Planets in signs
Uranus in Capricorn
Rebuilding the institution from the inside, one sensible rule at a time
Uranus in Capricorn arrives to reform institutions, careers and the structures that run society. In your own chart it blends ambition with independence, so you climb your own way and rewrite the rules once you understand them.
Is your Uranus in Capricorn?
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.
What it feels like
Capricorn is cardinal earth and belongs to Saturn, the planet of limits and tradition. Uranus here creates a lively tension between old and new. Your generation tends to respect structure enough to learn it, then reinvent it from within. Collectively, the spark is patient and strategic. Change comes through careful work rather than shouting, like a mountain path slowly rerouted until everyone forgets it once went another way.
In your own ambitions, authority can feel both attractive and suspicious. You may want a respected place in the world while privately refusing to play by stale rules. Career shifts can arrive suddenly, often after a long stretch of steady building. Your originality has a serious backbone, and it earns trust precisely because it is so well thought through.
Practical vision. You can see how a system should change and have the patience to make it happen.
Tension between rebellion and respectability can leave you feeling pulled in two directions.
You value a steady partner who supports your ambitions and respects your independence.
Leadership, public service, business and any role that reforms how organisations work 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 UranusWhat Capricorn brings
Capricorn, cardinal earth, belongs to Saturn. It brings ambition, patience and a dry sense of humour.
Everything about CapricornWhen was Uranus in Capricorn?
Between 1900 and 2100, Uranus spends about 10.8% of its time in Capricorn.
Uranus moves slowly, so everyone born within one of these stretches shares it. Dates are Greenwich time.
- December 21, 1904 to January 30, 1912
- September 5, 1912 to November 11, 1912
- February 15, 1988 to May 26, 1988
- December 3, 1988 to April 1, 1995
- June 9, 1995 to January 11, 1996
- January 22, 2072 to June 24, 2072
- November 12, 2072 to March 2, 2079
- July 14, 2079 to December 22, 2079
When Uranus turns retrograde it can slip back into the sign before, which is why some stretches come in pieces.
Questions about Uranus in Capricorn
What does Uranus in Capricorn mean?
Uranus in Capricorn arrives to reform institutions, careers and the structures that run society. In your own chart it blends ambition with independence, so you climb your own way and rewrite the rules once you understand them.
Is Uranus in Capricorn a good placement?
Tense at times, since Saturn's sign and Uranus's spark pull in different directions, yet the pairing often produces lasting, well built change.
When was Uranus in Capricorn?
Between 1900 and 2100, Uranus was in Capricorn February 15, 1988 to May 26, 1988, December 3, 1988 to April 1, 1995, June 9, 1995 to January 11, 1996, Greenwich time. The full list is on this page.
How do I know if my Uranus is in Capricorn?
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.
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