# Uranus

Uranus describes independence and invention, opening alternatives when familiar forms have grown too narrow.

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Uranus describes independence and invention, opening alternatives when familiar forms have grown too narrow.

## What it represents

In astrological interpretation, Uranus represents freedom, originality and a break with habit. A question changes a meeting, you try an unfamiliar tool, you notice a rule is being repeated simply because it has always been there. Uranus looks for room where a form has grown too narrow. Its symbolism includes invention, independence and collective change: it spends a long time in one sign, shared by many people in a generation. The gift is imagining alternatives and giving differences a voice. The challenge is distinguishing a useful discovery from changing everything as soon as boredom appears. House and aspects show where this impulse meets your everyday experience.

## In practice

- An assumption you want to test through a small experiment

- How you make space for independent choices

- The support a new idea needs to become usable

## A computed example

Alex · Fictitious example, with invented birth data. 1990-05-17, 14:35, Milano.

Uranus: Capricorn · 9°08′

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## Retrogrades and shadows, 2025 through 2028

UTC dates, with empirical uncertainty windows for less determinate stations. Shadows searched within 400 days.

| Pre-shadow | Retrograde station | Direct station | Post-shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 20, 2025 (UTC; ±330 min) | Sep 2, 2025–Sep 10, 2025 (UTC; ±4 days) | Jan 31, 2026–Feb 8, 2026 (UTC; ±4 days) | May 21, 2026 (UTC; ±329 min) |
| May 25, 2026 (UTC; ±330 min) | Sep 6, 2026–Sep 14, 2026 (UTC; ±4 days) | Feb 4, 2027–Feb 12, 2027 (UTC; ±4 days) | May 26, 2027 (UTC; ±328 min) |
| May 30, 2027 (UTC; ±328 min) | Sep 11, 2027–Sep 19, 2027 (UTC; ±4 days) | Feb 9, 2028–Feb 16, 2028 (UTC; ±4 days) | May 29, 2028 (UTC; ±327 min) |
| Jun 2, 2028 (UTC; ±327 min) | Sep 15, 2028–Sep 22, 2028 (UTC; ±4 days) | Feb 12, 2029–Feb 20, 2029 (UTC; ±4 days) | Jun 3, 2029 (UTC; ±326 min) |

## Sources and configuration

Tropical zodiac · Whole Sign houses. Table dates use UTC.

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## Common questions

### When is Uranus retrograde?

The table lists 2025 through 2028 stations and engine-computed shadow dates. Retrograde motion is apparent geocentric motion. Dates are UTC, with windows when uncertainty exceeds a day.

## Links

- [See an example](https://astraluno.com/example-birth-chart/)
- [Discover your chart](https://astraluno.com/birth-chart-calculator/)
- [Uranus in Aquarius](https://astraluno.com/planets/uranus/aquarius/)
- [Uranus in Aries](https://astraluno.com/planets/uranus/aries/)
- [Uranus in Cancer](https://astraluno.com/planets/uranus/cancer/)
- [Uranus in Capricorn](https://astraluno.com/planets/uranus/capricorn/)
- [Uranus in Gemini](https://astraluno.com/planets/uranus/gemini/)
- [Uranus in Leo](https://astraluno.com/planets/uranus/leo/)
- [Uranus in Libra](https://astraluno.com/planets/uranus/libra/)
- [Uranus in Pisces](https://astraluno.com/planets/uranus/pisces/)
- [Uranus in Sagittarius](https://astraluno.com/planets/uranus/sagittarius/)
- [Uranus in Scorpio](https://astraluno.com/planets/uranus/scorpio/)
- [Uranus in Taurus](https://astraluno.com/planets/uranus/taurus/)
- [Uranus in Virgo](https://astraluno.com/planets/uranus/virgo/)
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Last revised: 2026-10-13