When Was Pluto Last in Cancer?
Updated October 5, 2026
As of October 2026, the last time was 1912–39: Pluto first entered Cancer on 10 September 1912 and, because retrograde motion carried it back and forth across the sign's boundary, entered it five times in all before leaving for good on 14 June 1939. Next: Pluto first enters Cancer on 14 August 2157; retrograde motion carries it back and forth across the sign's boundary, so it enters five times in all and leaves for good on 23 April 2185.
Each bar runs from first entry to final exit. Stretches marked with a neighbouring sign are times it crossed back over the boundary before returning.
Every Pluto-in-Cancer pass, 1600–2800
Dates are in UTC and the Gregorian calendar; in a time zone far from Greenwich an ingress can fall on the neighbouring calendar day. Dates before 14 September 1752 are Gregorian too, though Britain and its colonies still used the Julian calendar, 10 days behind until 11 March 1700 and 11 days behind after, and began the year on 25 March.
| First entry | Final exit | Time in Cancer | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 1668 | 9 May 1694 | 24 years | 5 times |
| In Cancer: 24 Jul 1668 – 8 Dec 1668 · 9 Jun 1669 – 10 Feb 1670 · 13 Apr 1670 – 2 Sept 1692 · 30 Dec 1692 – 12 Jul 1693 · 14 Mar 1694 – 9 May 1694 | |||
| 10 September 1912 | 14 June 1939 | 25 years | 5 times |
| In Cancer: 10 Sept 1912 – 20 Oct 1912 · 9 Jul 1913 – 28 Dec 1913 · 26 May 1914 – 7 Oct 1937 · 25 Nov 1937 – 3 Aug 1938 · 7 Feb 1939 – 14 Jun 1939 | |||
| 14 August 2157 | 23 April 2185 | 26 years | 5 times |
| In Cancer: 14 Aug 2157 – 15 Nov 2157 · 26 Jun 2158 – 12 Jan 2159 · 12 May 2159 – 25 Aug 2183 · 9 Jan 2184 – 6 Jul 2184 · 31 Mar 2185 – 23 Apr 2185 | |||
| 31 July 2402 | 9 June 2430 | 26 years | 5 times |
| In Cancer: 31 Jul 2402 – 1 Dec 2402 · 16 Jun 2403 – 27 Jan 2404 · 27 Apr 2404 – 25 Sept 2428 · 5 Dec 2428 – 29 Jul 2429 · 11 Feb 2430 – 9 Jun 2430 | |||
| 20 July 2647 | 23 April 2676 | 27 years | 5 times |
| In Cancer: 20 Jul 2647 – 14 Dec 2647 · 6 Jun 2648 – 12 Feb 2649 · 13 Apr 2649 – 22 Aug 2674 · 12 Jan 2675 – 6 Jul 2675 · 31 Mar 2676 – 23 Apr 2676 | |||
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Born with Pluto in Cancer
- Born 10 September 1912 – 14 June 1939, except 20 October 1912 – 9 July 1913 (in Gemini), 28 December 1913 – 26 May 1914 (in Gemini), 7 October 1937 – 25 November 1937 (in Leo) and 3 August 1938 – 7 February 1939 (in Leo)
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Pluto retrograde in Cancer, the 1912–39 pass
Retrograde periods with at least one station in Cancer: the date Pluto stood still and turned retrograde, and the date it turned direct again.
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct |
|---|---|
| 30 September 1912 0°04′ Cancer | 12 March 1913 28°00′ Gemini |
| 1 October 1913 1°08′ Cancer | 14 March 1914 29°04′ Gemini |
| 3 October 1914 2°13′ Cancer | 15 March 1915 0°09′ Cancer |
| 4 October 1915 3°19′ Cancer | 15 March 1916 1°14′ Cancer |
| 5 October 1916 4°25′ Cancer | 16 March 1917 2°19′ Cancer |
| 6 October 1917 5°31′ Cancer | 18 March 1918 3°26′ Cancer |
| 7 October 1918 6°39′ Cancer | 19 March 1919 4°32′ Cancer |
| 9 October 1919 7°46′ Cancer | 20 March 1920 5°40′ Cancer |
| 9 October 1920 8°55′ Cancer | 21 March 1921 6°48′ Cancer |
| 11 October 1921 10°03′ Cancer | 22 March 1922 7°56′ Cancer |
| 12 October 1922 11°13′ Cancer | 24 March 1923 9°05′ Cancer |
| 13 October 1923 12°23′ Cancer | 24 March 1924 10°14′ Cancer |
| 14 October 1924 13°33′ Cancer | 25 March 1925 11°24′ Cancer |
| 15 October 1925 14°44′ Cancer | 27 March 1926 12°35′ Cancer |
| 17 October 1926 15°56′ Cancer | 28 March 1927 13°46′ Cancer |
| 18 October 1927 17°09′ Cancer | 29 March 1928 14°58′ Cancer |
| 19 October 1928 18°23′ Cancer | 30 March 1929 16°12′ Cancer |
| 21 October 1929 19°37′ Cancer | 31 March 1930 17°26′ Cancer |
| 22 October 1930 20°53′ Cancer | 2 April 1931 18°41′ Cancer |
| 24 October 1931 22°09′ Cancer | 2 April 1932 19°57′ Cancer |
| 24 October 1932 23°27′ Cancer | 4 April 1933 21°14′ Cancer |
| 26 October 1933 24°45′ Cancer | 5 April 1934 22°31′ Cancer |
| 28 October 1934 26°04′ Cancer | 7 April 1935 23°50′ Cancer |
| 29 October 1935 27°24′ Cancer | 7 April 1936 25°09′ Cancer |
| 30 October 1936 28°45′ Cancer | 9 April 1937 26°29′ Cancer |
| 31 October 1937 0°07′ Leo | 11 April 1938 27°50′ Cancer |
| 2 November 1938 1°30′ Leo | 12 April 1939 29°13′ Cancer |
How Pluto moves through the zodiac
Across 1600–2800, Pluto spent about 12 years to 32 years in a sign on each pass, not counting retrograde dips out of it, and it returned to the same sign about every 246 years. 100% of passes included at least one retrograde dip back over a sign boundary.
Pluto in other signs
Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces
Other planets in Cancer
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How these dates were found
With Horoskopos's sky search: Pluto's geocentric, apparent, tropical ecliptic longitude, computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library, with each sign boundary found to the minute. Sample ingresses agree with NASA JPL's Horizons ephemeris to within an hour for 2023–43, about three hours for the 1850s–80s and about 15 hours for the 1770s: Pluto moves so slowly that a sliver of an arcminute in position becomes hours in time. Pluto comes from an integrated orbit that is reliable from about 1 CE to 3999 CE. Data generated 2026-10-04; page built 2026-10-05.