Yes. Pluto has been retrograde since May 6, at 3°07′ Aquarius today. It stands still and turns forward on October 16 and is clear of its shadow on February 7. Day 148 of 162.
What was buried is not dug up. It rises on its own, a few degrees at a time, and will not be put back.
| Entered shadow | January 12 at 7:41 AM | 3°04′ Aquarius |
| Stood still, turned back | May 6 at 3:44 PM | 5°30′ Aquarius |
| Stands still, turns forward | October 16 at 2:23 AM | 3°04′ Aquarius |
| Leaves shadow | February 7 at 1:15 AM | 5°30′ Aquarius |
Pluto retrogrades for nearly half of every year, seeming to back two or three degrees through Aquarius. Nothing in the sky reverses; the Earth is passing a body so distant that our passing is almost the only motion it can be seen to have, a candle carried past a mountain. Its reversals are so regular that astrologers read them as the breathing of a very long process: the slow transformations of the age tighten their grip for five months and then ease, the way a sleeper’s hand closes and opens without waking. On the scale of a single life, the interval is described as the season in which power that faced outward turns inward, in which the thing one has been not-looking-at becomes harder not to see, and in which endings finish. The retrograde ends when Pluto stands still and turns on October 16; it clears its shadow on February 7.
Retrograde from 5°30′ Aquarius, the degree of a masked figure moving through the rites of a mystery play, back to 3°04′ Aquarius, the degree of a healer carrying wisdom from a distant tradition. One hundred sixty-two days.
Pluto today: 3°07′ Aquarius, the fourth degree. A healer carrying wisdom from a distant tradition.
Pluto retrogrades for nearly half of every year, seeming to back two or three degrees through Aquarius. Nothing in the sky reverses; the Earth is passing a body so distant that our passing is almost the only motion it can be seen to have, a candle carried past a mountain. Its reversals are so regular that astrologers read them as the breathing of a very long process: the slow transformations of the age tighten their grip for five months and then ease, the way a sleeper’s hand closes and opens without waking. On the scale of a single life, the interval is described as the season in which power that faced outward turns inward, in which the thing one has been not-looking-at becomes harder not to see, and in which endings finish. The retrograde ends when Pluto stands still and turns on ; it clears its shadow on .
Pluto retrogrades every year for five to six months, and takes about two and a half centuries to go once around.
| Enters shadow | Stands still, turns back | Stands still, turns forward | Leaves shadow |
|---|---|---|---|
5°30′ Aquarius | 3°04′ Aquarius | ||
7°10′ Aquarius | 4°44′ Aquarius |
About 44 percent of people were born with Pluto retrograde. Enter a date and time and Moondark will tell you, along with the Moon’s sign and phase and whether she was void.
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