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Pluto retrograde 2019

Pluto retrograde 2019: 1 period, 161 days inside the year — 44.2% of 2019. Pluto turned retrograde at 6:48 PM UTC on April 24 at 23°08′ Capricorn and turned direct at 6:39 AM UTC on October 3 at 20°37′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
Apr 24 6:48 PM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 3 6:39 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2019
161 days 44.2% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 2.52°
Pluto Retrograde 2019 Dates: Apr 24 – Oct 3

Pluto’s path through 2019, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2019
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2019. Pluto starts 2019 at 20°35′ Capricorn and ends it at 22°23′ Capricorn — 1.8° of net progress: 4.3° forward, 2.5° given back. The loop retraces 2.52° in 161 days, from 23°09′ Capricorn on Apr 24 back to 20°38′ Capricorn on Oct 3. Fastest day: Jan 1, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 22, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2019 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 1, 2018 – Jan 21, 2019Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 2, 2019 – Apr 24, 2019Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 3, 2019 – Jan 23, 2020Retrograde: Apr 24, 2019 – Oct 3, 201920° Capricorn23° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 24, 2019, 6:48 PM UTC, 23°08′ CapricornR Apr 24Stations direct Oct 3, 2019, 6:39 AM UTC, 20°37′ CapricornD Oct 3JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2019. Pluto starts 2019 at 20°35′ Capricorn and ends it at 22°23′ Capricorn — 1.8° of net progress: 4.3° forward, 2.5° given back. The loop retraces 2.52° in 161 days, from 23°09′ Capricorn on Apr 24 back to 20°38′ Capricorn on Oct 3. Fastest day: Jan 1, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 22, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2019 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 1, 2018 – Jan 21, 2019Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 2, 2019 – Apr 24, 2019Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 3, 2019 – Jan 23, 2020Retrograde: Apr 24, 2019 – Oct 3, 201920° Capricorn23° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 24, 2019, 6:48 PM UTC, 23°08′ CapricornR Apr 24Stations direct Oct 3, 2019, 6:39 AM UTC, 20°37′ CapricornD Oct 3JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 2019 at 20°35′ Capricorn and ends it at 22°23′ Capricorn — 1.8° of net progress: 4.3° forward, 2.5° given back. The loop retraces 2.52° in 161 days, from 23°09′ Capricorn on Apr 24 back to 20°38′ Capricorn on Oct 3. Fastest day: Jan 1, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 22, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2019 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 2019: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 6:48 PM UTC on April 24, 2019 at 23°08′ Capricorn — 2:48 PM in Santiago, 2:48 PM in New York, 7:48 PM in London and 3:48 AM on April 25 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Apr 24 · 23°08′ Capricorn Thu, Oct 3 · 20°37′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 8:48 AM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−10 8:39 PM Wed, Oct 2 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 10:48 AM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−8 10:39 PM Wed, Oct 2 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 11:48 AM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−7 11:39 PM Wed, Oct 2 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 11:48 AM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−7 11:39 PM Wed, Oct 2 · UTC−7
Denver United States 12:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−6 12:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 1:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−5 1:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 1:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−5 1:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC−5
New York United States 2:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−4 2:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 2:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−4 2:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 1:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−5 1:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 1:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−5 1:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 2:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−4 2:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 2:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−4 3:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 3:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−3 3:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 3:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC−3 3:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 6:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC 6:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC+1 7:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 7:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC+1 7:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+1
Paris France 8:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC+2 8:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 8:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC+2 8:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 8:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC+2 8:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 8:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC+2 8:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 9:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC+3 9:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 9:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC+3 9:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 9:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC+3 9:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 9:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC+3 9:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 11:18 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC+4:30 10:09 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 10:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC+4 10:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 11:48 PM Wed, Apr 24 · UTC+5 11:39 AM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 12:18 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+5:30 12:09 PM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 12:33 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+5:45 12:24 PM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 12:48 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+6 12:39 PM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 1:48 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+7 1:39 PM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 1:48 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+7 1:39 PM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+7
Singapore 2:48 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+8 2:39 PM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+8
Beijing China 2:48 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+8 2:39 PM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 2:48 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+8 2:39 PM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 2:48 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+8 2:39 PM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 3:48 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+9 3:39 PM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 3:48 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+9 3:39 PM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 4:18 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+9:30 4:09 PM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 4:48 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+10 4:39 PM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:48 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+10 4:39 PM Thu, Oct 3 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 6:48 AM Thu, Apr 25 · UTC+12 7:39 PM Thu, Oct 3 · 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 2.52°

April 24 → October 3, 2019 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Apr 24, 2019, 6:48 PM UTC at 23°08′ Capricorn
Stations direct Oct 3, 2019, 6:39 AM UTC at 20°37′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Jan 2, 2019, 4:59 AM UTC (113 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 23, 2020, 10:40 PM UTC (113 days after)
Full window including shadows 387 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

  • Jupiter in Sagittarius — Apr 24 to Aug 11, 2019 (109 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Capricorn — Apr 30 to Sep 18, 2019 (141 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Pisces — Jun 21 to Oct 3, 2019 (104 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 7 to Aug 1, 2019 (24 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — Aug 12 to Oct 3, 2019 (52 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 2019

Previous

2018 Ended October 1, 2018 after 161 days, moving back 2.53° through the zodiac.

Next

2020 Begins April 25, 2020 and runs 162 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 2019

Pluto through the zodiac in 2019

Every sign Pluto occupies during 2019, 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.

2019 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2019

Uranus in Taurus Aug 7, 2018 – Jan 6, 2019 · 152 days
Mercury in Pisces Mar 5, 2019 – Mar 28, 2019 · 23 days
Jupiter in Sagittarius Apr 10, 2019 – Aug 11, 2019 · 123 days
Saturn in Capricorn Apr 30, 2019 – Sep 18, 2019 · 141 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 21, 2019 – Nov 27, 2019 · 159 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 7, 2019 – Aug 1, 2019 · 24 days
Uranus in Taurus Aug 12, 2019 – Jan 11, 2020 · 152 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 31, 2019 – Nov 20, 2019 · 20 days
← 2018 Pluto retrograde in 2018. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2020 → Pluto retrograde in 2020.

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