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Pluto retrograde 2016

Pluto retrograde 2016: 1 period, 161 days inside the year — 44.1% of 2016. Pluto turned retrograde at 7:26 AM UTC on April 18 at 17°29′ Capricorn and turned direct at 3:01 PM UTC on September 26 at 14°55′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
Apr 18 7:26 AM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 26 3:01 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2016
161 days 44.1% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 2.56°
Pluto Retrograde 2016 Dates: Apr 18 – Sep 26

Pluto’s path through 2016, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2016
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2016. Pluto starts 2016 at 15°02′ Capricorn and ends it at 16°56′ Capricorn — 1.9° of net progress: 4.4° forward, 2.5° given back. The loop retraces 2.56° in 161 days, from 17°29′ Capricorn on Apr 18 back to 14°55′ Capricorn on Sep 26. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 10, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2016 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 25, 2015 – Jan 15, 2016Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 28, 2015 – Apr 18, 2016Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 26, 2016 – Jan 16, 2017Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 29, 2016 – Apr 20, 2017Retrograde: Apr 18, 2016 – Sep 26, 201615° Capricorn17° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 18, 2016, 7:26 AM UTC, 17°29′ CapricornR Apr 18Stations direct Sep 26, 2016, 3:01 PM UTC, 14°55′ CapricornD Sep 26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2016. Pluto starts 2016 at 15°02′ Capricorn and ends it at 16°56′ Capricorn — 1.9° of net progress: 4.4° forward, 2.5° given back. The loop retraces 2.56° in 161 days, from 17°29′ Capricorn on Apr 18 back to 14°55′ Capricorn on Sep 26. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 10, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2016 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 25, 2015 – Jan 15, 2016Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 28, 2015 – Apr 18, 2016Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 26, 2016 – Jan 16, 2017Pre-retrograde shadow: Dec 29, 2016 – Apr 20, 2017Retrograde: Apr 18, 2016 – Sep 26, 201617° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 18, 2016, 7:26 AM UTC, 17°29′ CapricornR Apr 18Stations direct Sep 26, 2016, 3:01 PM UTC, 14°55′ CapricornD Sep 26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 2016 at 15°02′ Capricorn and ends it at 16°56′ Capricorn — 1.9° of net progress: 4.4° forward, 2.5° given back. The loop retraces 2.56° in 161 days, from 17°29′ Capricorn on Apr 18 back to 14°55′ Capricorn on Sep 26. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 10, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2016 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 2016: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 7:26 AM UTC on April 18, 2016 at 17°29′ Capricorn — 4:26 AM in Santiago, 3:26 AM in New York, 8:26 AM in London and 4:26 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Mon, Apr 18 · 17°29′ Capricorn Mon, Sep 26 · 14°55′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 9:26 PM Sun, Apr 17 · UTC−10 5:01 AM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 11:26 PM Sun, Apr 17 · UTC−8 7:01 AM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 12:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC−7 8:01 AM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 12:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC−7 8:01 AM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC−7
Denver United States 1:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC−6 9:01 AM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 2:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC−5 10:01 AM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 2:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC−5 10:01 AM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC−5
New York United States 3:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC−4 11:01 AM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 3:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC−4 11:01 AM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 2:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC−5 10:01 AM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 2:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC−5 10:01 AM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 2:56 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC−4:30 11:01 AM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 4:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC−3 12:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 4:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC−3 12:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 4:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC−3 12:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 7:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC 3:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC
London United Kingdom 8:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+1 4:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 8:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+1 4:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+1
Paris France 9:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+2 5:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 9:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+2 5:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 9:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+2 5:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 9:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+2 5:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 10:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+3 6:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 10:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+3 6:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 10:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+3 6:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 10:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+3 6:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 11:56 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+4:30 6:31 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 11:26 AM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+4 7:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 12:26 PM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+5 8:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 12:56 PM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+5:30 8:31 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 1:11 PM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+5:45 8:46 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 1:26 PM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+6 9:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 2:26 PM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+7 10:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 2:26 PM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+7 10:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+7
Singapore 3:26 PM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+8 11:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+8
Beijing China 3:26 PM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+8 11:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 3:26 PM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+8 11:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 3:26 PM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+8 11:01 PM Mon, Sep 26 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 4:26 PM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+9 12:01 AM Tue, Sep 27 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 4:26 PM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+9 12:01 AM Tue, Sep 27 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 4:56 PM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+9:30 12:31 AM Tue, Sep 27 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 5:26 PM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+10 1:01 AM Tue, Sep 27 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 5:26 PM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+10 1:01 AM Tue, Sep 27 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 7:26 PM Mon, Apr 18 · UTC+12 4:01 AM Tue, Sep 27 · UTC+13

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 2.56°

April 18 → September 26, 2016 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Apr 18, 2016, 7:26 AM UTC at 17°29′ Capricorn
Stations direct Sep 26, 2016, 3:01 PM UTC at 14°55′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Dec 28, 2015, 11:27 AM UTC (112 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 16, 2017, 7:58 PM 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

  • Mars in Sagittarius — Apr 18 to Jun 29, 2016 (73 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Virgo — Apr 18 to May 9, 2016 (21 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Sagittarius — Apr 18 to Aug 13, 2016 (117 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — Apr 28 to May 22, 2016 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Pisces — Jun 13 to Sep 26, 2016 (105 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aries — Jul 29 to Sep 26, 2016 (59 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — Aug 30 to Sep 22, 2016 (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 2016

Previous

2015 Ended September 25, 2015 after 161 days, moving back 2.57° through the zodiac.

Next

2017 Begins April 20, 2017 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 2016

Pluto through the zodiac in 2016

Every sign Pluto occupies during 2016, 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.

2016 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2016

Mercury in Aquarius Jan 5, 2016 – Jan 25, 2016 · 20 days
Jupiter in Virgo Jan 8, 2016 – May 9, 2016 · 122 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Mar 25, 2016 – Aug 13, 2016 · 141 days
Mars in Sagittarius Apr 17, 2016 – Jun 29, 2016 · 73 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 28, 2016 – May 22, 2016 · 24 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 13, 2016 – Nov 20, 2016 · 159 days
Uranus in Aries Jul 29, 2016 – Dec 29, 2016 · 153 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 30, 2016 – Sep 22, 2016 · 23 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 19, 2016 – Jan 8, 2017 · 20 days
← 2015 Pluto retrograde in 2015. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2017 → Pluto retrograde in 2017.

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AstroHot. “Pluto Retrograde 2016 Dates: Apr 18 – Sep 26.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/2016/

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