When Was Uranus Last in Aquarius?
Updated October 5, 2026
As of October 2026, the last time was 1995–2003: Uranus first entered Aquarius on 1 April 1995 and, because retrograde motion carried it back and forth across the sign's boundary, entered it three times in all before leaving for good on 30 December 2003. Next: Uranus first enters Aquarius on 2 March 2079; retrograde motion carries it back and forth across the sign's boundary, so it enters twice in all and leaves for good on 18 February 2087.
Each bar runs from first entry to final exit. Stretches marked with a neighbouring sign are times it crossed back over the boundary before returning.
Every Uranus-in-Aquarius pass, 1600–2400
Dates are in UTC and the Gregorian calendar; in a time zone far from Greenwich an ingress can fall on the neighbouring calendar day. Dates before 14 September 1752 are Gregorian too, though Britain and its colonies still used the Julian calendar, 10 days behind until 11 March 1700 and 11 days behind after, and began the year on 25 March.
| First entry | Final exit | Time in Aquarius | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 April 1660 | 10 January 1669 | 7.6 years | 3 times |
| In Aquarius: 28 Apr 1660 – 9 May 1660 · 18 Jan 1661 – 19 Mar 1668 · 29 Aug 1668 – 10 Jan 1669 | |||
| 12 March 1744 | 13 December 1752 | 7.7 years | 3 times |
| In Aquarius: 12 Mar 1744 – 30 Jun 1744 · 31 Dec 1744 – 29 Feb 1752 · 3 Oct 1752 – 13 Dec 1752 | |||
| 18 February 1828 | 11 February 1836 | 7.4 years | 3 times |
| In Aquarius: 18 Feb 1828 – 31 Jul 1828 · 10 Dec 1828 – 29 Apr 1835 · 13 Jul 1835 – 11 Feb 1836 | |||
| 30 January 1912 | 22 January 1920 | 7.4 years | 3 times |
| In Aquarius: 30 Jan 1912 – 4 Sept 1912 · 12 Nov 1912 – 1 Apr 1919 · 16 Aug 1919 – 22 Jan 1920 | |||
| 1 April 1995 | 30 December 2003 | 7.6 years | 3 times |
| In Aquarius: 1 Apr 1995 – 8 Jun 1995 · 12 Jan 1996 – 10 Mar 2003 · 15 Sept 2003 – 30 Dec 2003 | |||
| 2 March 2079 | 18 February 2087 | 7.5 years | 2 times |
| In Aquarius: 2 Mar 2079 – 13 Jul 2079 · 23 Dec 2079 – 18 Feb 2087 | |||
| 9 February 2163 | 31 January 2171 | 7.4 years | 3 times |
| In Aquarius: 9 Feb 2163 – 14 Aug 2163 · 29 Nov 2163 – 11 Apr 2170 · 31 Jul 2170 – 31 Jan 2171 | |||
| 20 January 2247 | 8 January 2255 | 7.5 years | 2 times |
| In Aquarius: 20 Jan 2247 – 18 Mar 2254 · 3 Sept 2254 – 8 Jan 2255 | |||
| 12 March 2330 | 6 December 2338 | 7.6 years | 3 times |
| In Aquarius: 12 Mar 2330 – 2 Jul 2330 · 31 Dec 2330 – 25 Feb 2338 · 12 Oct 2338 – 6 Dec 2338 | |||
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Born with Uranus in Aquarius
- Born 1 April 1995 – 30 December 2003, except 8 June 1995 – 12 January 1996 (in Capricorn) and 10 March 2003 – 15 September 2003 (in Pisces)
On the days Uranus changes sign, the birth time decides: dates here are UTC. Enter your birth data to see your own chart.
Uranus retrograde in Aquarius, the 1995–2003 pass
Retrograde periods with at least one station in Aquarius: the date Uranus stood still and turned retrograde, and the date it turned direct again.
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct |
|---|---|
| 5 May 1995 0°28′ Aquarius | 6 October 1995 26°31′ Capricorn |
| 8 May 1996 4°34′ Aquarius | 10 October 1996 0°38′ Aquarius |
| 13 May 1997 8°40′ Aquarius | 14 October 1997 4°44′ Aquarius |
| 17 May 1998 12°44′ Aquarius | 18 October 1998 8°48′ Aquarius |
| 21 May 1999 16°47′ Aquarius | 23 October 1999 12°51′ Aquarius |
| 25 May 2000 20°49′ Aquarius | 26 October 2000 16°53′ Aquarius |
| 29 May 2001 24°50′ Aquarius | 30 October 2001 20°54′ Aquarius |
| 3 June 2002 28°49′ Aquarius | 4 November 2002 24°54′ Aquarius |
| 7 June 2003 2°49′ Pisces | 8 November 2003 28°53′ Aquarius |
How Uranus moves through the zodiac
Across 1600–2400, Uranus spent about 6.3 years to 7.8 years in a sign on each pass, not counting retrograde dips out of it, and it returned to the same sign about every 84 years. 100% of passes included at least one retrograde dip back over a sign boundary.
Uranus in other signs
Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces
Other planets in Aquarius
Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Chiron · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto
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How these dates were found
With Horoskopos's sky search: Uranus's geocentric, apparent, tropical ecliptic longitude, computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library, with each sign boundary found to the minute. Sample ingresses agree with NASA JPL's Horizons ephemeris to within about an hour and a half. Data generated 2026-10-04; page built 2026-10-05.