Uranus is currently in Taurus located at 23 Tau 28' 19"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

Uranus is Sextile Mercury

   Starts on Tuesday, 25 February, 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

21.02.2025 at 13:49:33 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun03 Pis 10' 49"
The Moon12 Sag 37' 40"
Mercury13 Pis 05' 25"
Venus09 Ari 27' 52"
Mars17 Can 03' 16" R
Jupiter11 Gem 46' 13"
Saturn19 Pis 47' 19"
Uranus23 Tau 28' 19"
Neptune28 Pis 37' 38"
Pluto02 Aqu 40' 51"

Solar Status

BZ Status:-2
Proton Density:0.50
Proton Speed:315.0 k/sec
KP Status:1.33
TypeFeb 21Feb 22Feb 23
Active10%10%10%
Minor1%1%1%
Moderate1%1%1%
Strong1%1%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT1.671.671.67
03-06UT1.331.331.33
06-09UT1.331.331.33
09-12UT1.331.331.33
12-15UT1.331.331.33
15-18UT1.331.331.67
18-21UT1.671.671.67
21-00UT1.671.671.33
Solar Activity
Solar flare activity has been at low levels with six C-Class flares throughout the period. The largest flare was a C4.9 at 20/1501 from the primary flare producer Region 3996 (S16W03, Fko/beta-gamma). The region has grown in length and continues to see minor flux emergence within the intermediate area. Slight growth was observed in the intermediate area of Region 3998 (S14E12, Dai/beta). Most other regions have been stable or in decay. A new region is beginning to emerge in the NE quadrant and will be numbered as spot reports become available.
Solar Wind
Solar wind parameters are returning to nominal levels. The total field was around 5 nT with a variable Bz component early in the period transitioning to mainly northward around 5 nT after 20/1200 UTC. Solar wind speeds have been on the decline from around 500 km/s towards 325 km/s. The phi angle was mostly negative until 20/1200 UTC and became variable thereafter.
Energetic Particle
The 2 MeV electron flux at geostationary orbit has been at moderate (100 pfu) levels for much of the period. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at background levels.