Happening now, 150.8 days
Uranus retrograde, September 2026
Uranus stations retrograde on Thursday 10 September 2026, 18:27 UTC at 5°42′ Gemini and turns direct on Monday 8 February 2027, 12:29 UTC at 1°41′ Gemini. The shadow period runs from 25 May 2026 to 26 May 2027.
From 10 September 2026 at 18:27 UTC, Uranus appears to move backward through Gemini, starting from 5°42'. It stations direct on 8 February 2027 at 12:29 UTC at 1°41' Gemini, a retrograde of 150.8 days. The retrograde stays within Gemini, and its shadow periods stretch from 25 May 2026 to 26 May 2027. As with every outer planet, the reversal is apparent, a result of Earth's faster orbit.
Astrologers associate Uranus with change, surprise and invention, and Gemini with communication, learning, curiosity and everyday exchange. The tradition treats this retrograde as a time to reconsider new ideas about how we speak, write, travel locally and share information before acting on them further. A modest suggestion: keep a running note of ideas that excite you, and revisit it before committing to any of them.
By sign
Which house it walks through
| Sun sign | House | Uranus's retrograde (Gemini) falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Taurus | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Gemini | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Cancer | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Leo | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Virgo | tenth | career and public role | |
| Libra | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Scorpio | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Sagittarius | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Capricorn | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Aquarius | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Pisces | fourth | home, family, roots | |
Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.