What Uranus means
Uranus is where a person can't bear limits, where they feel pulled to break rules and do things their own way. Here is both originality and rebellion: sudden decisions, breaks with the familiar, an interest in the new before others.
Before 1781 Uranus did not exist in astrology, and its meaning took shape only in modern times — around revolutions and inventions. Modern astrology gave it Aquarius, classical leaves this sign to Saturn.
Uranus in the signs
Uranus's sign is the same for everyone born within the same seven to eight years — it is a mark of a generation, not a trait of character. In years at the junction of signs the sign depends on the month of birth: Uranus crosses the border back and forth several times.
In detail — Uranus in each sign, with a “not about you” sign and a check on yourself:
Uranus in the houses
What is personal in Uranus is the house: the sphere where a person has the most sudden turns and where freedom matters most to them. In the 7th — sudden beginnings and breaks of unions, in the 4th — moves and an unusual home, in the 10th — unexpected turns in a career, in the 1st — being unlike those around. Uranus sounds stronger in conjunction with the Sun, Moon or Ascendant.
Uranus retrograde
Uranus goes backward every year, for 149–155 days, and on your birthday that was the case for 41.3% of people. The mark is too common to draw a conclusion about character from it, so we don't draw one.
When Uranus goes backward — station dates, Moscow time →
Uranus opposition — at what age it happens for you →
How to check it on yourself
Each statement below may turn out to be false about you — that’s how it’s written. Check it against your past, and write your answer down before you compare it with the chart. The first item checks the calculation itself, the rest — the interpretation.
If your birth year is in the table above
What should match. For years in the right column — “on any day of the year” — Uranus's sign in your calculation must match the table. In the other years of the period the sign depends on the month of birth.
When it’s not about you. A year from the right column, but Uranus's sign in the calculation is different — the wrong date went into the calculation. This is a check of the calculation, not of the interpretation.
If the birth time is known and Uranus's house is calculated
What should match. Before looking at the chart, write down the sphere of life where you had the most sudden changes — the kind decided within days. Uranus's house is the same sphere or directly connected with it.
When it’s not about you. In the sphere of Uranus's house everything went slowly and by plan — this isn't about you.
If your Uranus is in conjunction with the Sun, the Moon or the Ascendant (within 8°)
What should match. In the last ten years at least three big changes — work, city, circle of friends — happened within days, not after months of deliberation.
When it’s not about you. All the big changes went slowly and by plan — this isn't about you.
What retrograde motion is and where in the sky it happens for each planet — on the page of all planets. How we check the rest — the site’s method.