Pluto retrograde 2017: 1 period, 161 days inside the year — 44.2% of 2017. Pluto turned retrograde at 12:49 PM UTC on April 20 at 19°23′ Capricorn and turned direct at 7:36 PM UTC on September 28 at 16°51′ Capricorn.
Turns retrograde
Apr 20 12:49 PM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 28 7:36 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2017
161 days 44.2% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 2.54°
Pluto’s path through 2017, day by day
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2017
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Pluto starts 2017 at 16°56′ Capricorn and ends it at 18°46′ Capricorn — 1.8° of net progress: 4.4° forward, 2.5° given back. The loop retraces 2.54° in 161 days, from 19°23′ Capricorn on Apr 20 back to 16°51′ Capricorn on Sep 28. Fastest day: Jan 20, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 18, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2017 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Pluto retrograde 2017: exact times in your city
Pluto turned retrograde at 12:49 PM UTC on April 20, 2017 at 19°23′ Capricorn — 9:49 AM in Santiago, 8:49 AM in New York, 1:49 PM in London and 9:49 PM in Tokyo.
City
Turns retrograde
Turns direct
UTC
Thu, Apr 20 · 19°23′ Capricorn
Thu, Sep 28 · 16°51′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States
2:49 AM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC−10
9:36 AM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
4:49 AM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC−8
11:36 AM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States
5:49 AM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC−7
12:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States
5:49 AM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC−7
12:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC−7
Denver United States
6:49 AM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC−6
1:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC−6
Chicago United States
7:49 AM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC−5
2:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico
7:49 AM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC−5
2:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC−5
New York United States
8:49 AM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC−4
3:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada
8:49 AM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC−4
3:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia
7:49 AM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC−5
2:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
7:49 AM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC−5
2:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
8:49 AM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC−4
3:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile
9:49 AM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC−3
4:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina
9:49 AM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC−3
4:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
9:49 AM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC−3
4:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
12:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC
7:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC
London United Kingdom
1:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+1
8:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria
1:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+1
8:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC+1
Paris France
2:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+2
9:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany
2:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+2
9:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa
2:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+2
9:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
2:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+2
9:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
3:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+3
10:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey
3:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+3
10:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia
3:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+3
10:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
3:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+3
10:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
5:19 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+4:30
11:06 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
4:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+4
11:36 PM Thu, Sep 28 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
5:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+5
12:36 AM Fri, Sep 29 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
6:19 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+5:30
1:06 AM Fri, Sep 29 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
6:34 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+5:45
1:21 AM Fri, Sep 29 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh
6:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+6
1:36 AM Fri, Sep 29 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
7:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+7
2:36 AM Fri, Sep 29 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
7:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+7
2:36 AM Fri, Sep 29 · UTC+7
Singapore
8:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+8
3:36 AM Fri, Sep 29 · UTC+8
Beijing China
8:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+8
3:36 AM Fri, Sep 29 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
8:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+8
3:36 AM Fri, Sep 29 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
8:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+8
3:36 AM Fri, Sep 29 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
9:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+9
4:36 AM Fri, Sep 29 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
9:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+9
4:36 AM Fri, Sep 29 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
10:19 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+9:30
5:06 AM Fri, Sep 29 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia
10:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+10
5:36 AM Fri, Sep 29 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
10:49 PM Thu, Apr 20 · UTC+10
5:36 AM Fri, Sep 29 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand
12:49 AM Fri, Apr 21 · UTC+12
8:36 AM Fri, Sep 29 · 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 2.54°
April 20 → September 28, 2017 in Capricorn
Stations retrograde
Apr 20, 2017, 12:49 PM UTC at
19°23′ Capricorn
Stations direct
Sep 28, 2017, 7:36 PM UTC at
16°51′ Capricorn
Shadow opens
Dec 29, 2016, 9:53 AM UTC
(112 days before)
Shadow closes
Jan 19, 2018, 5:25 AM UTC
(112 days after)
Full window including shadows386 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 Taurus season and ends in
Libra season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Mercury
in Taurus —
Apr 20 to May 3, 2017 (13 days of overlap)
Jupiter
in Libra —
Apr 20 to Jun 9, 2017 (50 days of overlap)
Saturn
in Sagittarius —
Apr 20 to Aug 25, 2017 (127 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Pisces —
Jun 16 to Sep 28, 2017 (104 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Aries —
Aug 3 to Sep 28, 2017 (57 days of overlap)
Mercury
in Virgo —
Aug 13 to Sep 5, 2017 (23 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 2017
Pluto through the zodiac in 2017
Every sign Pluto occupies during 2017, 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.
