Pluto retrograde 2026

1 period, 163 days inside the year — 44.6% of 2026. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

163 days · retreats 2.45°

6 May → 16 October 2026 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde 6 May 2026, 07:08 UTC at 5.13° Aquarius
Stations direct 16 Oct 2026, 00:23 UTC at 2.69° Aquarius

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.

It begins in Taurus season and ends in Libra season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Cancer — 29 Jun to 23 Jul 2026 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Aries — 7 Jul to 16 Oct 2026 (101 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Aries — 26 Jul to 16 Oct 2026 (81 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — 10 Sep to 16 Oct 2026 (35 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Scorpio — 3 Oct to 16 Oct 2026 (13 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 2026

Previous

2025 Ended 13 October 2025 after 163 days, moving back 2.46° through the zodiac.

Next

2027 Begins 8 May 2027 and runs 163 days.

Gap across 2026

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 2026

Pluto through the zodiac in 2026

Every sign Pluto occupies during 2026, 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 Aquarius From 1 Jan – 31 Dec and beyond

The whole year is spent in one sign — a sign of how slowly Pluto moves.

2026 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2026

Jupiter in Cancer 22 Nov 2025 – 11 Mar 2026 · 109 days
Uranus in Taurus 22 Nov 2025 – 4 Feb 2026 · 74 days
Mercury in Pisces 26 Feb 2026 – 20 Mar 2026 · 23 days
Mercury in Cancer 29 Jun 2026 – 23 Jul 2026 · 24 days
Neptune in Aries 7 Jul 2026 – 12 Dec 2026 · 159 days
Saturn in Aries 26 Jul 2026 – 11 Dec 2026 · 137 days
Uranus in Gemini 10 Sep 2026 – 8 Feb 2027 · 151 days
Venus in Scorpio 3 Oct 2026 – 14 Nov 2026 · 42 days
Mercury in Scorpio 24 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026 · 20 days
Jupiter in Leo 13 Dec 2026 – 9 Feb 2027 · 59 days
← 2025 Pluto retrograde in 2025. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2027 → Pluto retrograde in 2027.