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Pluto in Cancer

Pluto in Cancer: a generation shaped by upheaval in family life, homeland and security.

Neutral Water · Cardinal Stays twelve to thirty years

In a birth chart

What Pluto in Cancer means for you

Pluto was in Cancer from about 1913 to 1938.

This generation lived through two world wars and the Great Depression, when homes and countries were destroyed and rebuilt.

If Pluto is close to your personal planets, family and home have great emotional power for you. You are very protective of the people you love.

The challenge is holding on too tightly or controlling your home life. The strength is emotional resilience and the strength to protect what matters.

Love

You are very protective, and you love with strong loyalty. Emotional security is essential for you. Share it with your partner instead of controlling it.

Work & money

You do well in care, property, history and family businesses. You protect and rebuild the basics people depend on.

Strengths

  • Emotional resilience
  • Protectiveness
  • Strong family bonds

Watch for

  • Possessiveness
  • Emotional control
  • Fear of loss

Transit

When Pluto is in Cancer

Pluto's last visit to Cancer, from 1914 to 1939, changed family life, nations and people's sense of security through war and economic crisis.

  1. Last time Sept 1912 → Jun 1939 5 separate visits, because retrograde motion takes it back into the previous sign
  2. Next Aug 2157 → Apr 2185 5 separate visits, because retrograde motion takes it back into the previous sign

Dates calculated from astronomical tables (tropical zodiac), shown in UTC, to the month or the day.

Pluto through the zodiac

Pluto in the other signs

Pluto in Cancer, quickly

When was Pluto in Cancer?

From about 1913 to 1938.

What does Pluto in Cancer mean in a birth chart?

It describes a generation shaped by upheaval at home and in their countries. In a personal chart, it shows intense emotional bonds and protectiveness.

When is Pluto in Cancer?

Pluto next enters Cancer in August 2157. It was last there from September 1912 to June 1939. Pluto spends twelve to thirty years in each sign.