2027 Forecast

Pluto retrograde 2038

Pluto retrograde 2038: 1 period, 164 days inside the year — 44.9% of 2038. Pluto turns retrograde at 2:20 AM UTC on May 25 at 24°15′ Aquarius and turns direct at 8:21 PM UTC on November 4 at 21°55′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 25 2:20 AM UTC
Turns direct
Nov 4 8:21 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2038
164 days 44.9% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 2.32°
Pluto Retrograde 2038 Dates: May 25 – Nov 4

Pluto’s path through 2038, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2038
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2038. Pluto starts 2038 at 21°12′ Aquarius and ends it at 22°37′ Aquarius — 1.4° of net progress: 3.7° forward, 2.3° given back. The loop retraces 2.32° in 164 days, from 24°15′ Aquarius on May 25 back to 21°55′ Aquarius on Nov 4. Fastest day: Jan 9, 0.03° forward; fastest backward: Aug 3, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2038 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 3, 2037 – Feb 26, 2038Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 28, 2038 – May 25, 2038Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 4, 2038 – Feb 28, 2039Retrograde: May 25, 2038 – Nov 4, 203821° Aquarius23° Aquarius24° AquariusStations retrograde May 25, 2038, 2:20 AM UTC, 24°15′ AquariusR May 25Stations direct Nov 4, 2038, 8:21 PM UTC, 21°55′ AquariusD Nov 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2038. Pluto starts 2038 at 21°12′ Aquarius and ends it at 22°37′ Aquarius — 1.4° of net progress: 3.7° forward, 2.3° given back. The loop retraces 2.32° in 164 days, from 24°15′ Aquarius on May 25 back to 21°55′ Aquarius on Nov 4. Fastest day: Jan 9, 0.03° forward; fastest backward: Aug 3, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2038 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 3, 2037 – Feb 26, 2038Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 28, 2038 – May 25, 2038Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 4, 2038 – Feb 28, 2039Retrograde: May 25, 2038 – Nov 4, 203821° Aquarius23° Aquarius24° AquariusStations retrograde May 25, 2038, 2:20 AM UTC, 24°15′ AquariusR May 25Stations direct Nov 4, 2038, 8:21 PM UTC, 21°55′ AquariusD Nov 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 2038 at 21°12′ Aquarius and ends it at 22°37′ Aquarius — 1.4° of net progress: 3.7° forward, 2.3° given back. The loop retraces 2.32° in 164 days, from 24°15′ Aquarius on May 25 back to 21°55′ Aquarius on Nov 4. Fastest day: Jan 9, 0.03° forward; fastest backward: Aug 3, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2038 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 2038: exact times in your city

Pluto turns retrograde at 2:20 AM UTC on May 25, 2038 at 24°15′ Aquarius — 10:20 PM on May 24 in Santiago, 10:20 PM on May 24 in New York, 3:20 AM in London and 11:20 AM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Tue, May 25 · 24°15′ Aquarius Thu, Nov 4 · 21°55′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 4:20 PM Mon, May 24 · UTC−10 10:21 AM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 6:20 PM Mon, May 24 · UTC−8 12:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 7:20 PM Mon, May 24 · UTC−7 1:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 7:20 PM Mon, May 24 · UTC−7 1:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC−7
Denver United States 8:20 PM Mon, May 24 · UTC−6 2:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 9:20 PM Mon, May 24 · UTC−5 3:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 8:20 PM Mon, May 24 · UTC−6 2:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC−6
New York United States 10:20 PM Mon, May 24 · UTC−4 4:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 10:20 PM Mon, May 24 · UTC−4 4:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 9:20 PM Mon, May 24 · UTC−5 3:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 9:20 PM Mon, May 24 · UTC−5 3:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 10:20 PM Mon, May 24 · UTC−4 4:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 10:20 PM Mon, May 24 · UTC−4 5:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 11:20 PM Mon, May 24 · UTC−3 5:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 11:20 PM Mon, May 24 · UTC−3 5:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 2:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC 8:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC
London United Kingdom 3:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+1 8:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 3:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+1 9:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC+1
Paris France 4:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+2 9:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 4:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+2 9:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 4:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+2 10:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 5:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+3 10:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 5:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+3 10:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 5:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+3 11:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 5:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+3 11:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 5:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+3 11:21 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 5:50 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+3:30 11:51 PM Thu, Nov 4 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 6:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+4 12:21 AM Fri, Nov 5 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 7:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+5 1:21 AM Fri, Nov 5 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 7:50 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+5:30 1:51 AM Fri, Nov 5 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 8:05 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+5:45 2:06 AM Fri, Nov 5 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 8:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+6 2:21 AM Fri, Nov 5 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 9:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+7 3:21 AM Fri, Nov 5 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 9:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+7 3:21 AM Fri, Nov 5 · UTC+7
Singapore 10:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+8 4:21 AM Fri, Nov 5 · UTC+8
Beijing China 10:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+8 4:21 AM Fri, Nov 5 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 10:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+8 4:21 AM Fri, Nov 5 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 10:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+8 4:21 AM Fri, Nov 5 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 11:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+9 5:21 AM Fri, Nov 5 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 11:20 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+9 5:21 AM Fri, Nov 5 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 11:50 AM Tue, May 25 · UTC+9:30 6:51 AM Fri, Nov 5 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 12:20 PM Tue, May 25 · UTC+10 6:21 AM Fri, Nov 5 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 12:20 PM Tue, May 25 · UTC+10 7:21 AM Fri, Nov 5 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 2:20 PM Tue, May 25 · UTC+12 9:21 AM Fri, Nov 5 · 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.

164 days · retreats 2.32°

May 25 → November 4, 2038 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 25, 2038, 2:20 AM UTC at 24°15′ Aquarius
Stations direct Nov 4, 2038, 8:21 PM UTC at 21°55′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Jan 28, 2038, 6:24 AM UTC (117 days before)
Shadow closes Feb 28, 2039, 3:38 PM UTC (116 days after)
Full window including shadows 396 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 Gemini season and ends in Scorpio season.

Also retrograde at the same time

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

Previous

2037 Ended November 3, 2037 after 164 days, moving back 2.33° through the zodiac.

Next

2039 Begins May 26, 2039 and runs 164 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 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 Jan 1 – Dec 31 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

Neptune in Aries Aug 1, 2037 – Jan 6, 2038 · 158 days
Uranus in Cancer Oct 30, 2037 – Mar 28, 2038 · 149 days
Jupiter in Cancer Nov 16, 2037 – Mar 15, 2038 · 120 days
Venus in Capricorn Dec 14, 2037 – Jan 24, 2038 · 41 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 26, 2037 – May 11, 2038 · 136 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 18, 2038 – Apr 10, 2038 · 23 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 21, 2038 – Aug 14, 2038 · 24 days
Neptune in Taurus Aug 4, 2038 – Jan 8, 2039 · 158 days
Uranus in Cancer Nov 3, 2038 – Apr 1, 2039 · 149 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 12, 2038 – Dec 2, 2038 · 20 days
Jupiter in Virgo Dec 17, 2038 – Apr 17, 2039 · 121 days
← 2037 Pluto retrograde in 2037. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2039 → Pluto retrograde in 2039.

Cite this page

AstroHot. “Pluto Retrograde 2038 Dates: May 25 – Nov 4.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/2038/

For Wikipedia {{cite web |title=Pluto Retrograde 2038 Dates: May 25 – Nov 4 |url=https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/2038/ |website=AstroHot |access-date=2026-10-30}}