Pluto retrograde 2038

1 period, 164 days inside the year — 44.9% of 2038. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

164 days · retreats 2.32°

24 May → 4 November 2038 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde 24 May 2038, 18:57 UTC at 23.72° Aquarius
Stations direct 4 Nov 2038, 16:35 UTC at 21.39° 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 Gemini season and ends in Scorpio season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Leo — 21 Jul to 14 Aug 2038 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Taurus — 3 Aug to 4 Nov 2038 (93 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Cancer — 3 Nov to 4 Nov 2038 (1 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 2038

Previous

2037 Ended 2 November 2037 after 164 days, moving back 2.33° through the zodiac.

Next

2039 Begins 26 May 2039 and runs 164 days.

Gap across 2038

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 2038

Pluto through the zodiac in 2038

Every sign Pluto occupies during 2038, 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.

2038 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2038

Jupiter in Cancer 22 Nov 2037 – 15 Mar 2038 · 114 days
Uranus in Cancer 22 Nov 2037 – 28 Mar 2038 · 126 days
Neptune in Aries 22 Nov 2037 – 6 Jan 2038 · 45 days
Venus in Capricorn 14 Dec 2037 – 24 Jan 2038 · 41 days
Saturn in Virgo 26 Dec 2037 – 11 May 2038 · 136 days
Mercury in Aries 18 Mar 2038 – 10 Apr 2038 · 23 days
Mercury in Leo 21 Jul 2038 – 14 Aug 2038 · 24 days
Neptune in Taurus 3 Aug 2038 – 8 Jan 2039 · 158 days
Uranus in Cancer 3 Nov 2038 – 9 Feb 2039 · 98 days
Mercury in Sagittarius 12 Nov 2038 – 2 Dec 2038 · 20 days
Jupiter in Virgo 17 Dec 2038 – 9 Feb 2039 · 55 days
← 2037 Pluto retrograde in 2037. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2039 → Pluto retrograde in 2039.