Pluto retrograde 2028: 1 period, 163 days inside the year — 44.5% of 2028. Pluto turns retrograde at 9:33 AM UTC on May 9 at 8°49′ Aquarius and turns direct at 3:42 AM UTC on October 19 at 6°24′ Aquarius.
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2028
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Pluto starts 2028 at 5°58′ Aquarius and ends it at 7°35′ Aquarius — 1.6° of net progress: 4° forward, 2.4° given back. The loop retraces 2.42° in 163 days, from 8°49′ Aquarius on May 9 back to 6°24′ Aquarius on Oct 19. Fastest day: Jan 13, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 17, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2028 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Pluto retrograde 2028: exact times in your city
Pluto turns retrograde at 9:33 AM UTC on May 9, 2028 at 8°49′ Aquarius — 5:33 AM in Santiago, 5:33 AM in New York, 10:33 AM in London and 6:33 PM in Tokyo.
City
Turns retrograde
Turns direct
UTC
Tue, May 9 · 8°49′ Aquarius
Thu, Oct 19 · 6°24′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States
11:33 PM Mon, May 8 · UTC−10
5:42 PM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
1:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC−8
7:42 PM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States
2:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC−7
8:42 PM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States
2:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC−7
8:42 PM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC−7
Denver United States
3:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC−6
9:42 PM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC−6
Chicago United States
4:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC−5
10:42 PM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico
3:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC−6
9:42 PM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC−6
New York United States
5:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC−4
11:42 PM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada
5:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC−4
11:42 PM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia
4:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC−5
10:42 PM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
4:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC−5
10:42 PM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
5:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC−4
11:42 PM Wed, Oct 18 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile
5:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC−4
12:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina
6:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC−3
12:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
6:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC−3
12:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
9:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC
3:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC
London United Kingdom
10:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC+1
4:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria
10:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC+1
4:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+1
Paris France
11:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC+2
5:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany
11:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC+2
5:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa
11:33 AM Tue, May 9 · UTC+2
5:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
12:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+3
6:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+3
Athens Greece
12:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+3
6:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey
12:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+3
6:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia
12:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+3
6:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
12:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+3
6:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
1:03 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+3:30
7:12 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
1:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+4
7:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
2:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+5
8:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
3:03 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+5:30
9:12 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
3:18 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+5:45
9:27 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh
3:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+6
9:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
4:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+7
10:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
4:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+7
10:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+7
Singapore
5:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+8
11:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+8
Beijing China
5:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+8
11:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
5:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+8
11:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
5:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+8
11:42 AM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
6:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+9
12:42 PM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
6:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+9
12:42 PM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
7:03 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+9:30
2:12 PM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia
7:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+10
1:42 PM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
7:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+10
2:42 PM Thu, Oct 19 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand
9:33 PM Tue, May 9 · UTC+12
4:42 PM Thu, Oct 19 · 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.
163 days · retreats 2.42°
May 9 → October 19, 2028 in Aquarius
Stations retrograde
May 9, 2028, 9:33 AM UTC at
8°49′ Aquarius
Stations direct
Oct 19, 2028, 3:42 AM UTC at
6°24′ Aquarius
Shadow opens
Jan 15, 2028, 3:37 PM UTC
(115 days before)
Shadow closes
Feb 10, 2029, 8:10 AM UTC
(114 days after)
Full window including shadows392 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.
It begins in Taurus season and ends in
Libra season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Jupiter
in Virgo —
May 9 to May 13, 2028 (4 days of overlap)
Venus
in Gemini —
May 10 to Jun 22, 2028 (43 days of overlap)
Mercury
in Gemini —
May 21 to Jun 14, 2028 (24 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Aries —
Jul 11 to Oct 19, 2028 (100 days of overlap)
Saturn
in Taurus —
Aug 22 to Oct 19, 2028 (57 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Gemini —
Sep 19 to Oct 19, 2028 (30 days of overlap)
Mercury
in Libra —
Sep 19 to Oct 11, 2028 (22 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 2028
Pluto through the zodiac in 2028
Every sign Pluto occupies during 2028, 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 2028 Dates: May 9 – Oct 19.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/2028/
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