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Pluto Sextile Sun Synastry

Pluto sextile Sun in synastry means one partner's Pluto sits about 60° from the other's Sun (orb ±6°), an angle read as ease. It turns up in 6.65% of couples born within five years of each other.

Each side on its own first: Pluto in a birth chart, Sun in a birth chart and birth chart calculator.

In couples
6.65% about 1 in 15
Either way round
12.82% both ways: 0.48%
Angle
60° 2 signs apart · orb ±6°
Birth time
Not needed the date sets it

Simulation of 3 million couples, NASA JPL DE440.

The same aspect with one of these planets: Jupiter sextile Pluto, Mercury sextile Pluto, Ascendant sextile Pluto, Mars sextile Pluto, Neptune sextile Sun, Juno sextile Sun, Jupiter sextile Sun and Moon sextile Sun.

Pluto Sextile Sun Synastry: Meaning and How Common It Is

Checked against chance

How common is Pluto sextile Sun in synastry?

Pluto sextile Sun, counted three ways
Pluto sextile Sun, counted three ways Pluto sextile Sun, counted three ways: Couples ≤ 5 yrs apart 6.65%, Any two people, 1940–2010 6.68%, Planets spread evenly 6.67%. Couples ≤ 5 yrs apartCouples ≤ 5 yrs apart: 6.65%6.65%Any two people, 1940–2010Any two people, 1940–2010: 6.68%6.68%Planets spread evenlyPlanets spread evenly: 6.67%6.67%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Couples ≤ 5 yrs apartCouples ≤ 5 yrs apart: 6.65%6.65%Any two people, 1940–2010Any two people, 1940–2010: 6.68%6.68%Planets spread evenlyPlanets spread evenly: 6.67%6.67%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

The age gap changes little: 6.54% to 6.74% at any gap up to 40 years.

How the odds are calculated →

By sign

Which signs make Pluto sextile Sun, generation by generation

Pluto sextile Sun, generation by generation: the Sun signs that make it
Pluto sextile Sun, generation by generation: the Sun signs that make it Pluto in Leo (1937–58): Sun in Gemini or Libra; Pluto in Virgo (1956–72): Sun in Cancer or Scorpio; Pluto in Libra (1971–84): Sun in Leo or Sagittarius; Pluto in Scorpio (1983–95): Sun in Virgo or Capricorn; Pluto in Sagittarius (1995–2008): Sun in Libra or Aquarius; Pluto in Capricorn (2008–24): Sun in Scorpio or Pisces. Sun’s sign that makes itAriTauGemCanLeoVirLibScoSagCapAquPisPluto in Leo1937–58Pluto in Leo 1937–58: Sun in AriesPluto in Leo 1937–58: Sun in TaurusPluto in Leo 1937–58: Sun in Gemini — forms itPluto in Leo 1937–58: Sun in CancerPluto in Leo 1937–58: Sun in LeoPluto in Leo 1937–58: Sun in VirgoPluto in Leo 1937–58: Sun in Libra — forms itPluto in Leo 1937–58: Sun in ScorpioPluto in Leo 1937–58: Sun in SagittariusPluto in Leo 1937–58: Sun in CapricornPluto in Leo 1937–58: Sun in AquariusPluto in Leo 1937–58: Sun in PiscesPluto in Virgo1956–72Pluto in Virgo 1956–72: Sun in AriesPluto in Virgo 1956–72: Sun in TaurusPluto in Virgo 1956–72: Sun in GeminiPluto in Virgo 1956–72: Sun in Cancer — forms itPluto in Virgo 1956–72: Sun in LeoPluto in Virgo 1956–72: Sun in VirgoPluto in Virgo 1956–72: Sun in LibraPluto in Virgo 1956–72: Sun in Scorpio — forms itPluto in Virgo 1956–72: Sun in SagittariusPluto in Virgo 1956–72: Sun in CapricornPluto in Virgo 1956–72: Sun in AquariusPluto in Virgo 1956–72: Sun in PiscesPluto in Libra1971–84Pluto in Libra 1971–84: Sun in AriesPluto in Libra 1971–84: Sun in TaurusPluto in Libra 1971–84: Sun in GeminiPluto in Libra 1971–84: Sun in CancerPluto in Libra 1971–84: Sun in Leo — forms itPluto in Libra 1971–84: Sun in VirgoPluto in Libra 1971–84: Sun in LibraPluto in Libra 1971–84: Sun in ScorpioPluto in Libra 1971–84: Sun in Sagittarius — forms itPluto in Libra 1971–84: Sun in CapricornPluto in Libra 1971–84: Sun in AquariusPluto in Libra 1971–84: Sun in PiscesPluto in Scorpio1983–95Pluto in Scorpio 1983–95: Sun in AriesPluto in Scorpio 1983–95: Sun in TaurusPluto in Scorpio 1983–95: Sun in GeminiPluto in Scorpio 1983–95: Sun in CancerPluto in Scorpio 1983–95: Sun in LeoPluto in Scorpio 1983–95: Sun in Virgo — forms itPluto in Scorpio 1983–95: Sun in LibraPluto in Scorpio 1983–95: Sun in ScorpioPluto in Scorpio 1983–95: Sun in SagittariusPluto in Scorpio 1983–95: Sun in Capricorn — forms itPluto in Scorpio 1983–95: Sun in AquariusPluto in Scorpio 1983–95: Sun in PiscesPluto in Sagittarius1995–2008Pluto in Sagittarius 1995–2008: Sun in AriesPluto in Sagittarius 1995–2008: Sun in TaurusPluto in Sagittarius 1995–2008: Sun in GeminiPluto in Sagittarius 1995–2008: Sun in CancerPluto in Sagittarius 1995–2008: Sun in LeoPluto in Sagittarius 1995–2008: Sun in VirgoPluto in Sagittarius 1995–2008: Sun in Libra — forms itPluto in Sagittarius 1995–2008: Sun in ScorpioPluto in Sagittarius 1995–2008: Sun in SagittariusPluto in Sagittarius 1995–2008: Sun in CapricornPluto in Sagittarius 1995–2008: Sun in Aquarius — forms itPluto in Sagittarius 1995–2008: Sun in PiscesPluto in Capricorn2008–24Pluto in Capricorn 2008–24: Sun in AriesPluto in Capricorn 2008–24: Sun in TaurusPluto in Capricorn 2008–24: Sun in GeminiPluto in Capricorn 2008–24: Sun in CancerPluto in Capricorn 2008–24: Sun in LeoPluto in Capricorn 2008–24: Sun in VirgoPluto in Capricorn 2008–24: Sun in LibraPluto in Capricorn 2008–24: Sun in Scorpio — forms itPluto in Capricorn 2008–24: Sun in SagittariusPluto in Capricorn 2008–24: Sun in CapricornPluto in Capricorn 2008–24: Sun in AquariusPluto in Capricorn 2008–24: Sun in Pisces — forms itSource: NASA JPL DE440 ingressesastrohot.com

Born 1995–2008, with Pluto in Sagittarius? Then a partner’s Sun in Libra or Aquarius makes the sextile.

To check it by degree: Pluto at 10° Leo makes the sextile with the Sun anywhere from 4° to 16° of Gemini or Libra — the 60° angle give or take 6°. The chart goes by sign, but the sextile also forms across a sign line: Pluto at 1° Leo and the Sun at 29° Virgo are 58° apart, a semi-sextile by sign.

Years are first entry to final exit, so neighboring rows overlap where Pluto stepped back on a retrograde. Source: NASA JPL DE440.

Between two people

What does Pluto sextile Sun mean in synastry?

Encouragement to grow. The Pluto person sees the Sun person's potential and supports real change, and the Sun person gives the Pluto person a partner who takes depth seriously. The sextile works through opportunities — a new job, a move, a decision that both back.

The usual mistake

Where does Pluto sextile Sun usually go wrong?

The support for real change is there, and the decisions it should back keep being put off.

Over time

How Pluto sextile Sun plays out over time

  1. Early on. Quiet support for real change: the Pluto person encourages the Sun person to go deeper.
  2. Under pressure. The support helps when it is used to make decisions.
  3. Years in. The bond pays off when the decisions it supports are actually made.

Pluto and Sun at other angles

At any angle: Identity meeting transformation. The Pluto person tends to change the Sun person's sense of who they are, for better or worse, and the contact rarely stays neutral. Pluto's slow orbit makes it shared by everyone born near the Pluto person.

The sextile among the Pluto–Sun angles, % of couples
The sextile among the Pluto–Sun angles, % of couples The sextile among the Pluto–Sun angles, % of couples: Sextile 60° 6.65%, Square 90° 8.9%, Trine 120° 8.88%, Quincunx 150° 3.34%. Sextile 60°Sextile 60°: 6.65%6.65%Square 90°Square 90°: 8.9%8.9%Trine 120°Trine 120°: 8.88%8.88%Quincunx 150°Quincunx 150°: 3.34%3.34%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Sextile 60°Sextile 60°: 6.65%6.65%Square 90°Square 90°: 8.9%8.9%Trine 120°Trine 120°: 8.88%8.88%Quincunx 150°Quincunx 150°: 3.34%3.34%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Square 90° · 8.9% of couples Trine 120° · 8.88% of couples Quincunx 150° · 3.34% of couples

Next to Pluto sextile Sun in our list of 382, which runs from the most asked-about down.

Moon trine Node 120° · 8.88% of couples Mercury square Saturn 90° · 8.87% of couples Lilith square Venus 90° · 8.9% of couples Pluto trine Saturn 120° · 9.01% of couples

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