Uranus Retrograde 2027
Exact on September 15, 2027 at 11:09 (CEST). Read what this moment in the sky means and how it might play out for your zodiac sign.
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The facts at a glance
Uranus Retrograde
Exact moment
September 15, 2027, 11:09
CEST · 09:09 UT
Countdown
310 days
until the exact moment
Zodiac
Gemini
9°57'
Event type
Retrograde
Uranus Retrograde
Duration
151 days
until February 13, 2028
How often?
about once a year
about 152 days each time
Next time
September 19, 2028
Uranus Retrograde
Many feel a moment like this in the days before: themes come up, conversations turn to it. The exact time is the peak, not the start.
How we calculated this
Computed to the minute with the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), tropical zodiac. The time is German time, Universal Time (UT) is the time at the prime meridian.
Source: planet positions from the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), the same basis professional astrology software uses.
9°57' Gemini
On September 15, 2027 Uranus turns retrograde (in Gemini).
What Gemini adds
The sign gives the moment its colour. Gemini stands for the themes of the day for everyone; for you it depends on where Gemini sits in your chart.
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Who notices it most
- GeminiThe sign itself
- SagittariusOpposite
- VirgoAt a right angle
- PiscesAt a right angle
With the Sun, Moon or Ascendant in one of these signs, many notice a day like this more clearly. Who do you know with one of them?
Why these four?
The moment sits at 9°57' Gemini. The four signs lie right there, opposite, or at a right angle to it. Astrology counts these angles as the most noticeable: what happens there nudges, challenges or sets something in motion.
What Uranus's retrograde can do
Depending on the area of life it falls into in a chart, it shows up differently. These are the twelve possibilities:
- Fresh startSelf & new starts
- Treasure huntMoney & values
- SignalTalk & close circle
- NestingHome & family
- HeartbeatLove & joy
- Clear-outRoutine & health
- MirrorRelationships
- Deep diveIntimacy & change
- WanderlustTravel & meaning
- SummitCareer & goals
- NetworkFriends & plans
- RetreatRetreat & dreams
A note to future you
Open on
September 19, 2028
Uranus Retrograde
- 1What is on your mind most right now?
- 2What should be different by then?
- 3Who do you want to tell about it then?
Write down the three answers today and read them again on September 19, 2028. Who joins you?
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Uranus Goes Retrograde
On September 15, 2027, Uranus goes retrograde. This is an invitation to question your own rules in a specific area of your life. Find out which area this is for you.
Read along
On September 15, 2027, a planet goes retrograde. And no, it’s not Mercury. It's Uranus, the planet of sudden changes and fresh thinking. Retrograde just means that seen from Earth, it seems to pause. Then it appears to move backwards. Imagine you're pulling off old wallpaper. And you discover a hidden door underneath. This period is an invitation to review your own rules. Where do you want to feel more free? Which area of your life this touches is in your birth chart. Work it out for free at theastroacademy.com.
What does this mean?
On September 15, 2027 at 11:09 (CEST), Uranus turns retrograde. Seen from Earth, the planet seems to pause in the sky and then drift backwards for a while. In astrology this begins a time for second thoughts. Words that start with "re" suit it better than a big fresh launch: revisit, revise, reconnect.
What does Uranus mean?
Uranus brings the break: freedom, awakening, sudden turns. Where it hits, nothing gets smoothed over. An old structure tips, and your head is suddenly clear. Uranus shows where you're original, rebellious and unconventional. It also marks where the next revolution in your life starts, maybe the day you drop the plan everyone expected.
What does a retrograde station mean?
Retrograde station: seen from Earth, the planet seems to stop and then move backwards. It only looks that way, because Earth is overtaking it. A good time for everything that starts with re: rethink, revise, redo.
What does Gemini mean?
Gemini links things and keeps asking. Curiosity, two voices at once, quick routes between ideas: the neighbor, a quote you overheard, the link that explains it all. Where Gemini is active, people talk, read and write, and hop between viewpoints.
Uranus Retrograde
Uranus, the planet of sudden change, turns retrograde in Gemini. Until it goes direct, new ideas need checking: correct them, clarify them, reopen old ones before you decide.
What it means for your zodiac sign?
A short reading for each sun sign. You feel the moment most where it hits a point in your own chart directly.
Aries
As Aries, you are among the signs that tend to feel support rather than pressure on days like this. Do you notice any of that? The focus is change and your need for freedom: old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Taurus
For Taurus this mostly happens in the background. Rather than an upheaval, maybe one small thing shifts. This moment shines a light on change and your need for freedom, and old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Gemini
With Gemini, it lands directly on your own sign. Days like that often show you yourself a little more clearly. These days, look closely at change and your need for freedom, since old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Cancer
Cancer sits at the edge this time. From there you can calmly watch what unfolds. The focus is change and your need for freedom: old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Leo
The sign Leo sits at an easy angle to this event. Many people find days like this lighter. Is that true for you? This moment shines a light on change and your need for freedom, and old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Virgo
For Virgo, a moment like this can feel like a quiet pull. Where are you meeting some headwind right now? These days, look closely at change and your need for freedom, since old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Libra
As Libra, you are among the signs that tend to feel support rather than pressure on days like this. Do you notice any of that? The focus is change and your need for freedom: old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Scorpio
For Scorpio this mostly happens in the background. Rather than an upheaval, maybe one small thing shifts. This moment shines a light on change and your need for freedom, and old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Sagittarius
For Sagittarius, a moment like this can feel like a quiet pull. Where are you meeting some headwind right now? These days, look closely at change and your need for freedom, since old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Capricorn
Capricorn sits at the edge this time. From there you can calmly watch what unfolds. The focus is change and your need for freedom: old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Aquarius
The sign Aquarius sits at an easy angle to this event. Many people find days like this lighter. Is that true for you? This moment shines a light on change and your need for freedom, and old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Pisces
For Pisces, a moment like this can feel like a quiet pull. Where are you meeting some headwind right now? These days, look closely at change and your need for freedom, since old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Tips & rituals
4 ideas for this day
- 1Write down where you long for change, and leave everything standing for now. The wish can ripen for a while first.
- 2Pick up one old thread again instead of starting five new ones. Words that begin with "re" suit these weeks.
- 3On the first day, note one thing you want to look at again during this phase. Read the note once more at the end.
- 4Put off final decisions where you can. This stretch suits reviewing better than committing.
Where does this moment hit your chart?
The sky does the same thing for everyone. What reaches you depends on where this moment touches your birth chart. Take a free look at where it lands for you.
Your time windows
Your Time Windows
With dates, and with what you can check in each window.
- Your windowsCheck, prepare, act
- Emotional seasonWhich phase you are in
- DirectionWhere your focus is shifting
- Work & pressureWhat your work demands
- What emergesWhat ends and begins
- Your 90 daysA plan for three months
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Uranus Retrograde 2027 by the numbers
On September 15, 2027 Uranus seems to halt at 9°57' Gemini. After that it appears to move backwards through the zodiac. A station just means that from Earth the planet seems to stop for a few days, then turn. It never truly reverses, much like the train beside yours at the platform that only seems to roll back.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Exact moment | September 15, 2027, 11:09 (CEST) |
| Universal Time | 09:09 UT |
| Event type | Retrograde |
| Uranus | 9°57' Gemini |
| Turns direct | February 13, 2028 · 5°55' Gemini (151 days) |
| Next occurrence | Uranus Retrograde · September 19, 2028 |
For 151 days the planet stays retrograde, until February 13, 2028 at 5°55' Gemini. Uranus stations retrograde again on September 19, 2028.
Check the current planetary positions to see where Uranus is today. Your free birth chart tells you which house Gemini occupies in your chart, and the house hints at the area of life this phase may stir up for you. The Gemini sign profile has more on the sign itself, and retrograde planets lists every phase of every planet.
How to read the data
- Degree: this is where the apparent backward motion starts. The planet passes over this stretch of the zodiac three times: once before the retrograde, once during it and once after.
- Duration: counted from one station to the next, from the first standstill to the turnaround.
- A small test: on September 15, write down which conversation or plan you are taking up a second time, maybe the email you already started once. When the phase ends, look again at what became of it.
How often does Uranus go retrograde?
Uranus goes retrograde about once a year. Each phase runs 152 days on average, ranging from 149 days to 154 days. Put together, Uranus spends 41.2 % of all days retrograde.
Uranus keeps moving forward the whole time. Earth, on the faster inside track, simply passes it, the way a truck you overtake on the highway seems to roll backwards for a moment. The farther out a planet orbits, the longer that passing takes.
Between 1900 and 2100, 7 % of all retrograde phases started in Gemini. That puts it at number 7 of the 12 signs.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Counted | 1900–2100 |
| Retrograde per year | 0.99 |
| Average length | 152 days |
| Shortest / longest phase | 149 days / 154 days |
| Share of retrograde days | 41.2 % |
| Starting in Gemini | 7 % (rank 7/12) |
| Previous retrograde | 10 September 2026 |
| Next retrograde | 19 September 2028 |
We ran every day from 1900 to 2100 through the Swiss Ephemeris, using the same rules as this calendar. All dates are in German time.
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Common questions
- When does Uranus go retrograde in 2027?
- Uranus stations retrograde on September 15, 2027 at 11:09 CEST (09:09 UT).
- What does Uranus's retrograde mean?
- Uranus eases off the gas in Gemini. Until the next direct station, whatever Uranus rules tends to run backwards. Fixing things, clearing them up and picking them up again comes easier now than a fresh decision.
- How long does the retrograde phase last?
- This phase runs until February 13, 2028 (151 days). It ends with the next event in the same series.
- Which zodiac signs does Uranus's retrograde affect most?
- Usually it's Gemini, because the event takes place in that sign. Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces often notice it as well. They sit square or opposite, and a tense angle like that simply means these signs rub against the theme. Check it against your own chart. Further down you'll find a short reading for all 12 signs.