Uranus in astrology
Uranus is retrograde in Gemini until 8 February 2027.
- Cycle
- About 84 years round the Sun
- Time in a sign
- About 7 years
- Rules
- Aquarius, in modern practice
- Turns retrograde
- Yes
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and was the first planet found with a telescope, by William Herschel in 1781. It circles the Sun in about 84 years and spends about seven years in each sign. It can be seen without a telescope only under very dark skies, so astrology before 1781 had no place for it.
In tradition Uranus, added to astrology after its discovery, stands for change, originality, independence and the unexpected. The traditional keywords are invention, reform and breaking with convention. Many modern astrologers give it the rulership of Aquarius. Uranus turns retrograde once a year for about five months.
Because it moves so slowly, everyone born within about seven years has Uranus in the same sign. Astrologers therefore look to its house and its aspects to see how it differs from one person to the next.
It is an ice giant tilted so far on its side that its poles take turns facing the Sun.
Uranus through the signs
- Uranus in Aries
- Uranus in Aries is read as a generational pull toward independence and the bold new start; in a chart it marks where the person breaks with the usual way of beginning.
- Uranus in Taurus
- Uranus in Taurus is read as change in what is valued and owned, a generational theme; personally it is read as unconventional tastes and a restless relationship with security.
- Uranus in Gemini
- Uranus in Gemini is read as new ways of speaking and learning across a generation; in a chart it marks an inventive, nervous, idea-hungry mind.
- Uranus in Cancer
- Uranus in Cancer is read as a generation that redefines home and family; personally it is read as an unconventional idea of belonging.
- Uranus in Leo
- Uranus in Leo is read as a generation that reinvents self-expression and performance; personally it is read as a need to create in one's own way.
- Uranus in Virgo
- Uranus in Virgo is read as a generation that changes work and method; personally it is read as original approaches to routine and a dislike of pointless procedure.
- Uranus in Libra
- Uranus in Libra is read as a generation that rethinks partnership; personally it is read as unconventional relationships and a need for equality.
- Uranus in Scorpio
- Uranus in Scorpio is read as a generation drawn to intense change; personally it is read as a fascination with what lies beneath and sudden shifts of loyalty.
- Uranus in Sagittarius
- Uranus in Sagittarius is read as a generation that questions belief and travels far; personally it is read as an unorthodox philosophy and a love of freedom.
- Uranus in Capricorn
- Uranus in Capricorn is read as a generation that reshapes institutions; personally it is read as ambition pursued by unconventional means.
- Uranus in Aquarius
- Uranus in Aquarius, its modern sign, is read as a generation of networks and reform; personally it is read as a strong sense of being different and glad of it.
- Uranus in Pisces
- Uranus in Pisces is read as a generation that dissolves old spiritual forms; personally it is read as sudden intuitions and an unusual imagination.
Uranus through the houses
- Uranus in the first house
- Uranus in the first house is read as an original presence: independence worn openly, sudden changes of manner, and a dislike of being predictable.
- Uranus in the second house
- Uranus in the second house is read as an unconventional relationship with resources: sudden changes of fortune or value, and unusual ways of earning.
- Uranus in the third house
- Uranus in the third house is read as an inventive mind: original speech, restless learning, and surprising connections nearby.
- Uranus in the fourth house
- Uranus in the fourth house is read as an unusual home: moves and changes in family life, and an unconventional idea of roots.
- Uranus in the fifth house
- Uranus in the fifth house is read as originality in play: experimental creativity, unusual romances, and pleasure in the unexpected.
- Uranus in the sixth house
- Uranus in the sixth house is read as reform at work: unusual routines, a dislike of fixed procedure, and inventive methods.
- Uranus in the seventh house
- Uranus in the seventh house is read as unconventional partnership: a need for freedom within closeness, and attraction to the unusual other.
- Uranus in the eighth house
- Uranus in the eighth house is read as sudden change in the shared life: unexpected shifts in intimacy or resources, and insight that arrives all at once.
- Uranus in the ninth house
- Uranus in the ninth house is read as unorthodox belief: original philosophy, sudden travel, and a mind that rejects dogma.
- Uranus in the tenth house
- Uranus in the tenth house is read as an unusual path in public: a career with turns, reform as a vocation, and independence from authority.
- Uranus in the eleventh house
- Uranus in the eleventh house, its modern home, is read as friends of every kind: progressive causes, wide networks, and the group as the place of change.
- Uranus in the twelfth house
- Uranus in the twelfth house is read as hidden originality: sudden intuitions, private rebellion, and insight that comes in solitude.
Astrology is a tradition of interpretation. What is written here is traditional, offered for reflection and entertainment, not advice and not a prediction.