Planets in signs

Uranus in Aquarius

The inventor at home in its own workshop, door wide open

Uranus in Aquarius is Uranus in the sign it rules in modern astrology, and the generation born under it thinks big about invention, friendship and fairness. You are fiercely independent and community minded, with a gift for imagining futures others have not pictured yet.

AirModern ruler of Aquarius

Is your Uranus in Aquarius?

Add your birth date and place, and your time if you know it. Hali will find the sign your Uranus was in the moment you arrived.

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What it feels like

Aquarius is fixed air, traditionally ruled by Saturn and in modern astrology by Uranus itself, so the planet is at home here. Your generation tends to think in networks and causes, valuing the group without losing the individual. Collectively, the spark is clear and forward looking, like a lighthouse sweeping over open water. Ideas that sound strange today may simply be arriving a little early.

Day to day, you probably need friends who let you be gloriously yourself. Your mind may run ahead of the room, and you can seem detached when really you are thinking about everybody at once. Groups, causes and clever technology tend to light you up. Feeling like an outsider is common here, and it often turns out to be the beginning of your best work.

Your gift

Brilliant originality in service of others. You can imagine a better system and make friends with everyone who will help build it.

Your growing edge

Emotional distance and a stubborn attachment to your own unusual ideas can make you hard to reach.

In love

Friendship is the doorway to romance for you, and the keeper is whoever adores your eccentric streak.

In your work

Science, technology, activism and any group effort that pushes the future forward can suit you.

How Uranus works

Uranus moves slowly, so its sign is shared by everyone born across several years and describes the spark a whole generation carries, the things it wants to overturn, invent and set free. The personal note lives in how strongly Uranus touches the rest of your chart and in the house it occupies, which your birth time decides.

Everything about Uranus

What Aquarius brings

Aquarius is fixed air, ruled by Saturn and, in modern astrology, Uranus. It brings originality, friendship and a mind on the future.

Everything about Aquarius

When was Uranus in Aquarius?

Between 1900 and 2100, Uranus spends about 11.2% of its time in Aquarius.

Uranus moves slowly, so everyone born within one of these stretches shares it. Dates are Greenwich time.

  • January 31, 1912 to September 4, 1912
  • November 12, 1912 to March 31, 1919
  • August 17, 1919 to January 22, 1920
  • April 2, 1995 to June 8, 1995
  • January 12, 1996 to March 10, 2003
  • September 15, 2003 to December 29, 2003
  • March 3, 2079 to July 13, 2079
  • December 23, 2079 to February 18, 2087

When Uranus turns retrograde it can slip back into the sign before, which is why some stretches come in pieces.

Questions about Uranus in Aquarius

What does Uranus in Aquarius mean?

Uranus in Aquarius is Uranus in the sign it rules in modern astrology, and the generation born under it thinks big about invention, friendship and fairness. You are fiercely independent and community minded, with a gift for imagining futures others have not pictured yet.

Is Uranus in Aquarius a good placement?

Yes. Modern astrology makes Uranus the ruler of Aquarius, so it is at home here, and its inventive, sociable spark flows freely.

When was Uranus in Aquarius?

Between 1900 and 2100, Uranus was in Aquarius April 2, 1995 to June 8, 1995, January 12, 1996 to March 10, 2003, September 15, 2003 to December 29, 2003, Greenwich time. The full list is on this page.

How do I know if my Uranus is in Aquarius?

You need your birth date and birth place, and your birth time if Uranus changed sign that day. Use the check on this page, or see your whole birth chart.

Uranus in every sign

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Every planet in Aquarius

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One placement is one thread. Your whole chart shows how they weave together.

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