Western astrology
Uranus Retrograde 2027: Dates, Signs and What to Check
In Western astrology, Uranus is retrograde 2 times touching 2027: September 10 to February 8, September 15 to February 12, through Gemini. The stations are computed from the ephemeris in UTC. Uranus retrogrades every year for about five months. The period is a frame for review, not a prediction.
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Key facts
| Periods touching 2027 | 2 |
|---|---|
| Period 1: station retrograde | September 10, 2026, 18:41 UTC, at 5°42′ Gemini |
| Period 1: station direct | February 8, 2027, 12:23 UTC, at 1°41′ Gemini |
| Period 1: signs covered | Gemini |
| Period 1: length | 151 days |
| Period 2: station retrograde | September 15, 2027, 09:15 UTC, at 9°58′ Gemini |
| Period 2: station direct | February 12, 2028, 23:40 UTC, at 5°56′ Gemini |
| Period 2: signs covered | Gemini |
| Period 2: length | 151 days |
| Shadow zone | 1°41′ Gemini to 5°42′ Gemini · 5°56′ Gemini to 9°58′ Gemini |
| Coordinates · clock | Geocentric tropical longitude of date · UTC |
Every date and position on this page is computed with Astronomy Engine, the ephemeris behind the reading, as geocentric tropical longitude of date in UTC; your local date can differ by a day. Eclipse types follow the NASA eclipse catalog. Calculation conventions: method and sources.
Uranus retrograde dates in 2027
Uranus has 2 retrograde periods touching 2027: first from September 10, 2026 (18:41 UTC) at 5°42′ Gemini to February 8, 2027 (12:23 UTC) at 1°41′ Gemini, 151 days; second from September 15, 2027 (09:15 UTC) at 9°58′ Gemini to February 12, 2028 (23:40 UTC) at 5°56′ Gemini, 151 days. The first period began in 2026 and is listed in full because the retrograde carries over the year boundary. The last period ends after December 31, so it continues into 2028. Across the year the retrograde motion covers Gemini.
Each period has a shadow, the span of degrees the planet crosses forward, then backward, then forward again. In 2027 that span is 1°41′ Gemini to 5°42′ Gemini and 5°56′ Gemini to 9°58′ Gemini. The pre-shadow begins when the planet first reaches the direct-station degree, before the retrograde station, and the post-shadow ends when it returns to the retrograde-station degree. The next period begins on September 19, 2028.
What Uranus retrograde traditionally means
Uranus is change, invention, independence and the sudden break with the past. It retrogrades for about five months of every year, so the period is more a regular tide than a special event. Astrologers read it as a time when the impulse to change turns inward: the revolution happens in how you think about a situation before it shows up in the situation itself.
The tradition links it with reviewing where you have become too comfortable or too rigid, with testing new ideas privately before announcing them, and with noticing which disruptions earlier in the year were actually liberating. Innovation during the period tends to be refinement; the leap comes after the direct station.
What to review while Uranus is retrograde
Revisit a change you made in a hurry earlier in the year and decide whether it holds, test an unconventional idea in a small way, update the tools and systems you rely on, and ask where you are clinging to a routine that no longer fits. Those with the Sun, Moon or rising sign in Gemini are the ones the tradition singles out; each sign's 2027 page lists its dates. Times are UTC, so a station near midnight can fall on the neighbouring date where you live.
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Frequently asked questions
When is Uranus retrograde in 2027?
September 10, 2026 (18:41 UTC) at 5°42′ Gemini to February 8, 2027 (12:23 UTC) at 1°41′ Gemini; September 15, 2027 (09:15 UTC) at 9°58′ Gemini to February 12, 2028 (23:40 UTC) at 5°56′ Gemini. The key facts table gives the length of each period.
What sign is Uranus retrograde in during 2027?
The first period runs from 5°42′ Gemini back to 1°41′ Gemini; The second period runs from 9°58′ Gemini back to 5°56′ Gemini.
How often is Uranus retrograde?
Uranus retrogrades every year for about five months, moving back about four degrees, so a stay in one sign of about seven years includes seven retrograde periods.
What is the Uranus retrograde shadow?
The degrees between the direct station and the retrograde station, crossed three times. In 2027 it is 1°41′ Gemini to 5°42′ Gemini and 5°56′ Gemini to 9°58′ Gemini.
Does Uranus actually move backwards?
No. The apparent reversal comes from Earth and Uranus moving at different speeds on their orbits, like a slower car seeming to slide backwards as you pass it. Astrology works with the appearance from Earth, and the dates here are computed from that geocentric view.
Last updated November 2, 2026. Awaiting editorial review. Numerology and astrology are interpretive traditions for reflection, not predictions.