When Was Pluto Last in Sagittarius?
Updated October 5, 2026
As of October 2026, the last time was 1995–2008: Pluto first entered Sagittarius on 17 January 1995 and, because retrograde motion carried it back and forth across the sign's boundary, entered it three times in all before leaving for good on 27 November 2008. Next: Pluto first enters Sagittarius on 18 December 2241; retrograde motion carries it back and forth across the sign's boundary, so it enters four times in all and leaves for good on 6 October 2255.
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-Sagittarius 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 Sagittarius | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 December 1748 | 9 November 1762 | 13 years | 3 times |
| In Sagittarius: 10 Dec 1748 – 8 Jun 1749 · 7 Oct 1749 – 7 Jan 1762 · 8 Jul 1762 – 9 Nov 1762 | |||
| 17 January 1995 | 27 November 2008 | 13 years | 3 times |
| In Sagittarius: 17 Jan 1995 – 21 Apr 1995 · 10 Nov 1995 – 26 Jan 2008 · 14 Jun 2008 – 27 Nov 2008 | |||
| 18 December 2241 | 6 October 2255 | 13 years | 4 times |
| In Sagittarius: 18 Dec 2241 – 28 May 2242 · 15 Oct 2242 – 28 Feb 2254 · 5 May 2254 – 20 Dec 2254 · 16 Aug 2255 – 6 Oct 2255 | |||
| 1 December 2488 | 24 November 2501 | 12 years | 3 times |
| In Sagittarius: 1 Dec 2488 – 21 Jun 2489 · 23 Sept 2489 – 23 Jan 2501 · 17 Jun 2501 – 24 Nov 2501 | |||
| 17 February 2735 | 31 October 2748 | 12 years | 4 times |
| In Sagittarius: 17 Feb 2735 – 18 Mar 2735 · 23 Nov 2735 – 15 Jul 2736 · 3 Sept 2736 – 4 Jan 2748 · 17 Jul 2748 – 31 Oct 2748 | |||
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Born with Pluto in Sagittarius
- Born 17 January 1995 – 27 November 2008, except 21 April 1995 – 10 November 1995 (in Scorpio) and 26 January 2008 – 14 June 2008 (in Capricorn)
On the days Pluto changes sign, the birth time decides: dates here are UTC. Enter your birth data to see your own chart.
Pluto retrograde in Sagittarius, the 1995–2008 pass
Retrograde periods with at least one station in Sagittarius: the date Pluto stood still and turned retrograde, and the date it turned direct again.
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct |
|---|---|
| 4 March 1995 0°36′ Sagittarius | 8 August 1995 27°49′ Scorpio |
| 5 March 1996 3°06′ Sagittarius | 10 August 1996 0°20′ Sagittarius |
| 8 March 1997 5°36′ Sagittarius | 13 August 1997 2°49′ Sagittarius |
| 11 March 1998 8°03′ Sagittarius | 16 August 1998 5°17′ Sagittarius |
| 13 March 1999 10°29′ Sagittarius | 19 August 1999 7°44′ Sagittarius |
| 15 March 2000 12°54′ Sagittarius | 20 August 2000 10°09′ Sagittarius |
| 18 March 2001 15°16′ Sagittarius | 23 August 2001 12°32′ Sagittarius |
| 20 March 2002 17°37′ Sagittarius | 26 August 2002 14°54′ Sagittarius |
| 23 March 2003 19°57′ Sagittarius | 29 August 2003 17°14′ Sagittarius |
| 24 March 2004 22°14′ Sagittarius | 30 August 2004 19°32′ Sagittarius |
| 27 March 2005 24°30′ Sagittarius | 2 September 2005 21°49′ Sagittarius |
| 29 March 2006 26°45′ Sagittarius | 5 September 2006 24°04′ Sagittarius |
| 31 March 2007 28°58′ Sagittarius | 7 September 2007 26°18′ Sagittarius |
| 2 April 2008 1°08′ Capricorn | 9 September 2008 28°29′ Sagittarius |
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
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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.