How long does a Uranus transit last?

A median 141 days in the 3° envelope, with the longest tenth running past 390 days. The spread is narrower than Pluto's or Neptune's because Uranus's orbit is close to circular, so its speed barely changes across the zodiac.

Why does Uranus hit the same point three times?

Because its retrograde loop retraces 4° — a wider arc than Uranus covers in a year of forward motion. Once the body is inside orb of a contact, the loop almost always carries it back across: 92% of sampled contacts perfect three times, which is the highest of any planet.

How often does Uranus retrograde?

Once a year, for about 151 days — roughly five months of every twelve. The next station is 2026-09-10 at 5.6° Gemini, turning direct 2027-02-08 at 1.6° Gemini.

What is the Uranus opposition?

Transiting Uranus opposite its own birth position, which lands near age 42 because that is half an orbit. It is the one Uranus contact everyone with a normal lifespan receives, and the Life Cycles guide covers what the tradition makes of it.

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Uranus transits

♅ — seven years to a sign, and almost every contact perfects three times.

Uranus transits are the contacts transiting Uranus makes to the points of your birth chart as it crosses the zodiac once every 84 years, spending about seven years in each sign. Uranus is at 5.5° Gemini as of 2026-08-24.

5.5° Gemini

position

direct motion

84.02 yr

one orbit

≈ 7 years per sign. Measured zodiac crossing 83.82 years — shorter than the orbit because the equinox the zodiac is measured from precesses to meet it.

141 days

median contact (3° orb)

p90 390 days. A Uranus contact is a season, not a date.

92%

perfect three times

34 of 37 sampled conjunctions — the highest triple rate of any planet. A one-and-done Uranus contact is the exception, not the rule.

Computed 2026-08-24 · Swiss Ephemeris 2.10.03 (pyswisseph) via POST /api/scan · 3° canonical envelope (CANONICAL_PRESSURE_ORB). Recomputed on every deploy.

Uranus's retrograde periods

Uranus retrograde periods, computed
Stations retrograde	At	Stations direct	At	Days	Arc retraced
10 Sep 2026	5.6° Gemini	8 Feb 2027	1.6° Gemini	151	4°
15 Sep 2027	9.9° Gemini	13 Feb 2028	5.9° Gemini	151	4°
19 Sep 2028	14.2° Gemini	16 Feb 2029	10.2° Gemini	150	4°
23 Sep 2029	18.5° Gemini	20 Feb 2030	14.5° Gemini	150	4°
28 Sep 2030	22.8° Gemini	25 Feb 2031	18.8° Gemini	150	4.1°
3 Oct 2031	27.2° Gemini	1 Mar 2032	23.2° Gemini	150	4.1°

Uranus's sign changes

Uranus sign changes, computed
Date	Enters	Motion
4 Aug 2032	Cancer	moving direct
13 Dec 2032	Gemini	crossing back while retrograde
23 May 2033	Cancer	moving direct
7 Aug 2039	Leo	moving direct
26 Feb 2040	Cancer	crossing back while retrograde
16 May 2040	Leo	moving direct
7 Oct 2045	Virgo	moving direct
9 Feb 2046	Leo	crossing back while retrograde

Uranus to each natal point

Each page carries its own computed windows, recurrence interval and retrograde-pass distribution.

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How Uranus appears in Cosmic KPI

On the pressure timeline Uranus shows as a long raised shelf with three distinct peaks in it rather than one — the shape is diagnostic, and it is the reason a single "date of the transit" misrepresents what is happening. The terminal reports which of the three crossings is current and whether the body is applying or separating.

The Cosmic KPI transit terminal listing live transit contacts with their orb readings.

Common questions

How long does a Uranus transit last?: A median 141 days in the 3° envelope, with the longest tenth running past 390 days. The spread is narrower than Pluto's or Neptune's because Uranus's orbit is close to circular, so its speed barely changes across the zodiac.
Why does Uranus hit the same point three times?: Because its retrograde loop retraces 4° — a wider arc than Uranus covers in a year of forward motion. Once the body is inside orb of a contact, the loop almost always carries it back across: 92% of sampled contacts perfect three times, which is the highest of any planet.
How often does Uranus retrograde?: Once a year, for about 151 days — roughly five months of every twelve. The next station is 2026-09-10 at 5.6° Gemini, turning direct 2027-02-08 at 1.6° Gemini.
What is the Uranus opposition?: Transiting Uranus opposite its own birth position, which lands near age 42 because that is half an orbit. It is the one Uranus contact everyone with a normal lifespan receives, and the Life Cycles guide covers what the tradition makes of it.

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