All too often, the word “retrograde” spurs immediately worry that whatever celestial body is moving backward is going to throw a wrench in your day-to-day life. But every planet takes its turn going retrograde, encouraging introspection and self-reflection around its themes. Then, whether within weeks or months, the planet will station direct, resuming its forward movement. The next planet to do just that is Pluto, the planet of transformation, rebirth, power, infatuation and control.
As of Friday, October 11, Pluto will go direct—or, in other words, end its five-month long retrograde and move forward through the zodiac once more. And slowly, you’ll notice that you can more readily identify and address hidden truths, tend to the shadow side of life, claim your own power and manage power dynamics within relationships in a more external way.
Read on for more details on how to make the most of Pluto moving direct through cardinal earth sign Capricorn (for the last time in our lifetimes) and fixed air sign Aquarius following its retrograde.
What is Pluto direct?
Since May 2, Pluto has been retrograde, challenging you to explore Pluto’s themes—power and control, death and rebirth—in a more self-reflective, internal, emotional way. However, as the planet of regeneration and the subconscious moves forward, aka direct, it will encourage excavating of anything dark, taboo or secretive underlying everyday life. It will also highlight power struggles and control issues that might require addressing while slowly but surely burning down anything that’s no longer serving you.
When will Pluto be direct in Capricorn and Aquarius?
Beginning Friday, October 11 at 8:34 p.m. ET/5:34 p.m. PT, Pluto will be direct (also known as moving ahead or not retrograde) in Capricorn. It will then retrace its path through the later degrees of the cardinal earth sign up until it moves into fixed air sign Aquarius on Tuesday, November 19 at 3:29 p.m. ET/12:29 p.m. PT. From that point on, Pluto will be solidly in Aquarius until March 8, 2043.
For a sense of how rare it is that Pluto will be in Aquarius, consider the fact that the last time it spent time in the fixed air sign was between 1778 to 1798. This transit will shed light on the underlying truths and shadow side of Aquarian themes, such as community, technology and science (like AI), humanitarian causes and social progress. On a personal level, you might need to take a cold, hard look at your relationship to social media or reflect on power dynamics within relationships that might be psychologically harmful and require change.
What Pluto direct in Capricorn and Aquarius means for you, based on your sign
Here, how Pluto’s direct turn will affect you, based on your sign. (Be sure to read your rising sign, if you know it. If you don’t, you can find it in your birth chart or by using this CafeAstrology calculator.)
Aries
Pluto begins its forward movement through your career zone, and over the course of the retrograde, you might’ve become more aware of toxic dynamics within professional relationships that have held you back. Now you can manage them in a more straightforward, external way, perhaps even putting the kibosh on bonds that are disempowering. And as Pluto moves into your networking zone, you’ll enter a nearly 20-year period in which you’ll be reimagining—and perhaps reinventing—your platonic relationships.
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Taurus
Pluto will move ahead in your adventure and higher learning zone initially, allowing you to feel empowered by moving past the mundane, ditching old ways of thinking and adopting new philosophies. Then, the planet of regeneration will enter your career and public zone, where it’ll spend nearly 20 years burning down old ways of handling power- and control-related conflicts with authority figures. It’s time for you to claim your own sense of authority and get more in tune with your ambition.
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Gemini
As Pluto goes direct, it’ll move forward through your emotional bonds and shared resources zone, nudging you to do away with toxic bonds and assert your needs within healthy relationships even more strongly. You’ll come away from this part of the transit feeling like you have a new perspective on your sense of security and comfort as well as joint finances. Then Pluto will move through your higher learning sector, fueling your desire to overhaul your beliefs, philosophies and perspectives. Over the course of the next couple of decades, you’ll grow even more comfortable breaking out of your comfort zone and opening your mind to new ways of thinking about the world.
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Cancer
Pluto moves forward in your partnership zone, where you’ve been doing some self-work related to your one-on-one relationships. Now you can take action inspired by the reflection, meditation and perhaps therapy you’ve been doing. You could acknowledge and address ongoing power struggles once and for all. Then, Pluto begins its long-term trip through your intimacy and emotional bonds sector, making you more aware of deep-rooted, difficult feelings and dynamics underlying your closest relationships. Over time, you’ll gain clarity around how you lean on others and how others depend on you—and just how healthy that is—or not.
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Leo
Pluto kicks off its forward movement in your wellness and daily routine zone, which impacts your everyday hustle in a profound way. You may have realized over the course of the retrograde that you want greater work-life balance or that you want to hit the gas on your day-to-day work pursuits like you never have. Either way, you can now make empowering changes in this part of your life. And as Pluto enters your partnership zone, it’s time to take a microscope to issues of control and power within your one-on-one bonds. Big relationship changes are on the horizon, and while this might sound intimidating, these shifts could ultimately help you feel even more centered in your sense of self.
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Virgo
Pluto initially moves forward in your romance and self-expression zone, which encourages you to adopt new ways of thinking about how you’re tapping into your creativity and having fun with a significant other or loved ones. Joyfulness and lighthearted, spontaneous experiences are more important than ever for your spirit. Then, Pluto moves into your wellness and routine zone, slowly but steadily making you more aware of how you’ve been putting your nose to the grindstone on a daily basis. Finding more balance and feeling empowered as a result of that balance is an ongoing work in progress—one you’ll be zeroed in on for many years to come.
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Libra
Pluto goes direct in your home zone, nudging you to act on realizations you’ve had over the last five months related to your emotional wounds, inner life and challenging power dynamics with loved ones. Though you could be hell-bent on maintaining harmony at all costs, you also deserve to put your energy toward healing—which could ultimately bolster familial bonds, too. Then, Pluto moves ahead in your romance and self-expression zone. For the next nearly 20 years, you’ll be exerting more energy on creative endeavors, bringing more pleasure into your life and embracing playfulness.
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Scorpio
With Pluto moving ahead in your communication zone, deep, meaningful conversations with friends, colleagues, siblings or neighbors can prove eye-opening. You could find you’re able to learn quite a bit from these interactions, and your appetite for soaking up knowledge—perhaps by picking up a new skill set—is stoked as well. Then, the planet of power and control will be in your family zone, requiring that you grapple with reality checks related to dynamics and emotional wounds tied to your inner life. Lean into your inclination to experience emotions in an intense way to make the most of this long-term transit.
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Sagittarius
Pluto goes direct and then moves forward in your money zone, where it’s been retrograde since September 1. You’ve been reassessing how to best share your talents and personal power within the context of generating income, and now, you can actively assert more control over this area of your life. You’re in the midst of an impressive transformation. Then, Pluto moves ahead in your communication sector, intensifying your desire to hit the gas on passion projects, learning opportunities and any chance you have to connect and ideate with others.
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Capricorn
For the last time in this lifetime, Pluto moves forward in your sign and self-image zone, where it has spent most of its time since 2008. You’ve been learning so much over the course of this long-term transit, and now, the final hurrah could involve flaunting just how much you know—and have transformed—as a result of inner work and facing your fears. Then, Pluto shifts into your money zone, requiring that you begin a nearly 20-year lesson on acknowledging and burning down any self-destructive behaviors or thought processes related to moneymaking.
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Aquarius
Pluto direct kicks off in your spirituality zone, where it’s spent most of its time since 2008. As long as you’ve been open to confronting hard truths tied to your emotional and psychological well-being and you’ve been tuning into your intuition and dreams, this last leg of Pluto’s time in this zone can prove truly rewarding. Then, Pluto will be in your sign and self-image zone for nearly 20 years, spurring you to explore your self-image, identity, confidence, and how you’re presenting yourself out in the world. You can anticipate a major transformation related to these themes, even if you’re not quite sure what that looks like yet.
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Pisces
Pluto goes direct in your networking and long-term wishes zone, and you can now launch a game plan you’ve been musing about over the course of the retrograde that’s related to problematic tensions within platonic relationships or group projects. You can now more readily stand up for yourself when colleagues are exerting too much control over a team effort. Then, Pluto will be in your spirituality sector, requiring that you begin to tackle deep-rooted wounds tied to your past and endings. While that might initially sound intimidating, this long-term transit can ultimately prove intensely healing.
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