The general meaning of Uranus retrograde transit is followed by information about Uranus retrograde in the birth chart.
Uranus Retrograde Dates
- August 28, 2023, to January 27, 2024 – 23♉04 to 19♉05
- September 1, 2024, to January 30, 2025 – 27♉15 to 23♉15
- September 6, 2025, to February 3, 2026 – 01♊27 to 27♉27
Uranus Retrograde Meaning
Uranus retrograde is a cycle lasting 155 days yearly in which the planet moves four degrees backward through the zodiac. This is a time of inner change in response to external changes or in preparation for future changes in your life. Any transits that Uranus makes to your chart will give more detail about the type of change and the areas of life affected.
You may have anticipated a significant change in your life or tried to initiate change, but nothing has happened. In this case, transiting Uranus retrograde will induce the internal changes in attitude or behaviors necessary to make the desired change possible.
Often, the changes you seek are to allow more personal freedom. Whatever the case, Uranus retrograde lets you process things internally before manifesting the external change once Uranus turns direct.
Another possibility is that you have been disruptive and rebellious, trying to force radical change. Whether your revolution was based on ignorance or the innocence of youth, Uranus retrograde will bring higher self-awareness and insights about the error of your ways. A period of less chaotic internal changes should follow.
Natal Uranus Retrograde
Uranus retrograde natal is common to 40% of people, the same as the other outer planets Neptune and Pluto. Therefore, it is not considered as significant or critical as having an inner planet retrograde. For example, Venus retrograde affects only 7% of the population.
But retrograde motion does affect Uranus. It seems harder to restrain Uranus’s erratic and impulsive urges. This could lead to abruptness, aloofness, or an agitating nature. Retrograde motion can also internalize Uranus’ disruptive electric energy. This could lead to nervous anxiety, spasms, neurotic behavior, or rapid personality changes.
Uranus, at its best, is intuitive, ingenious, and original. A healthy Uranus is eccentric yet comfortable in self-expression. But Uranus retrograde makes it harder to be yourself without causing distress to yourself or others. Uranus retrograde may also have some association with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome.
The karmic nature of retrograde motion suggests you feel different or cut off from others because of events in your past lives. The rebellious activity could have led to calls of “traitor.” For several reasons, you may have been banished from your community for being too different or weird.
Erratic behavior or unreliability could have caused problems for you over many incarnations. In this life, events and relationship issues will reinforce your specific Uranus retrograde challenges. The aim is to be yourself while not upsetting things as they are.
