Pluto Conjunct Sun: How Long It Lasts
Pluto conjunct the Sun usually lasts about two to two and three-quarter years with a 1° orb, with three or five exact hits as Pluto loops back each year. From 2026 to 2030 it reaches Suns at 2° to 12° Aquarius, which means people born from about January 22 to February 2, in any year. Find your Sun's degree in the table for your dates.
Dates by Sun degree
Find your natal Sun's degree. Each row shows when Pluto comes within 1° of the conjunction, every exact hit (R = while Pluto is retrograde), and when it separates for good. Pluto sometimes drifts just out of orb between passes; those gaps are listed too.
| Natal position | In orb from | Exact hits | Separates |
|---|---|---|---|
2° Aquarius | In orb fromMar 12, 2024 | Exact hits Feb 15, 2025Jul 28, 2025(retrograde)Dec 24, 2025 | SeparatesNov 27, 2026 33 months |
Out of orb between passes (4)Jun 25, 2024 – Jan 14, 2025Mar 28, 2025 – Jun 11, 2025Sep 19, 2025 – Nov 6, 2025Jan 25, 2026 – Sep 1, 2026 | |||
3° Aquarius | In orb fromFeb 15, 2025 | Exact hits Mar 28, 2025Jun 11, 2025(retrograde)Jan 25, 2026Sep 1, 2026(retrograde)Nov 27, 2026 | SeparatesJan 5, 2027 23 months |
Out of orb between passes (2)Jul 28, 2025 – Dec 24, 2025Feb 27, 2026 – Jul 17, 2026 | |||
4° Aquarius | In orb fromMar 28, 2025 | Exact hits Feb 27, 2026Jul 17, 2026(retrograde)Jan 5, 2027 | SeparatesDec 14, 2027 33 months |
Out of orb between passes (3)Jun 11, 2025 – Jan 25, 2026Sep 1, 2026 – Nov 27, 2026Feb 6, 2027 – Aug 18, 2027 | |||
5° Aquarius | In orb fromFeb 27, 2026 | Exact hits Apr 30, 2026(station)May 12, 2026(retrograde)(station)Feb 6, 2027Aug 18, 2027(retrograde)Dec 14, 2027 | SeparatesNov 7, 2028 32 months |
Out of orb between passes (3)Jul 17, 2026 – Jan 5, 2027Mar 14, 2027 – Jul 5, 2027Jan 18, 2028 – Sep 28, 2028 | |||
6° Aquarius | In orb fromApr 30, 2026 | Exact hits Mar 14, 2027Jul 5, 2027(retrograde)Jan 18, 2028Sep 28, 2028(retrograde)(station)Nov 7, 2028(station) | SeparatesDec 28, 2028 32 months |
Out of orb between passes (3)May 12, 2026 – Feb 6, 2027Aug 18, 2027 – Dec 14, 2027Feb 19, 2028 – Aug 3, 2028 | |||
7° Aquarius | In orb fromMar 14, 2027 | Exact hits Feb 19, 2028Aug 3, 2028(retrograde)Dec 28, 2028 | SeparatesDec 4, 2029 33 months |
Out of orb between passes (4)Jul 5, 2027 – Jan 18, 2028Apr 1, 2028 – Jun 17, 2028Sep 28, 2028 – Nov 7, 2028Jan 30, 2029 – Sep 4, 2029 | |||
8° Aquarius | In orb fromFeb 19, 2028 | Exact hits Apr 1, 2028Jun 17, 2028(retrograde)Jan 30, 2029Sep 4, 2029(retrograde)Dec 4, 2029 | SeparatesJan 12, 2030 23 months |
Out of orb between passes (2)Aug 3, 2028 – Dec 28, 2028Mar 5, 2029 – Jul 20, 2029 | |||
9° Aquarius | In orb fromApr 1, 2028 | Exact hits Mar 5, 2029Jul 20, 2029(retrograde)Jan 12, 2030 | SeparatesDec 23, 2030 33 months |
Out of orb between passes (3)Jun 17, 2028 – Jan 30, 2029Sep 4, 2029 – Dec 4, 2029Feb 13, 2030 – Aug 18, 2030 | |||
10° Aquarius | In orb fromMar 5, 2029 | Exact hits Feb 13, 2030Aug 18, 2030(retrograde)Dec 23, 2030 | SeparatesNov 25, 2031 33 months |
Out of orb between passes (3)Jul 20, 2029 – Jan 12, 2030Mar 23, 2030 – Jul 4, 2030Jan 27, 2031 – Sep 22, 2031 | |||
11° Aquarius | In orb fromFeb 13, 2030 | Exact hits Mar 23, 2030Jul 4, 2030(retrograde)Jan 27, 2031Sep 22, 2031(retrograde)Nov 25, 2031 | SeparatesJan 9, 2032 23 months |
Out of orb between passes (2)Aug 18, 2030 – Dec 23, 2030Mar 1, 2031 – Aug 2, 2031 | |||
12° Aquarius | In orb fromMar 23, 2030 | Exact hits Mar 1, 2031Aug 2, 2031(retrograde)Jan 9, 2032 | SeparatesDec 18, 2032 33 months |
Out of orb between passes (4)Jul 4, 2030 – Jan 27, 2031Apr 18, 2031 – Jun 10, 2031Sep 22, 2031 – Nov 25, 2031Feb 11, 2032 – Aug 29, 2032 | |||
Dates are US Eastern time, calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris. Each row uses the middle of the degree (5° means 5°30'), so if your Sun sits near the start or end of a degree, your dates shift a little. Starlit Journey calculates them for your exact degree.
How the arc unfolds
Entry
Pluto comes within 1° of your Sun. Questions about identity and direction can start to surface here, before anything is exact.
First exact hit
Pluto sits exactly on your Sun for the first time. Some people later mark this as the start of the chapter; others notice more on a later pass.
Retrograde passes
Pluto backs over your Sun and comes forward again. Each pass returns to the same question of who you're becoming, with more context than the last.
Last exact hit
Pluto's final crossing of your Sun. You're past the middle of the arc, and the question shifts from what's changing to what you're keeping.
Separation
Pluto moves more than 1° beyond your Sun and won't return on this cycle. For a Sun at 2° Aquarius that's Nov 27, 2026; for a Sun at 12°, Dec 18, 2032.
What it can ask of you
Pluto is the planet of depth and slow change; the Sun is your sense of self and direction. When Pluto sits on the Sun, questions about identity tend to move from the background to the front. Some questions people sit with during this transit:
- Which parts of how I see myself feel finished, and which are still forming?
- Where am I holding onto an old version of my life out of habit?
- What would I keep if I were starting this chapter from scratch?
- Where does my power come from now, and where am I giving it away?
- Which ambitions still feel like mine, and which belong to an earlier version of me?
None of this predicts what will happen. Pluto conjunct the Sun describes a long phase and the questions it can raise, not events in anyone's life.
Questions
How long does Pluto conjunct the Sun last?
About two to two and three-quarter years with a 1° orb, depending on where your Sun's degree falls in Pluto's yearly retrograde loops. Within that span Pluto makes three or five exact hits.
Which birthdays does Pluto conjunct the Sun reach from 2026 to 2030?
Suns at 2° to 12° Aquarius, so people born from about January 22 to February 2. Earlier birthdays in that range are in it first; the February birthdays come last, into 2032.
Is Pluto conjunct the Sun the same as a Pluto return?
No. A Pluto return would mean Pluto coming back to its own natal position, which takes about 248 years. Pluto conjunct the Sun is Pluto reaching your natal Sun, which happens to some people once in a lifetime and to many people never.
What orb does this page use?
1°, the orb Starlit Journey uses for Pluto. Some sites use wider orbs, which is why you'll see longer durations quoted elsewhere.
Do I need my birth time for this one?
Usually not. The Sun's degree barely changes over a day, so your birth date is enough unless you were born right at the edge of the range. For the exact minute of arc, Starlit Journey maps this transit, and every other active transit, against your own chart.
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