freedom · disruption · change
Uranus Retrograde
Right now
Yes — Uranus is retrograde.
It stationed retrograde on 10 September 2026 in Gemini and turns direct on 8 February 2027 in Gemini — 139 days from now.
What Uranus retrograde means
Uranus governs sudden change, independence and the break from what is expected. Retrograde, the disruption moves inward: the restlessness is still there, but it shows up as private rethinking rather than as a public break.
Notice where you feel constrained without acting on it immediately. Uranus retrograde surfaces the wish for freedom; the direct phase is when it usually gets acted on.
What it is actually good for
Working out what you actually want liberation from, which is often not the thing you first blamed.
The part that gets overstated
The outer planets are retrograde for around five months every year. Their retrogrades describe long background weather, not events in your week.
No planet actually reverses. Retrograde motion is a trick of perspective: Earth and the other planet orbit at different speeds, and when the geometry lines up the other body appears to slide backwards against the fixed stars — the same way a slower train seems to move backwards when yours overtakes it. Astrology reads meaning into that apparent reversal; the astronomy underneath is ordinary.
Every Uranus retrograde, 2025–2028
Uranus turns retrograde once a year, for about five months. Dates are given in UTC; the station is a moment, not a day, so a period listed as ending on one date may still feel active into the next.
| Begins | Ends | Length | Signs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 October 2024 | 30 January 2025 | 122 days | Taurus |
| 6 September 2025 | 3 February 2026 | 151 days | Gemini → Taurus |
| 1 October 2025 | 3 February 2026 | 126 days | Gemini → Taurus |
| 10 September 2026 | 8 February 2027 | 151 days | Gemini |
| 1 October 2026 | 8 February 2027 | 130 days | Gemini |
| 15 September 2027 | 12 February 2028 | 151 days | Gemini |
| 1 October 2027 | 12 February 2028 | 135 days | Gemini |
| 18 September 2028 | 16 February 2029 | 150 days | Gemini |
See everything retrograde right now for the current status of every planet at once.
Where this sits in your chart
A retrograde lands differently depending on where Uranus sits for you personally. The free birth chart calculator shows which sign Uranus occupied at your birth — and whether it was retrograde then, which the tradition reads as a lifelong inward turn of that planet rather than a passing one.
The Uranus tone echoes the Avian lineage. If that resonance is familiar, the resonance journey mirrors your own answers back.
Common questions
- Is Uranus retrograde right now?
- Yes. Uranus stationed retrograde on 10 September 2026 and turns direct on 8 February 2027.
- How often does Uranus go retrograde?
- About once a year, for about five months.
- Does Uranus actually move backwards?
- No planet actually reverses. Retrograde motion is a trick of perspective: Earth and the other planet orbit at different speeds, and when the geometry lines up the other body appears to slide backwards against the fixed stars — the same way a slower train seems to move backwards when yours overtakes it. Astrology reads meaning into that apparent reversal; the astronomy underneath is ordinary.
- What is Uranus retrograde good for?
- Working out what you actually want liberation from, which is often not the thing you first blamed.