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Is Pluto retrograde right now?
Yes. Pluto is retrograde until 16 Oct 2026.
Pluto retrograde dates
| Shadow begins | Turns retrograde | Turns direct | Shadow ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2026 | 6 May 2026 5° Aquarius |
16 Oct 2026 3° Aquarius |
7 Feb 2027 |
| 13 Jan 2027 | 8 May 2027 7° Aquarius |
18 Oct 2027 4° Aquarius |
9 Feb 2028 |
| 15 Jan 2028 | 9 May 2028 8° Aquarius |
19 Oct 2028 6° Aquarius |
10 Feb 2029 |
Dates are in UTC. The shadow is the stretch before and after, when Pluto passes over the same degrees it will retrace (or has just retraced).
Does it land on your chart?
These dates are the same for everyone. What they touch depends on your birth chart. Your free transit calendar shows the exact days they hit you.
See my personal datesWhat Pluto retrograde means
Pluto rules power, endings and deep change. Pluto is retrograde about five months a year. Deep patterns come up for review, often quietly.
What to do: Look at what you keep holding on to that has already ended.
No planet actually moves backwards. From Earth it only looks that way while we overtake it, or it overtakes us, on our orbits around the Sun.
Other retrogrades
Mercury · Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune · Which planets are retrograde now · Eclipses