When Was Uranus Last in Cancer?
Updated October 5, 2026
As of October 2026, the last time was 1948–56: Uranus first entered Cancer on 30 August 1948 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 10 June 1956. Next: Uranus first enters Cancer on 3 August 2032; retrograde motion carries it back and forth across the sign's boundary, so it enters three times in all and leaves for good on 15 May 2040.
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-Cancer 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 Cancer | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 1613 | 31 May 1621 | 6.8 years | 3 times |
| In Cancer: 23 Aug 1613 – 20 Nov 1613 · 5 Jun 1614 – 16 Aug 1620 · 6 Feb 1621 – 31 May 1621 | |||
| 31 July 1697 | 3 May 1705 | 6.7 years | 3 times |
| In Cancer: 31 Jul 1697 – 16 Dec 1697 · 18 May 1698 – 31 Jul 1704 · 11 Mar 1705 – 3 May 1705 | |||
| 12 July 1781 | 14 July 1788 | 6.6 years | 3 times |
| In Cancer: 12 Jul 1781 – 12 Jan 1782 · 28 Apr 1782 – 14 Oct 1787 · 27 Nov 1787 – 14 Jul 1788 | |||
| 27 June 1865 | 29 June 1872 | 6.6 years | 3 times |
| In Cancer: 27 Jun 1865 – 17 Feb 1866 · 27 Mar 1866 – 14 Sept 1871 · 31 Dec 1871 – 29 Jun 1872 | |||
| 30 August 1948 | 10 June 1956 | 6.8 years | 3 times |
| In Cancer: 30 Aug 1948 – 12 Nov 1948 · 10 Jun 1949 – 24 Aug 1955 · 28 Jan 1956 – 10 Jun 1956 | |||
| 3 August 2032 | 15 May 2040 | 6.8 years | 3 times |
| In Cancer: 3 Aug 2032 – 12 Dec 2032 · 22 May 2033 – 6 Aug 2039 · 25 Feb 2040 – 15 May 2040 | |||
| 13 July 2116 | 19 July 2123 | 6.7 years | 2 times |
| In Cancer: 13 Jul 2116 – 10 Jan 2117 · 29 Apr 2117 – 19 Jul 2123 | |||
| 26 June 2200 | 2 July 2207 | 6.6 years | 3 times |
| In Cancer: 26 Jun 2200 – 21 Feb 2201 · 23 Mar 2201 – 17 Sept 2206 · 28 Dec 2206 – 2 Jul 2207 | |||
| 26 August 2283 | 11 June 2291 | 6.8 years | 3 times |
| In Cancer: 26 Aug 2283 – 17 Nov 2283 · 6 Jun 2284 – 24 Aug 2290 · 26 Jan 2291 – 11 Jun 2291 | |||
| 1 August 2367 | 19 May 2375 | 6.8 years | 3 times |
| In Cancer: 1 Aug 2367 – 17 Dec 2367 · 19 May 2368 – 7 Aug 2374 · 23 Feb 2375 – 19 May 2375 | |||
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Born with Uranus in Cancer
- Born 30 August 1948 – 10 June 1956, except 12 November 1948 – 10 June 1949 (in Gemini) and 24 August 1955 – 28 January 1956 (in Leo)
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 Cancer, the 2032–40 pass
Retrograde periods with at least one station in Cancer: the date Uranus stood still and turned retrograde, and the date it turned direct again.
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct |
|---|---|
| 6 October 2032 1°39′ Cancer | 5 March 2033 27°35′ Gemini |
| 11 October 2033 6°06′ Cancer | 10 March 2034 2°01′ Cancer |
| 16 October 2034 10°34′ Cancer | 14 March 2035 6°29′ Cancer |
| 21 October 2035 15°04′ Cancer | 18 March 2036 10°59′ Cancer |
| 25 October 2036 19°36′ Cancer | 23 March 2037 15°31′ Cancer |
| 30 October 2037 24°11′ Cancer | 28 March 2038 20°04′ Cancer |
| 3 November 2038 28°47′ Cancer | 1 April 2039 24°40′ Cancer |
| 8 November 2039 3°25′ Leo | 5 April 2040 29°18′ Cancer |
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 Cancer
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.