Uranus is currently in retrograde, in Taurus located at 25 Tau 04' 54"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

Uranus is currently in Opposition The Sun

   Ends on Wednesday, 20 November, 2024

Uranus is currently Sextile Neptune

Upcoming Retrogrades

PlanetStationary (retrograde)Stationary (direct)In Sign
uranus2025-09-06 04:52:00 UTC2026-02-04 02:34:00 UTCGemini
uranus2026-09-10 18:28:00 UTC2027-02-08 12:30:00 UTCGemini

Uranus smells bad.

Look, I had to get that out of the way. It probably will not be the last but, if you have ever known an Aquarius, wordplay involving this mispronunciation is absolutely appropriate. Uranus rules Aquarius, by the way (if Aquarius would ever admit to anything ruling it). This is another one of those outer planets we can’t really see without some help. Discovered in 1781 by William Herschel, it again denotes things nobody really wants to admit but everyone knows are there. Like that odd smell in the open office. Is someone cooking fish in the microwave again or did you just indulge in a milkshake at lunch when you knew you probably shouldn’t? Who knows?

Similarly to the sign it rules, Uranus’s wheelhouse is invention, innovation, technology, and electricity but also, the unique. Sit down, Stirner fans, you should probably look into the irony of said fandom. But anyway, Uranus also happens to be the coldest planet, so truths and what not uncovered by it might come across as a bit robotic and cold. More or less the mad scientist of the universe, you might think this means that more esoteric topics are out of bounds but they’re not.

Uranus doesn’t particularly care what you think. In fact, this is the planet of pure rebellion, enlightenment, ingenuity, and pretty much putting a finger in the eyeball of tradition.

Unpredictable, but also infinitely resourceful and imaginative, where you might think of Mercury as the more or less nerdy intellectual of the planets, Uranus is his highly idealistic big brother: wanting results, now. Wanting to liberate the truth, now. Breaking the rules, throwing aside established structures or patterns and sudden change are all things Uranus is good for.

The Retrograde

Uranus retrogrades about once a year, for around six months. Now, it’s common enough to see it in your chart, but when it happens in transit: it’s a little more significant.

Spazzing out is a pretty common thing during a Uranus retrograde because self expression seems much more important. The thing is, while standard pat advice is to “be yourself”, nobody actually wants that. Sometimes, this is because you’re just a jerk but other times, it’s because they’re not comfortable. Is that really your problem? Well, that’s a question you need to answer, not someone else.

At other times, it may be that you’ve been more or less stuck in a role because you thought you had to be. During Uranus retrograde, you may find yourself being alerted to this in the most jarring of ways. Unfortunately while that sounds like a good thing, other times it may just be that a part of the way you’re doing things isn’t working for you and under this influence: everything feels stifling which can lead to an abrupt and more explosive change than you really had to make.

The basic gist to dealing with these retrogrades then is impulse control and whether or not its actually needed, but, as with the others, reflecting on why you feel the way that you do and what you can do about it is a safer and smarter bet. You might have felt the rumblings of Uranus for a while and you might think you can just eek it out without anyone noticing. That’s probably not the case.

Planetary Positions

20.11.2024 at 22:43:16 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun29 Sco 06' 26"
The Moon04 Leo 48' 07"
Mercury20 Sag 48' 05"
Venus10 Cap 54' 12"
Mars04 Leo 33' 20"
Jupiter18 Gem 29' 04" R
Saturn12 Pis 43' 04"
Uranus25 Tau 04' 54" R
Neptune27 Pis 12' 48" R
Pluto00 Aqu 01' 11"

Solar Status

BZ Status:6
Proton Density:5.31
Proton Speed:369.6 k/sec
KP Status:1.00
TypeNov 21Nov 22Nov 23
Active10%25%25%
Minor5%15%15%
Moderate1%1%1%
Strong1%1%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT1.672.002.33
03-06UT1.331.671.67
06-09UT1.332.332.00
09-12UT1.331.002.33
12-15UT1.331.332.33
15-18UT1.331.672.33
18-21UT1.673.002.33
21-00UT1.673.002.33
Solar Activity
Solar activity was at low levels with only C-class flares during the period. Region 3897 (S10W82, Dai/beta) underwent notable growth but only produced some infrequent C-class flares. Region 3901 (S08E44, Dao/beta-gamma) was still foreshortened, but appeared to have mixed polarity characteristics and the region was a source of only C-class activity thus far. Region 3898 (S17W18, Cro/beta) experienced minor growth. The remaining regions were mostly stable and underwent little change. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed in available coronagraph imagery.
Solar Wind
Solar wind conditions were indicative of an enhanced interplanetary magnetic field (IMF), but rather benign solar wind speeds. The IMF strength increased from 5 - 7nT up to 10nT as the period progressed. The Bz component was primarily southward directed, but turned mainly northward after 19/1620 UTC. Solar wind speed was fairly steady from 350-400 km/s and the phi angle was predominantly in a positive sector.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was normal to moderate and the greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at background levels.