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Pluto retrograde 2031

Pluto retrograde 2031: 1 period, 163 days inside the year — 44.7% of 2031. Pluto turns retrograde at 8:27 PM UTC on May 14 at 13°38′ Aquarius and turns direct at 11:14 PM UTC on October 24 at 11°16′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 14 8:27 PM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 24 11:14 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2031
163 days 44.7% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 2.39°

The other planets in 2031: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Pluto Retrograde 2031 Dates: May 14 – Oct 24

Pluto’s path through 2031, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2031
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2031. Pluto starts 2031 at 10°43′ Aquarius and ends it at 12°16′ Aquarius — 1.5° of net progress: 3.9° forward, 2.4° given back. The loop retraces 2.39° in 163 days, from 13°39′ Aquarius on May 14 back to 11°15′ Aquarius on Oct 24. Fastest day: Jan 30, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 18, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2031 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 23, 2030 – Feb 14, 2031Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 19, 2031 – May 14, 2031Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 24, 2031 – Feb 16, 2032Retrograde: May 14, 2031 – Oct 24, 203111° Aquarius13° Aquarius14° AquariusStations retrograde May 14, 2031, 8:27 PM UTC, 13°38′ AquariusR May 14Stations direct Oct 24, 2031, 11:14 PM UTC, 11°16′ AquariusD Oct 24JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2031. Pluto starts 2031 at 10°43′ Aquarius and ends it at 12°16′ Aquarius — 1.5° of net progress: 3.9° forward, 2.4° given back. The loop retraces 2.39° in 163 days, from 13°39′ Aquarius on May 14 back to 11°15′ Aquarius on Oct 24. Fastest day: Jan 30, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 18, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2031 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 23, 2030 – Feb 14, 2031Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 19, 2031 – May 14, 2031Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 24, 2031 – Feb 16, 2032Retrograde: May 14, 2031 – Oct 24, 203113° Aquarius14° AquariusStations retrograde May 14, 2031, 8:27 PM UTC, 13°38′ AquariusR May 14Stations direct Oct 24, 2031, 11:14 PM UTC, 11°16′ AquariusD Oct 24JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 2031 at 10°43′ Aquarius and ends it at 12°16′ Aquarius — 1.5° of net progress: 3.9° forward, 2.4° given back. The loop retraces 2.39° in 163 days, from 13°39′ Aquarius on May 14 back to 11°15′ Aquarius on Oct 24. Fastest day: Jan 30, 0.04° forward; fastest backward: Jul 18, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2031 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 2031: exact times in your city

Pluto turns retrograde at 8:27 PM UTC on May 14, 2031 at 13°38′ Aquarius — 4:27 PM in Santiago, 4:27 PM in New York, 9:27 PM in London and 5:27 AM on May 15 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, May 14 · 13°38′ Aquarius Fri, Oct 24 · 11°16′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 10:27 AM Wed, May 14 · UTC−10 1:14 PM Fri, Oct 24 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 12:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC−8 3:14 PM Fri, Oct 24 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 1:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC−7 4:14 PM Fri, Oct 24 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 1:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC−7 4:14 PM Fri, Oct 24 · UTC−7
Denver United States 2:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC−6 5:14 PM Fri, Oct 24 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 3:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC−5 6:14 PM Fri, Oct 24 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 2:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC−6 5:14 PM Fri, Oct 24 · UTC−6
New York United States 4:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC−4 7:14 PM Fri, Oct 24 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 4:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC−4 7:14 PM Fri, Oct 24 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 3:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC−5 6:14 PM Fri, Oct 24 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 3:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC−5 6:14 PM Fri, Oct 24 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 4:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC−4 7:14 PM Fri, Oct 24 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 4:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC−4 8:14 PM Fri, Oct 24 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 5:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC−3 8:14 PM Fri, Oct 24 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 5:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC−3 8:14 PM Fri, Oct 24 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 8:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC 11:14 PM Fri, Oct 24 · UTC
London United Kingdom 9:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC+1 12:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 9:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC+1 12:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+1
Paris France 10:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC+2 1:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 10:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC+2 1:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 10:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC+2 1:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 11:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC+3 2:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 11:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC+3 2:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 11:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC+3 2:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 11:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC+3 2:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 11:27 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC+3 2:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 11:57 PM Wed, May 14 · UTC+3:30 2:44 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 12:27 AM Thu, May 15 · UTC+4 3:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 1:27 AM Thu, May 15 · UTC+5 4:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 1:57 AM Thu, May 15 · UTC+5:30 4:44 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 2:12 AM Thu, May 15 · UTC+5:45 4:59 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 2:27 AM Thu, May 15 · UTC+6 5:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 3:27 AM Thu, May 15 · UTC+7 6:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 3:27 AM Thu, May 15 · UTC+7 6:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+7
Singapore 4:27 AM Thu, May 15 · UTC+8 7:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+8
Beijing China 4:27 AM Thu, May 15 · UTC+8 7:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 4:27 AM Thu, May 15 · UTC+8 7:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 4:27 AM Thu, May 15 · UTC+8 7:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 5:27 AM Thu, May 15 · UTC+9 8:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 5:27 AM Thu, May 15 · UTC+9 8:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 5:57 AM Thu, May 15 · UTC+9:30 9:44 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 6:27 AM Thu, May 15 · UTC+10 9:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 6:27 AM Thu, May 15 · UTC+10 10:14 AM Sat, Oct 25 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 8:27 AM Thu, May 15 · UTC+12 12:14 PM Sat, Oct 25 · 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 2.39°

May 14 → October 24, 2031 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 14, 2031, 8:27 PM UTC at 13°38′ Aquarius
Stations direct Oct 24, 2031, 11:14 PM UTC at 11°16′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Jan 19, 2031, 2:22 PM UTC (115 days before)
Shadow closes Feb 16, 2032, 1:28 PM UTC (115 days after)
Full window including shadows 393 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 Scorpio season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mars in Scorpio — May 14 to Jun 13, 2031 (30 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Sagittarius — May 14 to Aug 16, 2031 (93 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Aries — Jul 19 to Oct 24, 2031 (98 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Leo — Jul 20 to Sep 1, 2031 (43 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 29 to Aug 22, 2031 (24 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — Oct 3 to Oct 24, 2031 (22 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Gemini — Oct 5 to Oct 24, 2031 (20 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 2031

Previous

2030 Ended October 23, 2030 after 163 days, moving back 2.4° through the zodiac.

Next

2032 Begins May 15, 2032 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 2031

Pluto through the zodiac in 2031

Every sign Pluto occupies during 2031, 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.

2031 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2031

Saturn in Gemini Sep 20, 2030 – Feb 2, 2031 · 134 days
Uranus in Gemini Sep 28, 2030 – Feb 25, 2031 · 150 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 26, 2031 – Apr 18, 2031 · 23 days
Mars in Scorpio Mar 29, 2031 – Jun 13, 2031 · 76 days
Jupiter in Sagittarius Apr 15, 2031 – Aug 16, 2031 · 123 days
Neptune in Aries Jul 19, 2031 – Dec 24, 2031 · 158 days
Venus in Leo Jul 20, 2031 – Sep 1, 2031 · 43 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 29, 2031 – Aug 22, 2031 · 24 days
Uranus in Gemini Oct 3, 2031 – Mar 1, 2032 · 150 days
Saturn in Gemini Oct 5, 2031 – Feb 16, 2032 · 134 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 19, 2031 – Dec 9, 2031 · 20 days
← 2030 Pluto retrograde in 2030. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2032 → Pluto retrograde in 2032.

Cite this page

AstroHot. “Pluto Retrograde 2031 Dates: May 14 – Oct 24.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/2031/

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