Uranus is currently in retrograde, in Taurus located at 23 Tau 27' 35"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

Uranus is Trine The Sun

   Starts on Friday, 10 January, 2025
   Peaks on Monday, 13 January, 2025, orb 0° 55' 52"

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

09.01.2025 at 06:23:33 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun19 Cap 14' 24"
The Moon18 Tau 58' 17"
Mercury01 Cap 10' 58"
Venus06 Pis 24' 04"
Mars28 Can 55' 34" R
Jupiter12 Gem 25' 17" R
Saturn15 Pis 11' 36"
Uranus23 Tau 27' 34" R
Neptune27 Pis 25' 49"
Pluto01 Aqu 19' 22"

Solar Status

BZ Status:0
Proton Density:
Proton Speed:326.7 k/sec
KP Status:1.00
TypeJan 9Jan 10Jan 11
Active10%10%25%
Minor1%1%5%
Moderate1%1%1%
Strong1%1%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT1.331.332.33
03-06UT1.331.332.33
06-09UT1.671.332.00
09-12UT1.331.332.00
12-15UT1.331.332.33
15-18UT1.331.672.00
18-21UT1.671.672.00
21-00UT1.671.672.00
Solar Activity
Solar flare activity has been at low levels with only C-class flares occurring throughout the period. The largest flare was a C9.8 from region 3950 (S18E09, Cso/beta). Region 3947 was responsible for two C-class flares and has experienced consolidation of its leader. All other regions have been relatively stable or in decay.
Solar Wind
The solar wind environment continues to return to nominal levels following the positive polarity coronal hole high speed stream. Total field has been around 5 nT with a variable Bz component between +/-5 nT. At the beginning of the period, solar wind speeds were around 500 km/s and have decreased to 400 km/s. The phi angle has remained in the positive (away from the Sun) orientation.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux reached high levels with a peak flux of 3,070 Pfu at 07/1850 UTC due to the persistent influence of a coronal hole high speed stream.