Pluto retrograde 2028

1 period, 163 days inside the year — 44.5% of 2028. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

163 days · retreats 2.42°

9 May → 19 October 2028 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde 9 May 2028, 01:31 UTC at 8.42° Aquarius
Stations direct 19 Oct 2028, 00:20 UTC at 6° 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

  • Jupiter in Virgo — 9 May to 13 May 2028 (5 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Gemini — 10 May to 22 Jun 2028 (43 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — 21 May to 14 Jun 2028 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Aries — 11 Jul to 19 Oct 2028 (100 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Taurus — 22 Aug to 19 Oct 2028 (57 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — 18 Sep to 19 Oct 2028 (30 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — 19 Sep to 11 Oct 2028 (22 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 2028

Previous

2027 Ended 18 October 2027 after 163 days, moving back 2.43° through the zodiac.

Next

2029 Begins 10 May 2029 and runs 163 days.

Gap across 2028

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 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.

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.

2028 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2028

Uranus in Gemini 22 Nov 2027 – 12 Feb 2028 · 83 days
Jupiter in Virgo 12 Jan 2028 – 13 May 2028 · 123 days
Mercury in Aquarius 24 Jan 2028 – 14 Feb 2028 · 21 days
Venus in Gemini 10 May 2028 – 22 Jun 2028 · 43 days
Mercury in Gemini 21 May 2028 – 14 Jun 2028 · 24 days
Neptune in Aries 11 Jul 2028 – 16 Dec 2028 · 158 days
Saturn in Taurus 22 Aug 2028 – 5 Jan 2029 · 136 days
Uranus in Gemini 18 Sep 2028 – 9 Feb 2029 · 144 days
Mercury in Libra 19 Sep 2028 – 11 Oct 2028 · 22 days
← 2027 Pluto retrograde in 2027. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2029 → Pluto retrograde in 2029.