Pluto Retrograde
in Aquarius
When Pluto, the alchemist, turns retrograde in Aquarius, its themes — power, transformation, death & rebirth, the buried — pass through the air register of Aquarius.
12 windows in Aquarius.
Computed from a real ephemeris — station-retrograde to station-direct, with the shadow period and the exact degrees of Aquarius retraced.
Spends 162 days retracing 2.5° of Aquarius.
Spends 162 days retracing 2.5° of Aquarius.
Spends 162 days retracing 2.4° of Aquarius.
Spends 163 days retracing 2.4° of Aquarius.
Spends 163 days retracing 2.4° of Aquarius.
Spends 163 days retracing 2.4° of Aquarius.
Spends 163 days retracing 2.4° of Aquarius.
Spends 163 days retracing 2.4° of Aquarius.
Spends 163 days retracing 2.4° of Aquarius.
Spends 163 days retracing 2.4° of Aquarius.
Spends 163 days retracing 2.4° of Aquarius.
Spends 164 days retracing 2.3° of Aquarius.
What Pluto retrograde in Aquarius is said to stir.
Astrological tradition reads any retrograde as a season to revisit rather than to launch. Pluto rules power, transformation, death & rebirth, the buried, so while it appears to backtrack through Aquarius the old themes loop back for a second look. Folk guidance for Aquarius: Tech glitches multiply; back everything up now.
Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, answered
Is Pluto retrograde in Aquarius right now?
Yes — Pluto is retrograde in Aquarius right now, through October 16, 2026.
When is Pluto retrograde in Aquarius?
Pluto retrogrades in Aquarius on these dates (station retrograde to station direct): May 2, 2024 – October 12, 2024; May 4, 2025 – October 14, 2025; May 6, 2026 – October 16, 2026; May 8, 2027 – October 18, 2027; May 9, 2028 – October 19, 2028; May 11, 2029 – October 21, 2029; May 12, 2030 – October 23, 2030; May 14, 2031 – October 24, 2031; May 15, 2032 – October 25, 2032; May 17, 2033 – October 27, 2033; May 19, 2034 – October 29, 2034; May 20, 2035 – October 31, 2035. Each is bracketed by a pre- and post-shadow window.
What does Pluto retrograde in Aquarius mean?
When Pluto, the alchemist, turns retrograde in Aquarius, its themes — power, transformation, death & rebirth, the buried — pass through the air register of Aquarius. Astrological tradition reads any retrograde as a season to revisit rather than to launch. Pluto rules power, transformation, death & rebirth, the buried, so while it appears to backtrack through Aquarius the old themes loop back for a second look. Folk guidance for Aquarius: Tech glitches multiply; back everything up now.
Never get caught off guard.
A quiet heads-up before Pluto turns, and the all-clear after.
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