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Pluto retrograde 2021

Pluto retrograde 2021: 1 period, 162 days inside the year — 44.4% of 2021. Pluto turned retrograde at 8:02 PM UTC on April 27 at 26°48′ Capricorn and turned direct at 6:29 PM UTC on October 6 at 24°18′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
Apr 27 8:02 PM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 6 6:29 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2021
162 days 44.4% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 2.49°
Pluto Retrograde 2021 Dates: Apr 27 – Oct 6

Pluto’s path through 2021, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2021
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2021. Pluto starts 2021 at 24°11′ Capricorn and ends it at 25°55′ Capricorn — 1.7° of net progress: 4.2° forward, 2.5° given back. The loop retraces 2.49° in 162 days, from 26°48′ Capricorn on Apr 27 back to 24°18′ Capricorn on Oct 6. Fastest day: Jan 13, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 24, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2021 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 4, 2020 – Jan 25, 2021Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 4, 2021 – Apr 27, 2021Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 6, 2021 – Jan 27, 2022Retrograde: Apr 27, 2021 – Oct 6, 202124° Capricorn26° Capricorn27° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 27, 2021, 8:02 PM UTC, 26°48′ CapricornR Apr 27Stations direct Oct 6, 2021, 6:29 PM UTC, 24°18′ CapricornD Oct 6JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2021. Pluto starts 2021 at 24°11′ Capricorn and ends it at 25°55′ Capricorn — 1.7° of net progress: 4.2° forward, 2.5° given back. The loop retraces 2.49° in 162 days, from 26°48′ Capricorn on Apr 27 back to 24°18′ Capricorn on Oct 6. Fastest day: Jan 13, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 24, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2021 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 4, 2020 – Jan 25, 2021Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 4, 2021 – Apr 27, 2021Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 6, 2021 – Jan 27, 2022Retrograde: Apr 27, 2021 – Oct 6, 202126° Capricorn27° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 27, 2021, 8:02 PM UTC, 26°48′ CapricornR Apr 27Stations direct Oct 6, 2021, 6:29 PM UTC, 24°18′ CapricornD Oct 6JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 2021 at 24°11′ Capricorn and ends it at 25°55′ Capricorn — 1.7° of net progress: 4.2° forward, 2.5° given back. The loop retraces 2.49° in 162 days, from 26°48′ Capricorn on Apr 27 back to 24°18′ Capricorn on Oct 6. Fastest day: Jan 13, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 24, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2021 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 2021: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 8:02 PM UTC on April 27, 2021 at 26°48′ Capricorn — 4:02 PM in Santiago, 4:02 PM in New York, 9:02 PM in London and 5:02 AM on April 28 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Tue, Apr 27 · 26°48′ Capricorn Wed, Oct 6 · 24°18′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 10:02 AM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC−10 8:29 AM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 12:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC−8 10:29 AM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 1:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC−7 11:29 AM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 1:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC−7 11:29 AM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC−7
Denver United States 2:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC−6 12:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 3:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC−5 1:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 3:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC−5 1:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC−5
New York United States 4:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC−4 2:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 4:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC−4 2:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 3:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC−5 1:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 3:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC−5 1:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 4:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC−4 2:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 4:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC−4 3:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 5:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC−3 3:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 5:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC−3 3:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 8:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC 6:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC
London United Kingdom 9:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC+1 7:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 9:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC+1 7:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC+1
Paris France 10:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC+2 8:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 10:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC+2 8:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 10:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC+2 8:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 10:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC+2 8:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 11:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC+3 9:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 11:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC+3 9:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 11:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC+3 9:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 11:02 PM Tue, Apr 27 · UTC+3 9:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 12:32 AM Wed, Apr 28 · UTC+4:30 9:59 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 12:02 AM Wed, Apr 28 · UTC+4 10:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 1:02 AM Wed, Apr 28 · UTC+5 11:29 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 1:32 AM Wed, Apr 28 · UTC+5:30 11:59 PM Wed, Oct 6 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 1:47 AM Wed, Apr 28 · UTC+5:45 12:14 AM Thu, Oct 7 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 2:02 AM Wed, Apr 28 · UTC+6 12:29 AM Thu, Oct 7 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 3:02 AM Wed, Apr 28 · UTC+7 1:29 AM Thu, Oct 7 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 3:02 AM Wed, Apr 28 · UTC+7 1:29 AM Thu, Oct 7 · UTC+7
Singapore 4:02 AM Wed, Apr 28 · UTC+8 2:29 AM Thu, Oct 7 · UTC+8
Beijing China 4:02 AM Wed, Apr 28 · UTC+8 2:29 AM Thu, Oct 7 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 4:02 AM Wed, Apr 28 · UTC+8 2:29 AM Thu, Oct 7 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 4:02 AM Wed, Apr 28 · UTC+8 2:29 AM Thu, Oct 7 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 5:02 AM Wed, Apr 28 · UTC+9 3:29 AM Thu, Oct 7 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 5:02 AM Wed, Apr 28 · UTC+9 3:29 AM Thu, Oct 7 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 5:32 AM Wed, Apr 28 · UTC+9:30 4:59 AM Thu, Oct 7 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 6:02 AM Wed, Apr 28 · UTC+10 4:29 AM Thu, Oct 7 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 6:02 AM Wed, Apr 28 · UTC+10 5:29 AM Thu, Oct 7 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 8:02 AM Wed, Apr 28 · UTC+12 7:29 AM Thu, Oct 7 · 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 2.49°

April 27 → October 6, 2021 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Apr 27, 2021, 8:02 PM UTC at 26°48′ Capricorn
Stations direct Oct 6, 2021, 6:29 PM UTC at 24°18′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Jan 4, 2021, 8:25 PM UTC (113 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 27, 2022, 3:12 PM UTC (113 days after)
Full window including shadows 388 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 23 to Oct 6, 2021 (136 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — May 29 to Jun 22, 2021 (24 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Pisces — Jun 20 to Oct 6, 2021 (108 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Pisces — Jun 25 to Oct 6, 2021 (103 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — Aug 20 to Oct 6, 2021 (48 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — Sep 27 to Oct 6, 2021 (10 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 2021

Previous

2020 Ended October 4, 2020 after 162 days, moving back 2.51° through the zodiac.

Next

2022 Begins April 29, 2022 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 2021

Pluto through the zodiac in 2021

Every sign Pluto occupies during 2021, 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.

2021 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2021

Uranus in Taurus Aug 15, 2020 – Jan 14, 2021 · 152 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 30, 2021 – Feb 21, 2021 · 21 days
Saturn in Aquarius May 23, 2021 – Oct 11, 2021 · 141 days
Mercury in Gemini May 29, 2021 – Jun 22, 2021 · 24 days
Jupiter in Pisces Jun 20, 2021 – Oct 18, 2021 · 120 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 25, 2021 – Dec 1, 2021 · 159 days
Uranus in Taurus Aug 20, 2021 – Jan 18, 2022 · 152 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 27, 2021 – Oct 18, 2021 · 21 days
Venus in Capricorn Dec 19, 2021 – Jan 29, 2022 · 41 days
← 2020 Pluto retrograde in 2020. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2022 → Pluto retrograde in 2022.

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