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Pluto in Capricorn
Pluto in Capricorn (2008–2024) transforms institutions and authority. The cohort is born into the rebuilding. In a chart it shows where ambition is a reckoning. The work is to build something honest.
In plain words
Pluto stands for your deepest feelings and your power. In Capricorn, that works in a Capricorn way: serious, patient and ambitious. You play the long game and expect to earn it.
Full guide
| Pluto signifies | power, depth, regeneration |
|---|---|
| Capricorn is | earth, cardinal — structure, ambition, endurance |
| Sign ruler | Saturn |
| Pluto here is | neutral by sign (the outer planets have no classical dignities) |
Reading it by degree
Within Capricorn the placement is coloured by its decan (the ten-degree face) and its bound (the Egyptian term), each with a planetary ruler of its own. Your chart shows both for every planet.
Decans (faces) of Capricorn
| 0°–10° | Jupiter |
|---|---|
| 10°–20° | Mars |
| 20°–30° | Sun |
Egyptian bounds of Capricorn
| 0°–7° | Mercury |
|---|---|
| 7°–14° | Jupiter |
| 14°–22° | Venus |
| 22°–26° | Saturn |
| 26°–30° | Mars |
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See also Capricorn rising and Pluto in the other signs.
Common questions
What does Pluto in Capricorn mean?
Pluto in Capricorn (2008–2024) transforms institutions and authority.
Is Pluto strong in Capricorn?
Pluto in Capricorn is neutral by sign (the outer planets have no classical dignities). The house and aspects in your own chart decide how it plays out.
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