Pluto retrograde 2023

1 period, 162 days inside the year — 44.5% of 2023. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

The other planets in 2023: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

162 days · retreats 2.48°

1 May → 10 October 2023 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde 1 May 2023, 11:47 UTC at 0.03° Aquarius
Stations direct 10 Oct 2023, 20:01 UTC at 27.55° Capricorn

Pluto retrograde in Aquarius

Pluto retrograde in Aquarius internalises transformation in technology, society and collective power. People reflect on who controls networks and data, and on their own place in groups. It suits deep reassessment of social commitments.

…and back into Capricorn

Pluto retrograde in Capricorn internalises 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 Taurus — 1 May to 15 May 2023 (14 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Pisces — 17 Jun to 10 Oct 2023 (115 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Pisces — 30 Jun to 10 Oct 2023 (102 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Leo — 23 Jul to 4 Sep 2023 (43 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — 23 Aug to 15 Sep 2023 (23 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — 28 Aug to 10 Oct 2023 (43 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Taurus — 4 Sep to 10 Oct 2023 (36 days of overlap)

Read against Aquarius, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Pluto retrogrades either side of 2023

Previous

2022 Ended 8 October 2022 after 162 days, moving back 2.49° through the zodiac.

Next

2024 Begins 2 May 2024 and runs 162 days.

Gap across 2023

1.6 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

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 2023

Pluto through the zodiac in 2023

Every sign Pluto occupies during 2023, 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 1 Jan – 20 Apr
Pluto in Aquarius 20 Apr – 12 May
Pluto in Capricorn 12 May – 31 Dec and beyond

3 segments in 2023. Dates from JPL orbital elements, good to about a day at sign changes.

2023 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2023

Mars in Gemini 22 Nov 2022 – 12 Jan 2023 · 52 days
Uranus in Taurus 22 Nov 2022 – 22 Jan 2023 · 62 days
Mercury in Capricorn 29 Dec 2022 – 18 Jan 2023 · 20 days
Mercury in Taurus 21 Apr 2023 – 15 May 2023 · 24 days
Saturn in Pisces 17 Jun 2023 – 4 Nov 2023 · 140 days
Neptune in Pisces 30 Jun 2023 – 6 Dec 2023 · 159 days
Venus in Leo 23 Jul 2023 – 4 Sep 2023 · 43 days
Mercury in Virgo 23 Aug 2023 – 15 Sep 2023 · 23 days
Uranus in Taurus 28 Aug 2023 – 27 Jan 2024 · 151 days
Jupiter in Taurus 4 Sep 2023 – 31 Dec 2023 · 118 days
Mercury in Capricorn 13 Dec 2023 – 2 Jan 2024 · 20 days
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