Pluto’s Final Return to Capricorn: The Last Push for Transformation

Cardinal signs get their final boost to release their old selves.

It’s the final countdown!

We are on the cusp of a major astrological shift as Pluto, the planet of deep transformation, power, and rebirth, returns to Capricorn for one final time before moving into Aquarius for the next 20 years.

As you’ve heard me mention before, Pluto has spent the last 16 years in Capricorn, reshaping structures, governments, institutions, and the very foundations upon which we’ve built our lives—both within ourselves and in our societal structures.

Now, Pluto is revisiting the critical 29th degree of Capricorn before making its final departure in November, moving fully into Aquarius until 2044.

This is a monumental moment in astrology, as the last degree of any sign is known as the anaretic degree, a point of culmination, urgency, and intensity. This transit brings closure to the transformative work Pluto has been doing in Capricorn, offering one last opportunity to address the themes that have emerged since 2008.

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Why Pluto’s Return to Capricorn Matters

Pluto’s journey through Capricorn has exposed the cracks in the systems we rely on—government, corporations, authority figures, and even personal structures such as career paths and long-held beliefs.

As always, knowing what house Capricorn rules in your birth chart will offer more insight into what area of life is being the most activated by this transit.

With this final pass through Capricorn at 29°, we are asked to face any lingering power struggles, control issues, and structural imbalances that have yet to be resolved.

The 29th degree of any sign is considered critical because it represents the end of a cycle. There’s a sense of urgency, and the energy feels intense as we work to bring closure to unresolved issues before moving into new territory. Pluto at this degree may bring significant events or turning points, particularly around themes of authority, power, and transformation.

This transit is especially relevant for the Cardinal signs—Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn—who have been under Pluto’s transformative gaze since 2008. As Pluto prepares to leave Capricorn, each of these signs will experience one final push to evolve in areas where they may still be clinging to old patterns.

And if your Cardinal sign friends seem to be in their villain era, that’s on purpose. We’re putting ourselves first for the first time in potentially our entire lives.

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How Pluto’s Final Transit Through Capricorn Affects the Cardinal Signs

This transit is affecting the Cardinal signs in various ways. While Pluto’s activation may heighten your personal planets, the areas highlighted below are correlated to the house that Pluto is moving through in your chart.

To know more about how this is affecting you, you’ll also want to consider any placements (especially personal planets) you have in Capricorn, Cancer, Aries and Libra.