Pluto in the 6th House: Meaning by Rising Sign
The short answer
With whole-sign houses, Pluto is in your 6th house when it is in the sign 5 signs on from your rising sign: Pluto in Virgo for Aries rising, Pluto in Pisces for Libra rising, and so on for all twelve rising signs.
What Pluto in the 6th house means
Pluto describes what you're outgrowing whether or not you planned to. In the 6th house of daily work and health, that plays out through the actual work of your days, routines, and your body's upkeep.
The 6th is a cadent house, where planets work more quietly, through thinking, routine and adjustment. Its natural sign is Virgo, so Pluto here takes on some of Virgo's concerns whatever sign it is actually in.
With whole-sign houses, Pluto sits in your 6th house when it is in the sign 5 signs on from your rising sign: for Aries rising that means Pluto in Virgo. 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 6th house
Find your rising sign in the left column. If your Pluto is in the sign beside it, your Pluto is in the 6th house.
| Your rising sign | Pluto in the 6th house |
|---|---|
| Aries rising | Pluto in Virgo |
| Taurus rising | Pluto in Libra |
| Gemini rising | Pluto in Scorpio |
| Cancer rising | Pluto in Sagittarius |
| Leo rising | Pluto in Capricorn |
| Virgo rising | Pluto in Aquarius |
| Libra rising | Pluto in Pisces |
| Scorpio rising | Pluto in Aries |
| Sagittarius rising | Pluto in Taurus |
| Capricorn rising | Pluto in Gemini |
| Aquarius rising | Pluto in Cancer |
| Pisces rising | Pluto in Leo |
How long a Pluto transit of the 6th house lasts
Pluto stays in one sign for about 22.4 years on average, so a transit of Pluto through your 6th 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 6th house
The 6th house of daily work and health: the actual work of your days, routines, and your body's upkeep. Its natural sign is Virgo.
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 2nd house · Pluto in the 3rd house · Pluto in the 4th house · Pluto in the 5th 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 6th house: Sun · Moon · Mercury · Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune
Is your Pluto in the 6th house? Vera reads it with the rest of your chart.
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