Pluto

With 2400 kilometers of diameter Pluto is the smallest known planet. It was discovered on the 21st of January 1933 at 10.00 p.m. in Flagstaff, Arizona. Pluto requires 247 years and 7 months to circle the Sun. It remains in each sign 20 years. It is orbited by a moon, Charon, which according to Greek mythology, brought the souls of the dead across the river to Hades the antique underworld. Pluto is the Roman god of the underworld which everyone will meet someday. In Astrology it symbolizes the masses and stands for sudden change, destruction, regeneration and transformation. It can be interpreted in context with the actual happenings in the world. In personal horoscopes one should concentrate on the position of its houses and its aspects. Together Pluto and Mars rule the sign Scorpio.