Uranus retrograde · 2040
Uranus retrograde 2040: dates, degrees and what it means for each sign
Everything about Uranus retrograde in 2040 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 2040 Uranus is retrograde until April 5 and again from November 12 to April 10, 2041. The retrograde of Nov 12, 2040 – Apr 10, 2041 runs from 8°04′ Leo to 3°57′ Leo. Astrologers read it as a time to review change, freedom, disruption and what you have outgrown.
Uranus retrograde 2040: the dates
- November 8, 2039 – April 5, 2040 (149 days). Uranus stations retrograde on November 8, 2039 at about 21:00 UTC, at 3°25′ Leo, backs into Cancer on February 25. Uranus stations direct on April 5, 2040 at about 21:30 UTC, at 29°18′ Cancer.
- November 12, 2040 – April 10, 2041 (149 days). Uranus stations retrograde on November 12, 2040 at about 18:00 UTC, at 8°04′ Leo. Uranus stations direct on April 10, 2041 at about 19:00 UTC, at 3°57′ Leo. Most of this retrograde falls in 2041; its reading for each sign is in Uranus retrograde 2041.
Uranus is retrograde once a year, for about five months. Compared with the previous retrograde (Nov 8, 2039 – Apr 5, 2040), this one begins about 5° further along the zodiac, still in Leo.
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 2040: all dates
| Retrograde (UTC dates) | From | To | Shadow period | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2039 – Apr 5, 2040 | 3° Leo | 29° Cancer | Jul 25, 2039 – Jul 21, 2040 | 149 days |
| Nov 12, 2040 – Apr 10, 2041 | 8° Leo | 3° Leo | Jul 30, 2040 – Jul 26, 2041 | 149 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 Nov 8, 2039 – Apr 5, 2040: key dates
| Date (UTC) | What happens |
|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2039 | Pre-retrograde shadow begins: Uranus first crosses 29°18′ Cancer, the degree where it will later turn direct |
| Nov 8, 2039, about 21:00 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde at 3°25′ Leo |
| Jan 21, 2040 | Opposition: Uranus is opposite the Sun at 1° Leo, closest to Earth and visible all night; the midpoint of the retrograde |
| Feb 25, 2040 | Uranus backs out of Leo into Cancer |
| Apr 5, 2040, about 21:30 UTC | Uranus stations direct at 29°18′ Cancer |
| May 15, 2040 | Uranus re-enters Leo, moving forward |
| Jul 21, 2040 | Post-retrograde shadow ends: Uranus passes 3°25′ Leo 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:
- Nov 8, 2039 – Apr 5, 2040: Mercury (Oct 27 – Nov 16, 2039), Mercury (Feb 12 – Mar 5, 2040), Mars (Nov 23, 2039 – Feb 9, 2040), Jupiter (Jan 16 – May 18, 2040), Saturn (Jan 21 – Jun 6, 2040), Neptune (Aug 6, 2039 – Jan 11, 2040).
The whole year is on the retrograde calendar 2040.
What Uranus retrograde means in 2040
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 Leo the subject is confidence, creativity, romance and the need to be seen. In Cancer the subject is home, family, belonging and emotional security.
Who notices it most. For Nov 8, 2039 – Apr 5, 2040 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets from 29° Cancer to 3° Leo, and at the matching degrees of Aries, Libra, Capricorn, Taurus, Scorpio and Aquarius. 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 Nov 8, 2039 – Apr 5, 2040 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 29° Cancer to 3° Leo, and the Sun moves about one degree a day, so the dates are approximate.
Aries: 5th house, then 4th
Until Feb 25 (Leo), 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 Feb 25 (Cancer), 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 Aries born around March 20–24 (Sun at 0°–3°): Uranus trines your Sun. Strongest for Aries born around April 19–20 (Sun at 29°–29°): Uranus squares your Sun.
Taurus: 4th house, then 3rd
Until Feb 25 (Leo), 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 Feb 25 (Cancer), 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 Taurus born around April 20–24 (Sun at 0°–3°): Uranus squares your Sun. Easier for Taurus born around May 19–20 (Sun at 29°–29°): Uranus sextiles your Sun.
Gemini: 3rd house, then 2nd
Until Feb 25 (Leo), 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 Feb 25 (Cancer), 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 Gemini born around May 21–25 (Sun at 0°–3°): Uranus sextiles your Sun.
Cancer: 2nd house, then 1st
Until Feb 25 (Leo), 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 Feb 25 (Cancer), 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 Cancer born around July 20–21 (Sun at 29°–29°): Uranus retrogrades over your Sun.
Leo: 1st house, then 12th
Until Feb 25 (Leo), 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 Feb 25 (Cancer), 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 Leo born around July 22–26 (Sun at 0°–3°): Uranus retrogrades over your Sun.
Virgo: 12th house, then 11th
Until Feb 25 (Leo), 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 Feb 25 (Cancer), 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 Virgo born around September 21–22 (Sun at 29°–29°): Uranus sextiles your Sun.
Libra: 11th house, then 10th
Until Feb 25 (Leo), 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 Feb 25 (Cancer), 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 Libra born around September 23–27 (Sun at 0°–3°): Uranus sextiles your Sun. Strongest for Libra born around October 22–23 (Sun at 29°–29°): Uranus squares your Sun.
Scorpio: 10th house, then 9th
Until Feb 25 (Leo), 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 Feb 25 (Cancer), 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 Scorpio born around October 23–27 (Sun at 0°–3°): Uranus squares your Sun. Easier for Scorpio born around November 21–22 (Sun at 29°–29°): Uranus trines your Sun.
Sagittarius: 9th house, then 8th
Until Feb 25 (Leo), 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 Feb 25 (Cancer), 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 Sagittarius born around November 22–26 (Sun at 0°–3°): Uranus trines your Sun.
Capricorn: 8th house, then 7th
Until Feb 25 (Leo), 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 Feb 25 (Cancer), 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 Capricorn born around January 20–21 (Sun at 29°–29°): Uranus is opposite your Sun.
Aquarius: 7th house, then 6th
Until Feb 25 (Leo), 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 Feb 25 (Cancer), 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 Aquarius born around January 20–24 (Sun at 0°–3°): Uranus is opposite your Sun.
Pisces: 6th house, then 5th
Until Feb 25 (Leo), 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 Feb 25 (Cancer), 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 Pisces born around March 20–21 (Sun at 29°–29°): Uranus trines your Sun.
Uranus retrograde 2040: questions
When is Uranus retrograde in 2040?
In 2040: until April 5 (in Leo back into Cancer, since November 8, 2039); November 12 – April 10, 2041 (Leo). Dates are UTC.
When does Uranus go direct in 2040?
Uranus stations direct on April 5, 2040 at about 21:30 UTC, at 29°18′ Cancer.
Which sign is Uranus retrograde in during 2040?
Nov 8, 2039 – Apr 5, 2040: from 3°25′ Leo back to 29°18′ Cancer. Nov 12, 2040 – Apr 10, 2041: from 8°04′ Leo back to 3°57′ Leo.
When is the Uranus retrograde shadow period in 2040?
For the Nov 8, 2039 – Apr 5, 2040 retrograde the pre-shadow begins on July 25, 2039 and the post-shadow ends on July 21, 2040.
When is Uranus at opposition in 2040?
On January 21, 2040, at 1° Leo. 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 2040?
For Nov 8, 2039 – Apr 5, 2040 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets from 29° Cancer to 3° Leo, and at the matching degrees of Aries, Libra, Capricorn, Taurus, Scorpio and Aquarius. Others feel it through the house it falls in for their rising sign.
Is Uranus retrograde in 2041?
Yes: until April 10, 2041; November 17, 2041 – April 15, 2042.
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 2040, computed from JPL Horizons positions: retrograde 2039-11-08 21:05 UTC at 3°25′ Leo, direct 2040-04-05 21:44 UTC at 29°18′ Cancer; retrograde 2040-11-12 17:54 UTC at 8°04′ Leo, direct 2041-04-10 19:06 UTC at 3°57′ Leo
- 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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