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Pluto retrograde 2022

Pluto retrograde 2022: 1 period, 162 days inside the year — 44.4% of 2022. Pluto turned retrograde at 6:36 PM UTC on April 29 at 28°36′ Capricorn and turned direct at 9:56 PM UTC on October 8 at 26°07′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
Apr 29 6:36 PM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 8 9:56 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2022
162 days 44.4% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 2.48°
Pluto Retrograde 2022 Dates: Apr 29 – Oct 8

Pluto’s path through 2022, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2022
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2022. Pluto starts 2022 at 25°55′ Capricorn and ends it at 27°39′ Capricorn — 1.7° of net progress: 4.2° forward, 2.5° given back. The loop retraces 2.48° in 162 days, from 28°35′ Capricorn on Apr 29 back to 26°06′ Capricorn on Oct 8. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 29, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2022 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 6, 2021 – Jan 27, 2022Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 6, 2022 – Apr 29, 2022Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 8, 2022 – Jan 29, 2023Retrograde: Apr 29, 2022 – Oct 8, 202226° Capricorn28° Capricorn29° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 29, 2022, 6:36 PM UTC, 28°36′ CapricornR Apr 29Stations direct Oct 8, 2022, 9:56 PM UTC, 26°07′ CapricornD Oct 8JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2022. Pluto starts 2022 at 25°55′ Capricorn and ends it at 27°39′ Capricorn — 1.7° of net progress: 4.2° forward, 2.5° given back. The loop retraces 2.48° in 162 days, from 28°35′ Capricorn on Apr 29 back to 26°06′ Capricorn on Oct 8. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 29, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2022 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 6, 2021 – Jan 27, 2022Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 6, 2022 – Apr 29, 2022Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 8, 2022 – Jan 29, 2023Retrograde: Apr 29, 2022 – Oct 8, 202228° Capricorn29° CapricornStations retrograde Apr 29, 2022, 6:36 PM UTC, 28°36′ CapricornR Apr 29Stations direct Oct 8, 2022, 9:56 PM UTC, 26°07′ CapricornD Oct 8JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 2022 at 25°55′ Capricorn and ends it at 27°39′ Capricorn — 1.7° of net progress: 4.2° forward, 2.5° given back. The loop retraces 2.48° in 162 days, from 28°35′ Capricorn on Apr 29 back to 26°06′ Capricorn on Oct 8. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jun 29, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2022 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 2022: exact times in your city

Pluto turned retrograde at 6:36 PM UTC on April 29, 2022 at 28°36′ Capricorn — 2:36 PM in Santiago, 2:36 PM in New York, 7:36 PM in London and 3:36 AM on April 30 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, Apr 29 · 28°36′ Capricorn Sat, Oct 8 · 26°07′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 8:36 AM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC−10 11:56 AM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 10:36 AM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC−8 1:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 11:36 AM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC−7 2:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 11:36 AM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC−7 2:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC−7
Denver United States 12:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC−6 3:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 1:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC−5 4:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 1:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC−5 4:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC−5
New York United States 2:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC−4 5:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 2:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC−4 5:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 1:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC−5 4:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 1:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC−5 4:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 2:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC−4 5:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 2:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC−4 6:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 3:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC−3 6:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 3:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC−3 6:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 6:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC 9:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC+1 10:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 7:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC+1 10:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC+1
Paris France 8:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC+2 11:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 8:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC+2 11:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 8:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC+2 11:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 8:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC+2 11:56 PM Sat, Oct 8 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 9:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC+3 12:56 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 9:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC+3 12:56 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 9:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC+3 12:56 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 9:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC+3 12:56 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 11:06 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC+4:30 1:26 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 10:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC+4 1:56 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 11:36 PM Fri, Apr 29 · UTC+5 2:56 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 12:06 AM Sat, Apr 30 · UTC+5:30 3:26 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 12:21 AM Sat, Apr 30 · UTC+5:45 3:41 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 12:36 AM Sat, Apr 30 · UTC+6 3:56 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 1:36 AM Sat, Apr 30 · UTC+7 4:56 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 1:36 AM Sat, Apr 30 · UTC+7 4:56 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+7
Singapore 2:36 AM Sat, Apr 30 · UTC+8 5:56 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+8
Beijing China 2:36 AM Sat, Apr 30 · UTC+8 5:56 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 2:36 AM Sat, Apr 30 · UTC+8 5:56 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 2:36 AM Sat, Apr 30 · UTC+8 5:56 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 3:36 AM Sat, Apr 30 · UTC+9 6:56 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 3:36 AM Sat, Apr 30 · UTC+9 6:56 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 4:06 AM Sat, Apr 30 · UTC+9:30 8:26 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 4:36 AM Sat, Apr 30 · UTC+10 7:56 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:36 AM Sat, Apr 30 · UTC+10 8:56 AM Sun, Oct 9 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 6:36 AM Sat, Apr 30 · UTC+12 10:56 AM Sun, Oct 9 · 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 2.48°

April 29 → October 8, 2022 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Apr 29, 2022, 6:36 PM UTC at 28°36′ Capricorn
Stations direct Oct 8, 2022, 9:56 PM UTC at 26°07′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Jan 6, 2022, 2:25 PM UTC (113 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 29, 2023, 11:18 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

  • Mercury in Gemini — May 10 to Jun 3, 2022 (24 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Aquarius — Jun 4 to Oct 8, 2022 (126 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Pisces — Jun 28 to Oct 8, 2022 (103 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Aries — Jul 28 to Oct 8, 2022 (72 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — Aug 24 to Oct 8, 2022 (45 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — Sep 10 to Oct 2, 2022 (22 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 2022

Previous

2021 Ended October 6, 2021 after 162 days, moving back 2.49° through the zodiac.

Next

2023 Begins May 1, 2023 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 2022

Pluto through the zodiac in 2022

Every sign Pluto occupies during 2022, 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.

2022 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2022

Uranus in Taurus Aug 20, 2021 – Jan 18, 2022 · 152 days
Venus in Capricorn Dec 19, 2021 – Jan 29, 2022 · 41 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 14, 2022 – Feb 4, 2022 · 21 days
Mercury in Gemini May 10, 2022 – Jun 3, 2022 · 24 days
Saturn in Aquarius Jun 4, 2022 – Oct 23, 2022 · 140 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 28, 2022 – Dec 4, 2022 · 159 days
Jupiter in Aries Jul 28, 2022 – Nov 23, 2022 · 118 days
Uranus in Taurus Aug 24, 2022 – Jan 22, 2023 · 151 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 10, 2022 – Oct 2, 2022 · 22 days
Mars in Gemini Oct 30, 2022 – Jan 12, 2023 · 74 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 29, 2022 – Jan 18, 2023 · 20 days
← 2021 Pluto retrograde in 2021. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2023 → Pluto retrograde in 2023.

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AstroHot. “Pluto Retrograde 2022 Dates: Apr 29 – Oct 8.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/2022/

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