Uranus is currently in retrograde, in Taurus located at 23 Tau 19' 56"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

Uranus is currently Sextile Mars

Uranus is Trine Mercury

   Starts on Wednesday, 22 January, 2025

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

17.01.2025 at 23:21:25 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun28 Cap 06' 24"
The Moon15 Vir 48' 06"
Mercury14 Cap 03' 38"
Venus15 Pis 03' 18"
Mars25 Can 28' 04" R
Jupiter11 Gem 47' 42" R
Saturn15 Pis 59' 10"
Uranus23 Tau 19' 56" R
Neptune27 Pis 36' 29"
Pluto01 Aqu 36' 07"

Solar Status

BZ Status:6
Proton Density:1.64
Proton Speed:574.2 k/sec
KP Status:4.00
TypeJan 18Jan 19Jan 20
Active35%25%20%
Minor25%10%5%
Moderate10%1%1%
Strong1%1%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT2.672.672.00
03-06UT3.673.002.67
06-09UT2.672.672.67
09-12UT2.672.672.00
12-15UT3.672.002.00
15-18UT2.671.671.67
18-21UT2.671.672.00
21-00UT3.002.672.33
Solar Activity
Solar activity increased to moderate levels with R1-Minor activity observed. Region 3964 (N07W29, Eai/beta-gamma) produced an M1.3 flare at 17/0211 UTC and an M2.0 flare at 17/0919 UTC. This region also produced numerous C-class flares. The region increased in size, spot count and magnetic complexity over the period. Region 3961 (S09E38, Eki/beta-gamma-delta) produced an M1.1 flare at 17/0320 UTC. The region grew in size and spot count, particularly in the intermediate portion. The remaining spotted regions were quiet and stable. No GOES X-ray flux data was available between ~16/1630-2010 UTC due to a network outage.
Solar Wind
Negative polarity CH HSS influences and mildly enhanced solar wind conditions prevailed this period. Total field strength reached 11 nT and the Bz component varied between +/-10 nT. Solar wind speeds slowly decreased from 480 to around 450 km/s before an increase to about 525 was observed at 17/0700 UTC. The phi angle was negative.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at normal and moderate levels and the greater than 10 MeV proton flux was steady at background levels. No GOES particle flux data was available between ~16/1630-2010 UTC due to a network outage.