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Pluto retrograde 2020

Pluto retrograde 2020: 1 period, 162 days inside the year — 44.2% of 2020. Pluto turned retrograde at 6:54 PM UTC on April 25 at 24°59′ Capricorn and turned direct at 1:32 PM UTC on October 4 at 22°29′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
Apr 25 6:54 PM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 4 1:32 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2020
162 days 44.2% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 2.51°
Pluto Retrograde 2020 Dates: Apr 25 – Oct 4

Pluto’s path through 2020, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2020
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2020. Pluto starts 2020 at 22°23′ Capricorn and ends it at 24°11′ Capricorn — 1.8° of net progress: 4.3° forward, 2.5° given back. The loop retraces 2.51° in 162 days, from 24°59′ Capricorn on Apr 25 back to 22°29′ Capricorn on Oct 4. Fastest day: Jan 7, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 8, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2020 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 3, 2019 – Jan 23, 2020Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 4, 2020 – Apr 25, 2020Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 4, 2020 – Jan 25, 2021Retrograde: Apr 25, 2020 – Oct 4, 202022° Capricorn24° Capricorn25° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 25, 2020, 6:54 PM UTC, 24°59′ CapricornR Apr 25Stations direct Oct 4, 2020, 1:32 PM UTC, 22°29′ CapricornD Oct 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2020. Pluto starts 2020 at 22°23′ Capricorn and ends it at 24°11′ Capricorn — 1.8° of net progress: 4.3° forward, 2.5° given back. The loop retraces 2.51° in 162 days, from 24°59′ Capricorn on Apr 25 back to 22°29′ Capricorn on Oct 4. Fastest day: Jan 7, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 8, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2020 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 3, 2019 – Jan 23, 2020Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 4, 2020 – Apr 25, 2020Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 4, 2020 – Jan 25, 2021Retrograde: Apr 25, 2020 – Oct 4, 202022° Capricorn25° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 25, 2020, 6:54 PM UTC, 24°59′ CapricornR Apr 25Stations direct Oct 4, 2020, 1:32 PM UTC, 22°29′ CapricornD Oct 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 2020 at 22°23′ Capricorn and ends it at 24°11′ Capricorn — 1.8° of net progress: 4.3° forward, 2.5° given back. The loop retraces 2.51° in 162 days, from 24°59′ Capricorn on Apr 25 back to 22°29′ Capricorn on Oct 4. Fastest day: Jan 7, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 8, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2020 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 2020: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 6:54 PM UTC on April 25, 2020 at 24°59′ Capricorn — 2:54 PM in Santiago, 2:54 PM in New York, 7:54 PM in London and 3:54 AM on April 26 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sat, Apr 25 · 24°59′ Capricorn Sun, Oct 4 · 22°29′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 8:54 AM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC−10 3:32 AM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 10:54 AM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC−8 5:32 AM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 11:54 AM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC−7 6:32 AM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 11:54 AM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC−7 6:32 AM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC−7
Denver United States 12:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC−6 7:32 AM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 1:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC−5 8:32 AM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 1:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC−5 8:32 AM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC−5
New York United States 2:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC−4 9:32 AM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 2:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC−4 9:32 AM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 1:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC−5 8:32 AM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 1:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC−5 8:32 AM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 2:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC−4 9:32 AM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 2:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC−4 10:32 AM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 3:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC−3 10:32 AM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 3:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC−3 10:32 AM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 6:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC 1:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC+1 2:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 7:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC+1 2:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+1
Paris France 8:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC+2 3:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 8:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC+2 3:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 8:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC+2 3:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 8:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC+2 3:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 9:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC+3 4:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 9:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC+3 4:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 9:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC+3 4:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 9:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC+3 4:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 11:24 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC+4:30 5:02 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 10:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC+4 5:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 11:54 PM Sat, Apr 25 · UTC+5 6:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 12:24 AM Sun, Apr 26 · UTC+5:30 7:02 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 12:39 AM Sun, Apr 26 · UTC+5:45 7:17 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 12:54 AM Sun, Apr 26 · UTC+6 7:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 1:54 AM Sun, Apr 26 · UTC+7 8:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 1:54 AM Sun, Apr 26 · UTC+7 8:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+7
Singapore 2:54 AM Sun, Apr 26 · UTC+8 9:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+8
Beijing China 2:54 AM Sun, Apr 26 · UTC+8 9:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 2:54 AM Sun, Apr 26 · UTC+8 9:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 2:54 AM Sun, Apr 26 · UTC+8 9:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 3:54 AM Sun, Apr 26 · UTC+9 10:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 3:54 AM Sun, Apr 26 · UTC+9 10:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 4:24 AM Sun, Apr 26 · UTC+9:30 12:02 AM Mon, Oct 5 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 4:54 AM Sun, Apr 26 · UTC+10 11:32 PM Sun, Oct 4 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:54 AM Sun, Apr 26 · UTC+10 12:32 AM Mon, Oct 5 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 6:54 AM Sun, Apr 26 · UTC+12 2:32 AM Mon, Oct 5 · 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.

162 days · retreats 2.51°

April 25 → October 4, 2020 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Apr 25, 2020, 6:54 PM UTC at 24°59′ Capricorn
Stations direct Oct 4, 2020, 1:32 PM UTC at 22°29′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Jan 4, 2020, 1:18 AM UTC (113 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 25, 2021, 6:54 AM 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

  • Saturn in Aquarius — May 11 to Sep 29, 2020 (141 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Gemini — May 13 to Jun 25, 2020 (43 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Capricorn — May 14 to Sep 13, 2020 (121 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Cancer — Jun 18 to Jul 12, 2020 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Pisces — Jun 23 to Oct 4, 2020 (103 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — Aug 15 to Oct 4, 2020 (50 days of overlap)
  • Mars in Aries — Sep 9 to Oct 4, 2020 (25 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 2020

Previous

2019 Ended October 3, 2019 after 161 days, moving back 2.52° through the zodiac.

Next

2021 Begins April 27, 2021 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 2020

Pluto through the zodiac in 2020

Every sign Pluto occupies during 2020, 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.

2020 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2020

Uranus in Taurus Aug 12, 2019 – Jan 11, 2020 · 152 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 17, 2020 – Mar 10, 2020 · 22 days
Saturn in Aquarius May 11, 2020 – Sep 29, 2020 · 141 days
Venus in Gemini May 13, 2020 – Jun 25, 2020 · 43 days
Jupiter in Capricorn May 14, 2020 – Sep 13, 2020 · 121 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 18, 2020 – Jul 12, 2020 · 24 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 23, 2020 – Nov 29, 2020 · 159 days
Uranus in Taurus Aug 15, 2020 – Jan 14, 2021 · 152 days
Mars in Aries Sep 9, 2020 – Nov 14, 2020 · 65 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 14, 2020 – Nov 3, 2020 · 21 days
← 2019 Pluto retrograde in 2019. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2021 → Pluto retrograde in 2021.

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