Uranus retrograde · 2026
Uranus retrograde 2026: dates, degrees and what it means for each sign
Everything about Uranus retrograde in 2026 in one place: the exact station dates and degrees, the shadow periods, which other planets are retrograde at the same time, and a reading with practical advice for each of the twelve signs.
In 2026 Uranus is retrograde until February 4 and again from September 10 to February 8, 2027. The retrograde of Sep 10, 2026 – Feb 8, 2027 runs from 5°42′ Gemini to 1°41′ Gemini. Astrologers read it as a time to review change, freedom, disruption and what you have outgrown.
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Computed in your browser from NASA JPL Horizons positions (UTC dates). The app adds your own chart: which of these retrogrades touch your planets.
Key sky dates, late 2026 – early 2027
The transits most people feel in decisions, relationships and money.
Uranus retrograde 2026: the dates
- September 6, 2025 – February 4, 2026 (150 days). Uranus stations retrograde on September 6, 2025 at about 05:00 UTC, at 1°28′ Gemini (the evening of September 5 in US time zones), backs into Taurus on November 8. Uranus stations direct on February 4, 2026 at about 02:30 UTC, at 27°28′ Taurus (the evening of February 3 in US time zones).
- September 10, 2026 – February 8, 2027 (150 days). Uranus stations retrograde on September 10, 2026 at about 18:30 UTC, at 5°42′ Gemini. Uranus stations direct on February 8, 2027 at about 12:30 UTC, at 1°41′ Gemini.
Uranus is retrograde once a year, for about five months. Compared with the previous retrograde (Sep 6, 2025 – Feb 4, 2026), this one begins about 4° further along the zodiac, still in Gemini.
Times are UTC. Nothing reverses in space: retrograde motion is the apparent backward drift a planet shows when Earth overtakes it (or, for Mercury and Venus, when the planet overtakes Earth).
Uranus retrograde 2026: all dates
| Retrograde (UTC dates) | From | To | Shadow period | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2025 – Feb 4, 2026 | 1° Gemini | 27° Taurus | May 20, 2025 – May 21, 2026 | 150 days |
| Sep 10, 2026 – Feb 8, 2027 | 5° Gemini | 1° Gemini | May 25, 2026 – May 26, 2027 | 150 days |
Computed from NASA JPL Horizons (geocentric positions in the tropical zodiac). The shadow period runs from the day the planet first crosses the degree where it will turn direct to the day it passes the degree where it turned retrograde.
Uranus retrograde Sep 6, 2025 – Feb 4, 2026: key dates
| Date (UTC) | What happens |
|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | Pre-retrograde shadow begins: Uranus first crosses 27°28′ Taurus, the degree where it will later turn direct |
| Sep 6, 2025, about 05:00 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde at 1°28′ Gemini (the evening of September 5 in US time zones) |
| Nov 8, 2025 | Uranus backs out of Gemini into Taurus |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Opposition: Uranus is opposite the Sun at 29° Taurus, closest to Earth and visible all night; the midpoint of the retrograde |
| Feb 4, 2026, about 02:30 UTC | Uranus stations direct at 27°28′ Taurus (the evening of February 3 in US time zones) |
| Apr 26, 2026 | Uranus re-enters Gemini, moving forward |
| May 21, 2026 | Post-retrograde shadow ends: Uranus passes 1°28′ Gemini again and covers new ground |
Computed from NASA JPL Horizons. A station in the first hours of a UTC day falls on the previous evening in the Americas. Uranus is almost motionless around a station, so the time is given to the nearest 30 minutes; the date is firm.
Uranus retrograde Sep 10, 2026 – Feb 8, 2027: key dates
| Date (UTC) | What happens |
|---|---|
| May 25, 2026 | Pre-retrograde shadow begins: Uranus first crosses 1°41′ Gemini, the degree where it will later turn direct |
| Sep 10, 2026, about 18:30 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde at 5°42′ Gemini |
| Nov 25, 2026 | Opposition: Uranus is opposite the Sun at 3° Gemini, closest to Earth and visible all night; the midpoint of the retrograde |
| Feb 8, 2027, about 12:30 UTC | Uranus stations direct at 1°41′ Gemini |
| May 26, 2027 | Post-retrograde shadow ends: Uranus passes 5°42′ Gemini again and covers new ground |
Computed from NASA JPL Horizons. A station in the first hours of a UTC day falls on the previous evening in the Americas. Uranus is almost motionless around a station, so the time is given to the nearest 30 minutes; the date is firm.
What else is retrograde at the same time
Retrogrades overlap, and astrologers read them together. These planets are also retrograde during at least part of each period:
- Sep 6, 2025 – Feb 4, 2026: Mercury (Nov 9 – Nov 29, 2025), Jupiter (Nov 11, 2025 – Mar 11, 2026), Saturn (Jul 13 – Nov 28, 2025), Neptune (Jul 4 – Dec 10, 2025), Pluto (May 4 – Oct 14, 2025).
- Sep 10, 2026 – Feb 8, 2027: Mercury (Oct 24 – Nov 13, 2026), Venus (Oct 3 – Nov 14, 2026), Mars (Jan 10 – Apr 1, 2027), Jupiter (Dec 13, 2026 – Apr 13, 2027), Saturn (Jul 26 – Dec 10, 2026), Neptune (Jul 7 – Dec 12, 2026), Pluto (May 6 – Oct 16, 2026).
The whole year is on the retrograde calendar 2026.
What Uranus retrograde means in 2026
In astrology Uranus stands for change, freedom, disruption and what you have outgrown. Uranus retrograde is read as change moving inside: outer shake-ups slow down and you work out what the last one actually changed. In Gemini the subject is information, conversation, learning and a restless mind. In Taurus the subject is money, comfort, stability and what you are building to last.
Who notices it most. For Sep 6, 2025 – Feb 4, 2026 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets from 27° Taurus to 1° Gemini, and at the matching degrees of Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces. For Sep 10, 2026 – Feb 8, 2027 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets between 1° and 5° of Gemini, and at the same degrees of Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces. Everyone else can read it through the house it falls in, below.
What to do
Integrate the changes of the past year before forcing new ones, and test an unconventional idea quietly. Sudden dramatic exits tend to go better once Uranus is direct. The longer guide, with the astronomy and the reading of a natal Uranus retrograde, is on the Uranus retrograde page.
Uranus retrograde Sep 6, 2025 – Feb 4, 2026 for each sign
Read your rising sign first if you know it, since it sets the houses; then your Sun sign. Houses are counted from your sign in whole-sign style. The birthdays show whose Sun the retrograde touches directly: Uranus covers 27° Taurus to 1° Gemini, and the Sun moves about one degree a day, so the dates are approximate.
Aries: 3rd house, then 2nd
Until Nov 8 (Gemini), 3rd house: communication, learning, siblings and short trips. Restless thinking, changing opinions, new tools and a different way of learning. What to do: give an unconventional idea a quiet trial, and cut the information overload.
From Nov 8 (Taurus), 2nd house: money, income, possessions and self-worth. Unsteady income, or a new attitude to money and possessions. What to do: build a buffer, simplify what you own, and test a new way of earning on a small scale.
Easier for Aries born around March 20–22 (Sun at 0°–1°): Uranus sextiles your Sun.
Taurus: 2nd house, then 1st
Until Nov 8 (Gemini), 2nd house: money, income, possessions and self-worth. Unsteady income, or a new attitude to money and possessions. What to do: build a buffer, simplify what you own, and test a new way of earning on a small scale.
From Nov 8 (Taurus), 1st house: your body, identity and how you come across. You are changing faster inside than anyone can see, and you want to reinvent yourself. What to do: experiment in ways you can reverse, and work out which change is really yours.
Strongest for Taurus born around May 17–20 (Sun at 27°–29°): Uranus retrogrades over your Sun.
Gemini: 1st house, then 12th
Until Nov 8 (Gemini), 1st house: your body, identity and how you come across. You are changing faster inside than anyone can see, and you want to reinvent yourself. What to do: experiment in ways you can reverse, and work out which change is really yours.
From Nov 8 (Taurus), 12th house: rest, solitude, endings and what you keep private. Change you have not admitted to yourself; restlessness and sudden insights. What to do: give yourself quiet time, notice what you are suppressing, and write the insights down.
Strongest for Gemini born around May 21–23 (Sun at 0°–1°): Uranus retrogrades over your Sun.
Cancer: 12th house, then 11th
Until Nov 8 (Gemini), 12th house: rest, solitude, endings and what you keep private. Change you have not admitted to yourself; restlessness and sudden insights. What to do: give yourself quiet time, notice what you are suppressing, and write the insights down.
From Nov 8 (Taurus), 11th house: friends, groups and long-term hopes. Friends and groups change, and your picture of the future is rewritten. What to do: find people who think the way you do now, and let an outdated goal go.
Easier for Cancer born around July 18–21 (Sun at 27°–29°): Uranus sextiles your Sun.
Leo: 11th house, then 10th
Until Nov 8 (Gemini), 11th house: friends, groups and long-term hopes. Friends and groups change, and your picture of the future is rewritten. What to do: find people who think the way you do now, and let an outdated goal go.
From Nov 8 (Taurus), 10th house: career, reputation and public role. Career direction changes, and you want more independence in your work. What to do: explore the alternative path quietly, and build the skills before you jump.
Easier for Leo born around July 22–24 (Sun at 0°–1°): Uranus sextiles your Sun. Strongest for Leo born around August 19–22 (Sun at 27°–29°): Uranus squares your Sun.
Virgo: 10th house, then 9th
Until Nov 8 (Gemini), 10th house: career, reputation and public role. Career direction changes, and you want more independence in your work. What to do: explore the alternative path quietly, and build the skills before you jump.
From Nov 8 (Taurus), 9th house: travel, study, beliefs and publishing. Your beliefs and your plans for study or travel are shaken up. What to do: question a conviction you inherited, and take the unconventional route on a small scale first.
Strongest for Virgo born around August 23–25 (Sun at 0°–1°): Uranus squares your Sun. Easier for Virgo born around September 19–22 (Sun at 27°–29°): Uranus trines your Sun.
Libra: 9th house, then 8th
Until Nov 8 (Gemini), 9th house: travel, study, beliefs and publishing. Your beliefs and your plans for study or travel are shaken up. What to do: question a conviction you inherited, and take the unconventional route on a small scale first.
From Nov 8 (Taurus), 8th house: shared money, debts, intimacy and trust. Changes in shared finances and in how close you let people get. What to do: loosen a financial dependence carefully, and face the fear behind the need for control.
Easier for Libra born around September 23–25 (Sun at 0°–1°): Uranus trines your Sun.
Scorpio: 8th house, then 7th
Until Nov 8 (Gemini), 8th house: shared money, debts, intimacy and trust. Changes in shared finances and in how close you let people get. What to do: loosen a financial dependence carefully, and face the fear behind the need for control.
From Nov 8 (Taurus), 7th house: partnerships, marriage and one-to-one relationships. A relationship needs more space or a different form; sudden distance or sudden closeness. What to do: renegotiate space and independence openly instead of pulling away without a word.
Strongest for Scorpio born around November 19–22 (Sun at 27°–29°): Uranus is opposite your Sun.
Sagittarius: 7th house, then 6th
Until Nov 8 (Gemini), 7th house: partnerships, marriage and one-to-one relationships. A relationship needs more space or a different form; sudden distance or sudden closeness. What to do: renegotiate space and independence openly instead of pulling away without a word.
From Nov 8 (Taurus), 6th house: daily work, routines and health habits. Work routines and tools change, and you are restless in a job that confines you. What to do: change the way you work before you leave the work, and adjust your habits gradually.
Strongest for Sagittarius born around November 22–24 (Sun at 0°–1°): Uranus is opposite your Sun.
Capricorn: 6th house, then 5th
Until Nov 8 (Gemini), 6th house: daily work, routines and health habits. Work routines and tools change, and you are restless in a job that confines you. What to do: change the way you work before you leave the work, and adjust your habits gradually.
From Nov 8 (Taurus), 5th house: romance, creativity, children and fun. Unpredictable romance, a wish for freedom in love, creative experiments. What to do: be honest about how much freedom you need, and try the odd idea in your creative work.
Easier for Capricorn born around January 18–21 (Sun at 27°–29°): Uranus trines your Sun.
Aquarius: 5th house, then 4th
Until Nov 8 (Gemini), 5th house: romance, creativity, children and fun. Unpredictable romance, a wish for freedom in love, creative experiments. What to do: be honest about how much freedom you need, and try the odd idea in your creative work.
From Nov 8 (Taurus), 4th house: home, family, roots and where you live. Changes at home or in the family: a move, a new arrangement, less attachment to the past. What to do: make your living situation more flexible before you uproot it.
Easier for Aquarius born around January 20–22 (Sun at 0°–1°): Uranus trines your Sun. Strongest for Aquarius born around February 16–19 (Sun at 27°–29°): Uranus squares your Sun.
Pisces: 4th house, then 3rd
Until Nov 8 (Gemini), 4th house: home, family, roots and where you live. Changes at home or in the family: a move, a new arrangement, less attachment to the past. What to do: make your living situation more flexible before you uproot it.
From Nov 8 (Taurus), 3rd house: communication, learning, siblings and short trips. Restless thinking, changing opinions, new tools and a different way of learning. What to do: give an unconventional idea a quiet trial, and cut the information overload.
Strongest for Pisces born around February 18–20 (Sun at 0°–1°): Uranus squares your Sun. Easier for Pisces born around March 18–21 (Sun at 27°–29°): Uranus sextiles your Sun.
Uranus retrograde Sep 10, 2026 – Feb 8, 2027 for each sign
Read your rising sign first if you know it, since it sets the houses; then your Sun sign. Houses are counted from your sign in whole-sign style. The birthdays show whose Sun the retrograde touches directly: Uranus covers 1° Gemini to 5° Gemini, and the Sun moves about one degree a day, so the dates are approximate.
Aries: 3rd house
Area of life: communication, learning, siblings and short trips. Restless thinking, changing opinions, new tools and a different way of learning. What to do: give an unconventional idea a quiet trial, and cut the information overload.
Easier for Aries born around March 21–26 (Sun at 1°–5°): Uranus sextiles your Sun.
Taurus: 2nd house
Area of life: money, income, possessions and self-worth. Unsteady income, or a new attitude to money and possessions. What to do: build a buffer, simplify what you own, and test a new way of earning on a small scale.
Uranus makes no major angle to a Taurus Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Gemini: 1st house
Area of life: your body, identity and how you come across. You are changing faster inside than anyone can see, and you want to reinvent yourself. What to do: experiment in ways you can reverse, and work out which change is really yours.
Strongest for Gemini born around May 22–27 (Sun at 1°–5°): Uranus retrogrades over your Sun.
Cancer: 12th house
Area of life: rest, solitude, endings and what you keep private. Change you have not admitted to yourself; restlessness and sudden insights. What to do: give yourself quiet time, notice what you are suppressing, and write the insights down.
Uranus makes no major angle to a Cancer Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Leo: 11th house
Area of life: friends, groups and long-term hopes. Friends and groups change, and your picture of the future is rewritten. What to do: find people who think the way you do now, and let an outdated goal go.
Easier for Leo born around July 23–28 (Sun at 1°–5°): Uranus sextiles your Sun.
Virgo: 10th house
Area of life: career, reputation and public role. Career direction changes, and you want more independence in your work. What to do: explore the alternative path quietly, and build the skills before you jump.
Strongest for Virgo born around August 24–29 (Sun at 1°–5°): Uranus squares your Sun.
Libra: 9th house
Area of life: travel, study, beliefs and publishing. Your beliefs and your plans for study or travel are shaken up. What to do: question a conviction you inherited, and take the unconventional route on a small scale first.
Easier for Libra born around September 24–29 (Sun at 1°–5°): Uranus trines your Sun.
Scorpio: 8th house
Area of life: shared money, debts, intimacy and trust. Changes in shared finances and in how close you let people get. What to do: loosen a financial dependence carefully, and face the fear behind the need for control.
Uranus makes no major angle to a Scorpio Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Sagittarius: 7th house
Area of life: partnerships, marriage and one-to-one relationships. A relationship needs more space or a different form; sudden distance or sudden closeness. What to do: renegotiate space and independence openly instead of pulling away without a word.
Strongest for Sagittarius born around November 23–28 (Sun at 1°–5°): Uranus is opposite your Sun.
Capricorn: 6th house
Area of life: daily work, routines and health habits. Work routines and tools change, and you are restless in a job that confines you. What to do: change the way you work before you leave the work, and adjust your habits gradually.
Uranus makes no major angle to a Capricorn Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Aquarius: 5th house
Area of life: romance, creativity, children and fun. Unpredictable romance, a wish for freedom in love, creative experiments. What to do: be honest about how much freedom you need, and try the odd idea in your creative work.
Easier for Aquarius born around January 21–26 (Sun at 1°–5°): Uranus trines your Sun.
Pisces: 4th house
Area of life: home, family, roots and where you live. Changes at home or in the family: a move, a new arrangement, less attachment to the past. What to do: make your living situation more flexible before you uproot it.
Strongest for Pisces born around February 19–24 (Sun at 1°–5°): Uranus squares your Sun.
Uranus retrograde 2026: questions
When is Uranus retrograde in 2026?
In 2026: until February 4 (in Gemini back into Taurus, since September 6, 2025); September 10 – February 8, 2027 (Gemini). Dates are UTC.
When does Uranus go direct in 2026?
Uranus stations direct on February 4, 2026 at about 02:30 UTC, at 27°28′ Taurus (the evening of February 3 in US time zones).
Which sign is Uranus retrograde in during 2026?
Sep 6, 2025 – Feb 4, 2026: from 1°28′ Gemini back to 27°28′ Taurus. Sep 10, 2026 – Feb 8, 2027: from 5°42′ Gemini back to 1°41′ Gemini.
When is the Uranus retrograde shadow period in 2026?
For the Sep 6, 2025 – Feb 4, 2026 retrograde the pre-shadow begins on May 20, 2025 and the post-shadow ends on May 21, 2026. For the Sep 10, 2026 – Feb 8, 2027 retrograde the pre-shadow begins on May 25, 2026 and the post-shadow ends on May 26, 2027.
When is Uranus at opposition in 2026?
On November 25, 2026, at 3° Gemini. Uranus is then opposite the Sun, closest to Earth for the year and visible all night; it is the midpoint of the retrograde.
Who is most affected by Uranus retrograde in 2026?
For Sep 6, 2025 – Feb 4, 2026 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets from 27° Taurus to 1° Gemini, and at the matching degrees of Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces. For Sep 10, 2026 – Feb 8, 2027 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets between 1° and 5° of Gemini, and at the same degrees of Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces. Others feel it through the house it falls in for their rising sign.
Is Uranus retrograde in 2027?
Yes: until February 8, 2027; September 15, 2027 – February 12, 2028.
Sources
The checkable facts on this page come from these external sources. The astrological interpretation is our own.
- Horizons System (planetary ephemeris service) · NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryUranus in 2026, computed from JPL Horizons positions: retrograde 2025-09-06 04:51 UTC at 1°28′ Gemini, direct 2026-02-04 02:33 UTC at 27°28′ Taurus; retrograde 2026-09-10 18:28 UTC at 5°42′ Gemini, direct 2027-02-08 12:29 UTC at 1°41′ Gemini
- Uranus: Facts · NASA ScienceUranus makes a complete orbit around the Sun in about 84 Earth years (30,687 Earth days)
- What does it mean for Mercury to be in retrograde? · NASARetrograde motion is an apparent change in a planet's movement through the sky; the planet does not physically move backwards in its orbit
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