Pluto in the 2nd House: Meaning by Rising Sign
The short answer
With whole-sign houses, Pluto is in your 2nd house when it is in the sign 1 sign on from your rising sign: Pluto in Taurus for Aries rising, Pluto in Scorpio for Libra rising, and so on for all twelve rising signs.
What Pluto in the 2nd house means
Pluto describes what you're outgrowing whether or not you planned to. In the 2nd house of income and what you value, that plays out through the money you earn, what you own, and what you think you are worth.
The 2nd is a succedent house, the part of the chart concerned with what you build up, keep and rely on. Its natural sign is Taurus, so Pluto here takes on some of Taurus's concerns whatever sign it is actually in.
With whole-sign houses, Pluto sits in your 2nd house when it is in the sign 1 sign on from your rising sign: for Aries rising that means Pluto in Taurus. A transit of Pluto through one house lasts about 22.4 years, because that is how long Pluto usually stays in one sign.
Which sign puts Pluto in your 2nd house
Find your rising sign in the left column. If your Pluto is in the sign beside it, your Pluto is in the 2nd house.
| Your rising sign | Pluto in the 2nd house |
|---|---|
| Aries rising | Pluto in Taurus |
| Taurus rising | Pluto in Gemini |
| Gemini rising | Pluto in Cancer |
| Cancer rising | Pluto in Leo |
| Leo rising | Pluto in Virgo |
| Virgo rising | Pluto in Libra |
| Libra rising | Pluto in Scorpio |
| Scorpio rising | Pluto in Sagittarius |
| Sagittarius rising | Pluto in Capricorn |
| Capricorn rising | Pluto in Aquarius |
| Aquarius rising | Pluto in Pisces |
| Pisces rising | Pluto in Aries |
How long a Pluto transit of the 2nd house lasts
Pluto stays in one sign for about 22.4 years on average, so a transit of Pluto through your 2nd house lasts about that long: as little as about 12.0 years and as much as about 32.9 years across the charted years.
About the 2nd house
The 2nd house of income and what you value: the money you earn, what you own, and what you think you are worth. Its natural sign is Taurus.
How the houses are counted
Houses here use whole-sign counting: your rising sign is the whole 1st house, the next sign the 2nd, and so on around the zodiac. Many astrologers use Placidus or another quadrant system instead, which can move a planet close to a sign boundary into the neighbouring house. Either way you need an accurate birth time, because the rising sign changes about every two hours.
Pluto in the other houses
Pluto in the 1st house · Pluto in the 3rd house · Pluto in the 4th house · Pluto in the 5th house · Pluto in the 6th house · Pluto in the 7th house · Pluto in the 8th house · Pluto in the 9th house · Pluto in the 10th house · Pluto in the 11th house · Pluto in the 12th house
Other planets in the 2nd house: Sun · Moon · Mercury · Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune
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