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Pluto retrograde 2029

Pluto retrograde 2029: 1 period, 163 days inside the year — 44.7% of 2029. Pluto turns retrograde at 4:17 AM UTC on May 11 at 10°27′ Aquarius and turns direct at 3:54 AM UTC on October 21 at 8°02′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 11 4:17 AM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 21 3:54 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2029
163 days 44.7% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 2.41°

The other planets in 2029: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Pluto Retrograde 2029 Dates: May 11 – Oct 21

Pluto’s path through 2029, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2029
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2029. Pluto starts 2029 at 7°35′ Aquarius and ends it at 9°09′ Aquarius — 1.6° of net progress: 4° forward, 2.4° given back. The loop retraces 2.41° in 163 days, from 10°27′ Aquarius on May 11 back to 8°02′ Aquarius on Oct 21. Fastest day: Feb 10, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 14, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2029 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 19, 2028 – Feb 10, 2029Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 16, 2029 – May 11, 2029Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 21, 2029 – Feb 12, 2030Retrograde: May 11, 2029 – Oct 21, 20297° Aquarius8° Aquarius9° Aquarius10° AquariusStations retrograde May 11, 2029, 4:17 AM UTC, 10°27′ AquariusR May 11Stations direct Oct 21, 2029, 3:54 AM UTC, 8°02′ AquariusD Oct 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2029. Pluto starts 2029 at 7°35′ Aquarius and ends it at 9°09′ Aquarius — 1.6° of net progress: 4° forward, 2.4° given back. The loop retraces 2.41° in 163 days, from 10°27′ Aquarius on May 11 back to 8°02′ Aquarius on Oct 21. Fastest day: Feb 10, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 14, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2029 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 19, 2028 – Feb 10, 2029Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 16, 2029 – May 11, 2029Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 21, 2029 – Feb 12, 2030Retrograde: May 11, 2029 – Oct 21, 20297° Aquarius10° AquariusStations retrograde May 11, 2029, 4:17 AM UTC, 10°27′ AquariusR May 11Stations direct Oct 21, 2029, 3:54 AM UTC, 8°02′ AquariusD Oct 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 2029 at 7°35′ Aquarius and ends it at 9°09′ Aquarius — 1.6° of net progress: 4° forward, 2.4° given back. The loop retraces 2.41° in 163 days, from 10°27′ Aquarius on May 11 back to 8°02′ Aquarius on Oct 21. Fastest day: Feb 10, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 14, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2029 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 2029: exact times in your city

Pluto turns retrograde at 4:17 AM UTC on May 11, 2029 at 10°27′ Aquarius — 12:17 AM in Santiago, 12:17 AM in New York, 5:17 AM in London and 1:17 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, May 11 · 10°27′ Aquarius Sun, Oct 21 · 8°02′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 6:17 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−10 5:54 PM Sat, Oct 20 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 8:17 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−8 7:54 PM Sat, Oct 20 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 9:17 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−7 8:54 PM Sat, Oct 20 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 9:17 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−7 8:54 PM Sat, Oct 20 · UTC−7
Denver United States 10:17 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−6 9:54 PM Sat, Oct 20 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 11:17 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−5 10:54 PM Sat, Oct 20 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 10:17 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−6 9:54 PM Sat, Oct 20 · UTC−6
New York United States 12:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC−4 11:54 PM Sat, Oct 20 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 12:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC−4 11:54 PM Sat, Oct 20 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 11:17 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−5 10:54 PM Sat, Oct 20 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 11:17 PM Thu, May 10 · UTC−5 10:54 PM Sat, Oct 20 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 12:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC−4 11:54 PM Sat, Oct 20 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 12:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC−4 12:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 1:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC−3 12:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 1:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC−3 12:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 4:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC 3:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC
London United Kingdom 5:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+1 4:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 5:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+1 4:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+1
Paris France 6:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+2 5:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 6:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+2 5:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 6:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+2 5:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 7:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+3 6:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 7:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+3 6:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 7:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+3 6:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 7:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+3 6:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 7:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+3 6:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 7:47 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+3:30 7:24 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 8:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+4 7:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 9:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+5 8:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 9:47 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+5:30 9:24 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 10:02 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+5:45 9:39 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 10:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+6 9:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 11:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+7 10:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 11:17 AM Fri, May 11 · UTC+7 10:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+7
Singapore 12:17 PM Fri, May 11 · UTC+8 11:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+8
Beijing China 12:17 PM Fri, May 11 · UTC+8 11:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 12:17 PM Fri, May 11 · UTC+8 11:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 12:17 PM Fri, May 11 · UTC+8 11:54 AM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 1:17 PM Fri, May 11 · UTC+9 12:54 PM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 1:17 PM Fri, May 11 · UTC+9 12:54 PM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:47 PM Fri, May 11 · UTC+9:30 2:24 PM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 2:17 PM Fri, May 11 · UTC+10 1:54 PM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 2:17 PM Fri, May 11 · UTC+10 2:54 PM Sun, Oct 21 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 4:17 PM Fri, May 11 · UTC+12 4:54 PM Sun, Oct 21 · 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 2.41°

May 11 → October 21, 2029 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 11, 2029, 4:17 AM UTC at 10°27′ Aquarius
Stations direct Oct 21, 2029, 3:54 AM UTC at 8°02′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Jan 16, 2029, 7:27 AM UTC (115 days before)
Shadow closes Feb 12, 2030, 10:33 AM UTC (114 days after)
Full window including shadows 392 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

  • Mercury in Taurus — May 11 to May 25, 2029 (15 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Libra — May 11 to Jun 13, 2029 (34 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Aries — Jul 14 to Oct 21, 2029 (99 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Libra — Sep 2 to Sep 25, 2029 (23 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Taurus — Sep 6 to Oct 21, 2029 (45 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — Sep 23 to Oct 21, 2029 (27 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Aquarius and its daily horoscope.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Pluto retrogrades either side of 2029

Previous

2028 Ended October 19, 2028 after 163 days, moving back 2.42° through the zodiac.

Next

2030 Begins May 12, 2030 and runs 163 days.

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 2029

Pluto through the zodiac in 2029

Every sign Pluto occupies during 2029, 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 Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

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

2029 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2029

Saturn in Taurus Aug 22, 2028 – Jan 5, 2029 · 136 days
Uranus in Gemini Sep 19, 2028 – Feb 16, 2029 · 150 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 7, 2029 – Jan 27, 2029 · 20 days
Jupiter in Libra Feb 10, 2029 – Jun 13, 2029 · 123 days
Mars in Libra Feb 14, 2029 – May 5, 2029 · 80 days
Mercury in Taurus May 1, 2029 – May 25, 2029 · 24 days
Neptune in Aries Jul 14, 2029 – Dec 19, 2029 · 158 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 2, 2029 – Sep 25, 2029 · 23 days
Saturn in Taurus Sep 6, 2029 – Jan 19, 2030 · 135 days
Uranus in Gemini Sep 23, 2029 – Feb 20, 2030 · 150 days
Venus in Capricorn Dec 16, 2029 – Jan 26, 2030 · 41 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 22, 2029 – Jan 11, 2030 · 20 days
← 2028 Pluto retrograde in 2028. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2030 → Pluto retrograde in 2030.

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AstroHot. “Pluto Retrograde 2029 Dates: May 11 – Oct 21.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/2029/

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