24 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+4:30 10:28 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 7:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+4 10:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 8:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+5 11:58 AM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 9:24 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+5:30 12:28 PM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 9:39 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+5:45 12:43 PM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 9:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+6 12:58 PM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 10:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+7 1:58 PM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 10:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+7 1:58 PM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+7
Singapore 11:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+8 2:58 PM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+8
Beijing China 11:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+8 2:58 PM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 11:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+8 2:58 PM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 11:54 AM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+8 2:58 PM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 12:54 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+9 3:58 PM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 12:54 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+9 3:58 PM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:24 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+9:30 4:28 PM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 1:54 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+10 4:58 PM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 1:54 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+10 4:58 PM Fri, Sep 25 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 3:54 PM Fri, Apr 17 · UTC+12 6:58 PM Fri, Sep 25 · 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 2.57°

April 17 → September 25, 2015 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Apr 17, 2015, 3:54 AM UTC at 15°32′ Capricorn
Stations direct Sep 25, 2015, 6:58 AM UTC at 12°58′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Dec 26, 2014, 12:44 PM UTC (112 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 15, 2016, 9:34 AM UTC (112 days after)
Full window including shadows 385 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 Libra season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Sagittarius — Apr 17 to Aug 2, 2015 (107 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 19 to Jun 11, 2015 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Pisces — Jun 12 to Sep 25, 2015 (105 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Virgo — Jul 25 to Sep 6, 2015 (43 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aries — Jul 26 to Sep 25, 2015 (61 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — Sep 17 to Sep 25, 2015 (8 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 2015

Previous

2014 Ended September 23, 2014 after 161 days, moving back 2.58° through the zodiac.

Next

2016 Begins April 18, 2016 and runs 161 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 2015

Pluto through the zodiac in 2015

Every sign Pluto occupies during 2015, 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.

2015 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2015

Jupiter in Leo Dec 8, 2014 – Apr 8, 2015 · 121 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 21, 2015 – Feb 11, 2015 · 21 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Mar 14, 2015 – Aug 2, 2015 · 141 days
Mercury in Gemini May 19, 2015 – Jun 11, 2015 · 24 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 12, 2015 – Nov 18, 2015 · 159 days
Venus in Virgo Jul 25, 2015 – Sep 6, 2015 · 43 days
Uranus in Aries Jul 26, 2015 – Dec 26, 2015 · 153 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 17, 2015 – Oct 9, 2015 · 22 days
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