{
  "source": "https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/pluto",
  "key": "pluto",
  "name": "Pluto",
  "computedAt": "2026-10-01T04:45:00.000Z",
  "position": {
    "key": "pluto",
    "name": "Pluto",
    "sign": "Aquarius",
    "signIndex": 10,
    "degree": "3°07'",
    "degreeExact": "3°07'14\"",
    "longitude": 303.1206,
    "speed": -0.0069,
    "retrograde": true,
    "stationary": false,
    "enteredAt": "2024-11-19T21:06:15.952Z",
    "previousSign": "Capricorn",
    "enteredRetrograde": false,
    "leavesAt": "2043-03-09T01:55:38.745Z",
    "nextSign": "Pisces"
  },
  "answer": "Pluto is in Aquarius right now, at 3°07' Aquarius as of October 1, 2026 at 04:45 UTC. Pluto entered Aquarius on November 19, 2024 at 4:06 PM ET (21:06 UTC) and stays until March 8, 2043 at 9:55 PM ET (01:55 UTC on March 9), when it moves into Pisces. Pluto is retrograde.",
  "copy": {
    "governs": "power, transformation, endings, and what is hidden",
    "cycle": "Pluto's elliptical orbit means it spends between about 12 and 31 years in a sign and takes about 248 years to circle the zodiac. It turns retrograde for five to six months every year.",
    "transit": "Pluto's sign is read as the long arc of collective transformation: what a generation tears down and rebuilds.",
    "question": "What Sign Is Pluto in Right Now?",
    "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto"
  },
  "ingressRange": {
    "from": "2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "to": "2035-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "ingresses": [
    {
      "date": "2023-03-23T12:48:11.162Z",
      "sign": "Aquarius",
      "fromSign": "Capricorn",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-06-11T09:04:08.510Z",
      "sign": "Capricorn",
      "fromSign": "Aquarius",
      "retrograde": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-01-21T01:10:36.547Z",
      "sign": "Aquarius",
      "fromSign": "Capricorn",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-09-01T23:28:57.817Z",
      "sign": "Capricorn",
      "fromSign": "Aquarius",
      "retrograde": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-11-19T21:06:16.391Z",
      "sign": "Aquarius",
      "fromSign": "Capricorn",
      "retrograde": false
    }
  ],
  "retrograde": {
    "key": "pluto",
    "name": "Pluto",
    "current": {
      "key": "pluto",
      "name": "Pluto",
      "stationRetrograde": "2026-05-06T15:44:47.695Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "5°30' Aquarius",
      "stationDirect": "2026-10-16T02:24:35.683Z",
      "directDegree": "3°04' Aquarius",
      "shadowStart": "2026-01-12T07:41:42.246Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2027-02-07T01:15:05.712Z",
      "durationDays": 162,
      "signs": [
        "Aquarius"
      ]
    },
    "next": {
      "key": "pluto",
      "name": "Pluto",
      "stationRetrograde": "2027-05-08T12:14:41.542Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "7°10' Aquarius",
      "stationDirect": "2027-10-18T03:51:46.933Z",
      "directDegree": "4°44' Aquarius",
      "shadowStart": "2027-01-13T23:39:22.937Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2028-02-09T05:12:22.675Z",
      "durationDays": 163,
      "signs": [
        "Aquarius"
      ]
    },
    "previous": {
      "key": "pluto",
      "name": "Pluto",
      "stationRetrograde": "2025-05-04T15:51:12.656Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "3°49' Aquarius",
      "stationDirect": "2025-10-14T02:49:28.066Z",
      "directDegree": "1°22' Aquarius",
      "shadowStart": "2025-01-10T15:40:49.072Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2026-02-04T20:23:13.944Z",
      "durationDays": 162,
      "signs": [
        "Aquarius"
      ]
    },
    "shadow": null,
    "answer": "Yes. Pluto has been retrograde since May 6, 2026 at 11:44 AM ET (15:44 UTC) and turns direct on October 15, 2026 at 10:24 PM ET (02:24 UTC on October 16) at 3°04' Aquarius. Its post-retrograde shadow ends on February 7, 2027."
  },
  "retrogradePeriods": [
    {
      "key": "pluto",
      "name": "Pluto",
      "stationRetrograde": "2025-05-04T15:51:01.230Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "3°49' Aquarius",
      "stationDirect": "2025-10-14T02:49:56.191Z",
      "directDegree": "1°22' Aquarius",
      "shadowStart": "2025-01-10T15:40:48.851Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2026-02-04T20:23:13.725Z",
      "durationDays": 162,
      "signs": [
        "Aquarius"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "pluto",
      "name": "Pluto",
      "stationRetrograde": "2026-05-06T15:44:36.269Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "5°30' Aquarius",
      "stationDirect": "2026-10-16T02:24:24.257Z",
      "directDegree": "3°04' Aquarius",
      "shadowStart": "2026-01-12T07:41:42.026Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2027-02-07T01:15:05.492Z",
      "durationDays": 162,
      "signs": [
        "Aquarius"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "pluto",
      "name": "Pluto",
      "stationRetrograde": "2027-05-08T12:14:30.117Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "7°10' Aquarius",
      "stationDirect": "2027-10-18T03:51:35.507Z",
      "directDegree": "4°44' Aquarius",
      "shadowStart": "2027-01-13T23:39:23.379Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2028-02-09T05:12:23.114Z",
      "durationDays": 163,
      "signs": [
        "Aquarius"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "retrogradeTheme": "inner transformation and a private reckoning with power",
  "aspects": [
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-10-02T20:43:00.468Z",
      "key": "mercury",
      "title": "Mercury square Pluto",
      "detail": "Exact square"
    },
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-10-03T10:38:19.218Z",
      "key": "mars",
      "title": "Mars opposite Pluto",
      "detail": "Exact opposition"
    },
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-10-20T06:43:07.500Z",
      "key": "venus",
      "title": "Venus square Pluto",
      "detail": "Exact square"
    },
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-10-26T12:11:50.156Z",
      "key": "sun",
      "title": "The Sun square Pluto",
      "detail": "Exact square"
    }
  ]
}