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Pluto retrograde · 2025

Pluto retrograde 2025

Pluto retrograde digs: power dynamics, attachments and buried fears come up to be transformed from within. Five months a year to let go of what holds you more than you hold it.

The dates of Pluto retrograde in 2025

Times in UTC.

From Sunday, May 4, 2025 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025: in Aquarius

Pre-shadow
January 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Retrograde station
May 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM · 3°49' Aquarius
Direct station
October 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM · 1°21' Aquarius
Post-shadow
February 4, 2026 at 8:23 PM

In Aquarius, this retrograde reviews independence, innovation and fellowship. If you have a planet or an angle between 1°21' Aquarius and 3°49' Aquarius, this retrograde concerns you closely: Pluto passes over it three times.

Do

  • ↗Face a dependency, a hold, an obsession.
  • ↗Sort what you control from what controls you.
  • ↗Begin or continue deep inner work.
  • ↗Let what is finished die, without forcing what comes next.

Avoid

  • —Manipulation, your own as much as others’.
  • —Power struggles with no way out.
  • —Forcing an outer transformation before the inner one.
  • —Confusing intensity with truth.

And if Pluto is retrograde in your chart?

About one person in five is born with Mercury retrograde, fewer with Venus or Mars. During the sky’s retrogrades these people are often more at ease than others: it is their native mode.

Pluto retrograde natal →

The other retrograde planets in 2025

Frequently asked questions

Is Pluto retrograde in 2025?

From May 4, 2025 to October 14, 2025 in Aquarius.

What should I do during Pluto retrograde?

Face a dependency, a hold, an obsession. Sort what you control from what controls you. Begin or continue deep inner work. Let what is finished die, without forcing what comes next.

What is the shadow period?

The degrees the planet covers three times: once before the retrograde station, once backwards, once after the direct station. Entering the shadow announces the themes, leaving it concludes them.