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Pluto is retrograde once in 1951: Nov 23 – Apr 30 in Leo.
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Dates use Eastern Time (America/New_York), including daylight-saving changes. Event cards below also show UTC; the same station can fall on a different calendar date in another time zone.
| Pre-shadow begins | Retrograde | Direct | Post-shadow ends | Signs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 1950 | Nov 21, 1950, 11:01 AM ET | Apr 30, 1951, 12:56 AM ET | Aug 24, 1951 | 19°52′ ♌︎ Leo 17°25′ |
| Jul 30, 1951 | Nov 23, 1951, 11:39 AM ET | Apr 30, 1952, 7:03 PM ET | Aug 25, 1952 | 21°33′ ♌︎ Leo 19°06′ |
Nov 21, 1950 – Apr 30, 1951 · 160 days
Pluto turns retrograde at 19°52′ Leo on Nov 21, 1950, 11:01 AM ET (1950-11-21 16:01 UTC) and direct at 17°25′ Leo on Apr 30, 1951, 12:56 AM ET (1951-04-30 04:56 UTC).
Astrologers link this retrograde to creativity, romance and self-expression.
Shadow: Jul 28, 1950 – Aug 24, 1951.
Nov 23, 1951 – Apr 30, 1952 · 159 days
Pluto turns retrograde at 21°33′ Leo on Nov 23, 1951, 11:39 AM ET (1951-11-23 16:39 UTC) and direct at 19°06′ Leo on Apr 30, 1952, 7:03 PM ET (1952-04-30 23:03 UTC).
Astrologers link this retrograde to creativity, romance and self-expression.
Shadow: Jul 30, 1951 – Aug 25, 1952.
Pluto is associated with power, endings and deep transformation. It is retrograde for about five months every year: about 43% of the time from 1950 to 2050. Astrologers read the period as a time to revisit long processes of change from the inside, rather than force them outward.
Retrograde motion is an optical effect: Earth and Pluto move at different speeds, so Pluto appears to drift backward against the stars for a while. Our dates are station times — when the apparent motion reverses — calculated with Astronomy Engine; see the methodology.
Pluto works the same way as Mars, only more slowly: Earth overtakes it once a year. Simplified circular orbits; the dates above come from the full ephemeris.
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Pluto is retrograde once in 1951: Nov 23 – Apr 30 in Leo. The year also opens with the retrograde that began on Nov 21, 1950, ending Apr 30, 1951.
About 158 days in total during 1951; each retrograde lasts 159 days. Including the pre- and post-shadow, each cycle spans roughly 391 days.
The pre-shadow starts when Pluto first reaches the degree where it will turn direct; the post-shadow ends when it passes the degree where it turned retrograde. The dates are in the table above.
A station is one instant worldwide, but its calendar date depends on the time zone. This calendar displays Eastern Time, including daylight-saving changes, and the event cards also show UTC. A station shortly after midnight UTC can fall on the previous date in the Americas. Compare full timestamps before concluding that two calendars disagree.
No. The retrograde phase ends at the direct station. During the post-shadow, Pluto moves direct through the degrees it covered while retrograde, until it passes the earlier retrograde-station longitude. The direct date and post-shadow end date describe different events.
Astrology is a symbolic and cultural tradition. The planetary positions on this site are calculated with astronomical accuracy; the interpretations describe what astrologers associate with them and are not scientifically validated predictions about personality, relationships or the future.