Pluto retrograde 2024: 1 period, 162 days inside the year — 44.3% of 2024. Pluto turned retrograde at 5:46 PM UTC on May 2 at 2°06′ Aquarius and turned direct at 12:33 AM UTC on October 12 at 29°38′ Capricorn.
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2024
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Pluto starts 2024 at 29°21′ Capricorn and ends it at 1°03′ Aquarius — 1.7° of net progress: 4.2° forward, 2.5° given back. The loop retraces 2.46° in 162 days, from 2°06′ Aquarius on May 2 back to 29°38′ Capricorn on Oct 12. Fastest day: Jan 23, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 11, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2024 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Pluto retrograde 2024: exact times in your city
Pluto turned retrograde at 5:46 PM UTC on May 2, 2024 at 2°06′ Aquarius — 1:46 PM in Santiago, 1:46 PM in New York, 6:46 PM in London and 2:46 AM on May 3 in Tokyo.
City
Turns retrograde
Turns direct
UTC
Thu, May 2 · 2°06′ Aquarius
Sat, Oct 12 · 29°38′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States
7:46 AM Thu, May 2 · UTC−10
2:33 PM Fri, Oct 11 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
9:46 AM Thu, May 2 · UTC−8
4:33 PM Fri, Oct 11 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States
10:46 AM Thu, May 2 · UTC−7
5:33 PM Fri, Oct 11 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States
10:46 AM Thu, May 2 · UTC−7
5:33 PM Fri, Oct 11 · UTC−7
Denver United States
11:46 AM Thu, May 2 · UTC−6
6:33 PM Fri, Oct 11 · UTC−6
Chicago United States
12:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC−5
7:33 PM Fri, Oct 11 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico
11:46 AM Thu, May 2 · UTC−6
6:33 PM Fri, Oct 11 · UTC−6
New York United States
1:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC−4
8:33 PM Fri, Oct 11 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada
1:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC−4
8:33 PM Fri, Oct 11 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia
12:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC−5
7:33 PM Fri, Oct 11 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
12:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC−5
7:33 PM Fri, Oct 11 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
1:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC−4
8:33 PM Fri, Oct 11 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile
1:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC−4
9:33 PM Fri, Oct 11 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina
2:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC−3
9:33 PM Fri, Oct 11 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
2:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC−3
9:33 PM Fri, Oct 11 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
5:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC
12:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC
London United Kingdom
6:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC+1
1:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria
6:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC+1
1:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+1
Paris France
7:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC+2
2:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany
7:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC+2
2:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa
7:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC+2
2:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
8:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC+3
3:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+3
Athens Greece
8:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC+3
3:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey
8:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC+3
3:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia
8:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC+3
3:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
8:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC+3
3:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
9:16 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC+3:30
4:03 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
9:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC+4
4:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
10:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC+5
5:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
11:16 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC+5:30
6:03 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
11:31 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC+5:45
6:18 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh
11:46 PM Thu, May 2 · UTC+6
6:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
12:46 AM Fri, May 3 · UTC+7
7:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
12:46 AM Fri, May 3 · UTC+7
7:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+7
Singapore
1:46 AM Fri, May 3 · UTC+8
8:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+8
Beijing China
1:46 AM Fri, May 3 · UTC+8
8:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
1:46 AM Fri, May 3 · UTC+8
8:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
1:46 AM Fri, May 3 · UTC+8
8:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
2:46 AM Fri, May 3 · UTC+9
9:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
2:46 AM Fri, May 3 · UTC+9
9:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
3:16 AM Fri, May 3 · UTC+9:30
11:03 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia
3:46 AM Fri, May 3 · UTC+10
10:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
3:46 AM Fri, May 3 · UTC+10
11:33 AM Sat, Oct 12 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand
5:46 AM Fri, May 3 · UTC+12
1:33 PM Sat, Oct 12 · 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 2.46°
May 2 → October 12, 2024 in Aquarius
Stations retrograde
May 2, 2024, 5:46 PM UTC at
2°06′ Aquarius
Stations direct
Oct 12, 2024, 12:33 AM UTC at
29°38′ Capricorn
Shadow opens
Jan 9, 2024, 11:43 PM UTC
(114 days before)
Shadow closes
Feb 2, 2025, 2:15 PM UTC
(114 days after)
Full window including shadows390 days
Pluto retrograde in Aquarius
Pluto retrograde in Aquarius internalizes 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 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 Pisces —
Jun 29 to Oct 12, 2024 (104 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Pisces —
Jul 2 to Oct 12, 2024 (102 days of overlap)
Mercury
in Virgo —
Aug 5 to Aug 28, 2024 (24 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Taurus —
Sep 1 to Oct 12, 2024 (40 days of overlap)
Jupiter
in Gemini —
Oct 9 to Oct 12, 2024 (3 days of overlap)
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 2024
Pluto through the zodiac in 2024
Every sign Pluto occupies during 2024, 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.
AstroHot. “Pluto Retrograde 2024 Dates: May 2 – Oct 12.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/2024/
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