What Pluto in Aquarius Means for YOUR Rising Sign
The planet of transformation is making a big move ...
The planets are constantly moving. In Astrology, a planet’s move from one zodiac sign is a big deal on both individual and collective levels, but never a bigger deal than when the planet is Pluto!
Pluto enters Aquarius for good on November 19, 2024
After ping-ponging between Aquarius and Capricorn for several months, Pluto will finally begin its long-term expedition through Aquarius on November 19 of 2024. This phase will last for nearly twenty years and only end when this outermost planet enters Pisces on March 10, 2043.
Pluto is the planet of transformation. It’s engaged in the essential cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, and it brings a whole lot of deep examination to the table.
What does my Rising sign have to do with it?
Your Rising sign (also called the Ascendant) sets up the entirety of your chart. This is the sign where the Eastern horizon was located at the exact moment of your birth, and since that sign changes every two hours or so, your Rising is highly personal to you. Knowing this sign helps you interpret every little detail of your birth chart in a more accurate, customized way.
While a person’s Sun sign is easy to determine with a simple date of birth, the Rising sign requires knowledge of that person’s date, time, and place of birth. Some of those details are a little harder to come by, but they can often be figured out by looking at a birth certificate or consulting family members for their memories or any details they might know.
In the case of Pluto and its move into Aquarius, knowing your Rising sign allows you to discover which parts of life are about to get some major cosmic attention. We’ve got the entire breakdown for each Rising sign below!
Psst: Not sure of your exact birth time or place? No worries! We suggest reading the information for your Sun sign for now.
Aries Sun and Aries Rising
Pluto’s entrance into Aquarius activates your 11th House of Community and Hopes. The transformative energy of this planet is sweeping in to help you reflect on friendships and the part they play in your life. Are you part of a close-knit bunch? Do you have just one or two close pals who know you inside and out? Are you more of a social butterfly, flitting from one crowd to another?
Whatever your habits have been in this arena, Pluto is bringing up some questions. It may be time to broaden your horizons … or shrink them down. You have an opportunity here to reflect on the way you relate to the collective, engage with social groups, and address the causes you care about. Pluto in the 11th house allows you to see your place in the fabric of society with fresh eyes.
You might feel inspired to shift your approach to activism. Maybe you’ll develop a new way of thinking about social media. Your hopes for society might undergo radical shifts. There’s every reason to be hopeful!
Taurus Sun and Taurus Rising Signs
As Pluto makes its way into Aquarius, it also enters your 10th House of Career and Reputation. Talk about a recipe for upheaval! This area of your birth chart is more visible than any other, so in all likelihood, the changes Pluto brings to your life during this transit will be obvious to everyone.
For a lot of people, professional goals are put in place several years in advance. It can be difficult to change tracks when you’re already on the train, but it’s very possible that Pluto will inspire you to think differently about what you want in terms of career and achievement. It’s more than okay to pivot! Plenty of people start over in a new field or industry and find incredible success, not to mention greater personal fulfillment.
The 10th house is also closely related to fathers and father figures. Pluto’s 20-year stay in this part of your birth chart could cause you to think in a new way about the paternal relationships in your life or how you relate to the idea of fatherhood in general. So-called “daddy issues” are easily dismissed or written off as a joke, but don’t underestimate the power that comes from addressing these matters.
Gemini Sun and Gemini Rising Signs
Pluto’s movement at the end of 2024 brings a lot of attention to your 9th House of Expansion and Worldview. This is a match made in heaven! Pluto is interested in pushing us to grow, and the 9th house is a center of evolution as well. For you, this transit turns the spotlight on your spiritual beliefs and practices, your pursuit of higher learning, and the basic philosophies that govern your perspective. Don’t be surprised if you undergo a huge shift in one or more of these areas while Pluto hangs out in Aquarius!
Truth is of the utmost importance at this time. Even if a certain viewpoint feels comforting or fun or exciting, if it’s not based in truth, you’ll be turned off by it. The coming years will see you more interested in defining and living by a moral code you can defend with your whole heart. Along the way, you’ll probably be drawn to studying different religious or traditional paths and seeing what they have to offer. Travel may play an integral role, introducing you to various ways of being in the world and allowing you to witness those differences firsthand. Don’t be afraid to find out you’ve been wrong about something!
Cancer Sun and Cancer Rising Signs
For you, Pluto’s transition into Aquarius highlights the 8th House of Intimacy and Transformation. Fun fact: each house of the birth chart is ruled by a certain planet, and the 8th house is ruled by Pluto. That makes this a bit of a homecoming! The planet of transformation meets the house of transformation, adding up to a double dose of metamorphic power.
Your history around intimate relationships, both sexual and platonic, is very much under the microscope at this time. Do you allow yourself to be seen? Are you willing to see your significant others as they truly are, or are they buried underneath your projections? How comfortable are you with physical closeness? What fears hold you back from being fully known by another person? Pluto’s gradual movement through your 8th house will summon opportunities to sit with those questions.
More likely than not, you’ll also come face-to-face with tricky situations related to money during this transit. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but even tremendous financial blessings come with their own challenges. Regardless of the specifics, you will confront your anxieties in many arenas. Looking them in the eye is your path to greater self-understanding.
Leo Sun and Leo Rising Signs
Pluto’s dance in Aquarius turns your 7th House of Relationships and Agreements into the star of the show. To really tune into what this means, look at your closest one-on-one bonds and the people to whom you’ve committed in a formal way. This can include a spouse, obviously, but it can also include co-parents, business partners, very close friends, roommates, or family members. (Also, keep in mind that Pluto will be in your 7th house for close to twenty years, so the names on this list could change as time goes on!)
Relationships like these ones often bring a lot of fulfillment and security into our lives, but by their very nature, they can also bring up anxieties, triggers, and frustrations galore. Nothing will push you to change -- or cause you to retrench -- quite like consistent time with someone who, try as they might, simply doesn’t see the world the same way you do.
Your understanding of partnership is likely to undergo some monumental shifts under Pluto’s influence. If you’re a chronic people-pleaser, you may see the ways in which this habit leads to distrust and resentment. If you have a fear of commitment, expect to confront it head-on. Embrace the lessons that come from devotion.
Virgo Sun and Virgo Rising Signs
The 6th House of Work and Health is center stage for you as Aquarius starts its long stay in Aquarius. Lucky you! This is a very productive placement, and it also gives you ample opportunities to reflect on how you’re living your life and what concrete changes you might want or need to make.
A desire for self-improvement is essential to the 6th house, and at first glance, this is very much in keeping with Pluto’s transformative reputation. However, Pluto is an incredibly slow mover (the slowest in our solar system, in fact), so it’s not in a huge rush to optimize anything. Also, while the 6th house is prone to seeing self-improvement as a matter of efficiency and measurable results, Pluto is more interested in the kind of self-improvement that happens on a deep, possibly imperceptible level. Where the 6th house is a 30-minute self-help podcast, Pluto is a daily meditation practice that’s kept up over the course of years.
With a little patience, this planet and this house can collaborate beautifully. Expect to change some priorities when it comes to diet, exercise, and the habits that support your overall well-being. It’s all about the long game, and you’re coming to understand that fact more fully than ever before.
Libra Sun and Libra Rising Signs
Pluto is shining its transformative energy on your 5th House of Pleasure and Creativity. What a perfect pairing! Pluto’s approach to change can be quite heavy and overwhelming at times, but the playfulness of the 5th house counterbalances that tendency and makes the whole endeavor more fun and experimental.
While Pluto hangs out in this part of your chart, your whole approach to self-expression is up for grabs. If you tend to be an open book, you might start to see the wisdom in keeping more of yourself under wraps. On the other hand, if you’ve historically been hesitant to share your real thoughts and opinions for fear of being “cringe” or “too much,” you may enter a phase of life where those worries just seem a lot less important.
The urge to create is a major theme of this transit. The best thing you can do is follow your curiosity without being especially concerned about the end result. The 5th house is strongly tied to childhood, and you’ll very likely have powerful opportunities to get in touch with your inner child over the coming years. Seize those moments -- the little you inside of the adult you has so much to say about fun, pleasure, and being who you are.
Scorpio Sun and Scorpio Rising Signs
With Pluto making its big move into Aquarius, your 4th House of Home and Family gets some special attention. This area of your birth chart is all about your immediate surroundings, the people and places and things you hold most dear. Steadiness is a core value for the 4th house, so Pluto’s insistence on change can be a little jarring here, but as a person with a strong Scorpio presence in their cosmic DNA, you’re no stranger to personal evolution.
During this transit, be sure to honor any impulse around altering your home environment. Sometimes this will be as simple as rearranging furniture or investing in some new art to hang on the wall, but it can also involve something like moving to a different city. You can’t be expected to stay comfortable in the same shell forever, and your outer world will be most satisfying if it keeps up with the changes that are happening internally.
Family and ancestry are also highlighted at this time. The 4th house has a particular connection to mothers and mother figures, so Pluto’s 20-year visit might prompt some reflection around the maternal relationships in your life or the very concept of motherhood itself. Keep an eye out for shifting familial dynamics and the growth those shifts inspire in you.
Sagittarius Sun and Sagittarius Rising Signs
Pluto gets down to business in your 3rd House of Communication and Information. This planetary event kicks off a time of greater awareness around how you want to show up in the world -- what you want to say, how you want to say it, and how you expect to be received. It can also inspire some changes in the way you process information from others.
Communication is famously important -- and famously complicated. We all see the world in our own unique ways, and bridging the gap between any two people is a tall order. This is a rich area of inquiry for you over the coming years! If you’re struggling to understand someone or be understood by them, don’t simply throw your hands in the air. Be willing to change how you operate. The 3rd house is an incredibly curious part of your birth chart, so a little reading on the subject wouldn’t go amiss.
Ultimately, the message here is that you don’t have to keep doing things the way you’ve always done them. Even if it’s easy and familiar to keep your mouth shut, you’re allowed to speak up. Even if you’re known as the one who confronts others and tells it like it is, you’re allowed to take a step back. Shifting your habits can be messy, sure, but it’s also rewarding and enlightening.
Capricorn Sun and Capricorn Rising Signs
Your 2nd House of Money and Values is where Pluto will have a special impact in the coming years. The issues here are very personal and go to a feeling of fundamental security, the question of whether you can feel safe and taken care of.
The binary of abundance vs. lack is a central site of potential change for you during this transit. This doesn’t necessarily only apply to the actual numbers on your paycheck or bank statements. A vague sense of whether you have enough -- enough support, enough love, enough intelligence, enough admiration, enough success -- is very much under the microscope at this time. Your greatest development will come from getting curious about what constitutes “enough” in the first place and where your ideas in that area originated. We all have a different idea of what’s sufficient.
Self-worth is a major focus of Pluto’s presence in your 2nd house. With a little intentionality, you can increase your awareness of what makes you feel good about yourself. Perhaps you measure your value by your appearance, your social standing, your knowledge of a certain subject, or the ways in which you outshine friends or family. Watch for unhealthy metrics, and make efforts to build your self-love on something more meaningful.
Aquarius Sun and Aquarius Rising Signs
With the special Aquarius influence in your birth chart, Pluto’s move into the sign of the Water Bearer can’t help but be big news! Your 1st House of Personality and Self is the focus here. You have an extraordinary chance to get up close and personal with who you really are, to appreciate your own uniqueness, and to honor your essential self.
Astrologically speaking, the 1st house is where everything begins. It can dictate how we’re seen by the world, but it also reveals something important about the energies and lessons we’re awakening to in this lifetime. Pluto’s migration into this part of your chart might prompt a significant reevaluation of who you feel yourself to be at a core level. This can feel like a crisis occasionally (“Who even am I?!?!”), but in reality, you’re simply coming to appreciate yourself as you exist now rather than clinging to an outdated picture of yourself. You’re not some static, unchanging painting in a museum! You are a living, breathing thing, and Pluto is very interested in helping you realize the shape of your growth.
On a related (and very fun) note, your appearance can undergo important changes as well. Just like the rest of us, you’re bound to age a bit in this 20-year transit, but you may also feel the urge to shake things up in terms of personal style. Embrace this instinct! Anything you can do to project yourself as you wish to be seen by others will be very nourishing to your soul.
Pisces Sun and Pisces Rising Signs
Pluto is bringing its dynamic, mysterious energy to your 12th House of Dreams and the Unconscious. This is a nebulous transit, full of factors that are hard to put into words, but suffice it to say: this is a big one, babe.
Your hidden desires and suppressed drives all hang out in the 12th house. Think of it like a messy junk drawer in the kitchen -- if you can’t figure out where something belongs but aren’t quite ready to throw it out, it gets stuffed into the 12th house to be dealt with later. This can produce a fair amount of shame, unfortunately, but Pluto’s move into this part of your birth chart gives you a chance to address what you’ve pushed to the side, little by little, bit by bit.
To the best of your ability, seize this rare chance to heal, and do it on purpose. Seek support and guidance from people who have a special relationship with the shadow side of life. You don’t have to be afraid of the dark! Over the next twenty years, you’ll become more practiced than ever at recognizing your intuition and living in the so-called gray areas. You don’t have to have all the answers. An active imagination and hearty dose of self-acceptance is more than enough.
Where do I go from here?
Remember: this is a long-term transit, lasting almost twenty years, so there’s no rush to figure out exactly what it all means. Just maintain an awareness of the fact that you’re allowed to change -- and that, in fact, change is a gorgeous, necessary part of being alive, even when it’s painful or stressful.
As you reflect on what Pluto’s time in Aquarius might mean for you personally, the best thing you can do is simply remain curious, open, and available for surprise. You know that old saying, “Man plans, God laughs”? Pluto operates a little like this. We can so easily map out the kinds of changes we think we need, the sorts of discoveries we think we’ll make, but Pluto -- especially in a sign as unconventional as Aquarius -- has other ideas.
Beyond the personal stuff, though, Pluto’s movements have an impact on society as a whole. Pay attention not only to the way technology advances in the coming years, but also to the way cultural attitudes toward and approaches to technology might shift. Pluto’s work goes a lot deeper than just a new invention or a trendy app. The ways we relate to knowledge, creativity, social change, intellectual development, and friendship are all under review.
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