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Pluto retrograde 2040

Pluto retrograde 2040: 1 period, 164 days inside the year — 44.7% of 2040. Pluto turns retrograde at 1:24 PM UTC on May 27 at 27°07′ Aquarius and turns direct at 6:03 AM UTC on November 7 at 24°49′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 27 1:24 PM UTC
Turns direct
Nov 7 6:03 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2040
164 days 44.7% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 2.3°
Pluto Retrograde 2040 Dates: May 27 – Nov 7

Pluto’s path through 2040, day by day

Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2040
Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2040. Pluto starts 2040 at 24°02′ Aquarius and ends it at 25°27′ Aquarius — 1.4° of net progress: 3.7° forward, 2.3° given back. The loop retraces 2.3° in 164 days, from 27°07′ Aquarius on May 27 back to 24°49′ Aquarius on Nov 7. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.03° forward; fastest backward: Aug 5, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2040 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 6, 2039 – Mar 1, 2040Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 31, 2040 – May 27, 2040Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 7, 2040 – Mar 3, 2041Retrograde: May 27, 2040 – Nov 7, 204024° Aquarius26° Aquarius27° AquariusStations retrograde May 27, 2040, 1:24 PM UTC, 27°07′ AquariusR May 27Stations direct Nov 7, 2040, 6:03 AM UTC, 24°49′ AquariusD Nov 7JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Pluto against the zodiac, 2040. Pluto starts 2040 at 24°02′ Aquarius and ends it at 25°27′ Aquarius — 1.4° of net progress: 3.7° forward, 2.3° given back. The loop retraces 2.3° in 164 days, from 27°07′ Aquarius on May 27 back to 24°49′ Aquarius on Nov 7. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.03° forward; fastest backward: Aug 5, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2040 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 6, 2039 – Mar 1, 2040Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 31, 2040 – May 27, 2040Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 7, 2040 – Mar 3, 2041Retrograde: May 27, 2040 – Nov 7, 204024° Aquarius26° Aquarius27° AquariusStations retrograde May 27, 2040, 1:24 PM UTC, 27°07′ AquariusR May 27Stations direct Nov 7, 2040, 6:03 AM UTC, 24°49′ AquariusD Nov 7JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Pluto starts 2040 at 24°02′ Aquarius and ends it at 25°27′ Aquarius — 1.4° of net progress: 3.7° forward, 2.3° given back. The loop retraces 2.3° in 164 days, from 27°07′ Aquarius on May 27 back to 24°49′ Aquarius on Nov 7. Fastest day: Jan 5, 0.03° forward; fastest backward: Aug 5, 0.03°. Counting the shadows, 366 days of 2040 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Pluto retrograde 2040: exact times in your city

Pluto turns retrograde at 1:24 PM UTC on May 27, 2040 at 27°07′ Aquarius — 9:24 AM in Santiago, 9:24 AM in New York, 2:24 PM in London and 10:24 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sun, May 27 · 27°07′ Aquarius Wed, Nov 7 · 24°49′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 3:24 AM Sun, May 27 · UTC−10 8:03 PM Tue, Nov 6 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 5:24 AM Sun, May 27 · UTC−8 9:03 PM Tue, Nov 6 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 6:24 AM Sun, May 27 · UTC−7 10:03 PM Tue, Nov 6 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 6:24 AM Sun, May 27 · UTC−7 11:03 PM Tue, Nov 6 · UTC−7
Denver United States 7:24 AM Sun, May 27 · UTC−6 11:03 PM Tue, Nov 6 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 8:24 AM Sun, May 27 · UTC−5 12:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 7:24 AM Sun, May 27 · UTC−6 12:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC−6
New York United States 9:24 AM Sun, May 27 · UTC−4 1:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 9:24 AM Sun, May 27 · UTC−4 1:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 8:24 AM Sun, May 27 · UTC−5 1:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 8:24 AM Sun, May 27 · UTC−5 1:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 9:24 AM Sun, May 27 · UTC−4 2:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 9:24 AM Sun, May 27 · UTC−4 3:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 10:24 AM Sun, May 27 · UTC−3 3:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 10:24 AM Sun, May 27 · UTC−3 3:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 1:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC 6:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC
London United Kingdom 2:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+1 6:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 2:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+1 7:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+1
Paris France 3:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+2 7:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 3:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+2 7:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 3:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+2 8:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 4:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+3 8:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 4:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+3 8:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 4:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+3 9:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 4:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+3 9:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 4:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+3 9:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 4:54 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+3:30 9:33 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 5:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+4 10:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 6:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+5 11:03 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:54 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+5:30 11:33 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 7:09 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+5:45 11:48 AM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 7:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+6 12:03 PM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 8:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+7 1:03 PM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 8:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+7 1:03 PM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+7
Singapore 9:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+8 2:03 PM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+8
Beijing China 9:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+8 2:03 PM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 9:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+8 2:03 PM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 9:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+8 2:03 PM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 10:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+9 3:03 PM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 10:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+9 3:03 PM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 10:54 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+9:30 4:33 PM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 11:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+10 4:03 PM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:24 PM Sun, May 27 · UTC+10 5:03 PM Wed, Nov 7 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 1:24 AM Mon, May 28 · UTC+12 7:03 PM Wed, Nov 7 · 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 2.3°

May 27 → November 7, 2040 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 27, 2040, 1:24 PM UTC at 27°07′ Aquarius
Stations direct Nov 7, 2040, 6:03 AM UTC at 24°49′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Jan 31, 2040, 6:43 AM UTC (117 days before)
Shadow closes Mar 3, 2041, 8:47 AM UTC (116 days after)
Full window including shadows 397 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

  • Saturn in Libra — May 27 to Jun 6, 2040 (10 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Cancer — Jun 13 to Jul 7, 2040 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Taurus — Aug 8 to Nov 7, 2040 (91 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Scorpio — Oct 9 to Oct 30, 2040 (21 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 2040

Previous

2039 Ended November 6, 2039 after 164 days, moving back 2.31° through the zodiac.

Next

2041 Begins May 29, 2041 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 2040

Pluto through the zodiac in 2040

Every sign Pluto occupies during 2040, 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.

2040 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2040

Neptune in Taurus Aug 6, 2039 – Jan 11, 2040 · 158 days
Uranus in Leo Nov 8, 2039 – Apr 5, 2040 · 149 days
Mars in Cancer Nov 23, 2039 – Feb 9, 2040 · 78 days
Jupiter in Libra Jan 16, 2040 – May 18, 2040 · 123 days
Saturn in Libra Jan 21, 2040 – Jun 6, 2040 · 138 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 12, 2040 – Mar 5, 2040 · 22 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 13, 2040 – Jul 7, 2040 · 24 days
Neptune in Taurus Aug 8, 2040 – Jan 12, 2041 · 157 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 9, 2040 – Oct 30, 2040 · 21 days
Uranus in Leo Nov 12, 2040 – Apr 10, 2041 · 149 days
← 2039 Pluto retrograde in 2039. All Pluto retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2041 → Pluto retrograde in 2041.

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AstroHot. “Pluto Retrograde 2040 Dates: May 27 – Nov 7.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/pluto/2040/

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