When Was Uranus Last in Capricorn?
Updated October 5, 2026
As of October 2026, the last time was 1988–96: Uranus first entered Capricorn on 15 February 1988 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 12 January 1996. Next: Uranus first enters Capricorn on 22 January 2072; retrograde motion carries it back and forth across the sign's boundary, so it enters three times in all and leaves for good on 23 December 2079.
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-Capricorn 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 Capricorn | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 February 1653 | 18 January 1661 | 7.3 years | 3 times |
| In Capricorn: 19 Feb 1653 – 19 May 1653 · 6 Dec 1653 – 28 Apr 1660 · 9 May 1660 – 18 Jan 1661 | |||
| 25 January 1737 | 31 December 1744 | 7.2 years | 3 times |
| In Capricorn: 25 Jan 1737 – 21 Jun 1737 · 16 Nov 1737 – 12 Mar 1744 · 30 Jun 1744 – 31 Dec 1744 | |||
| 6 January 1821 | 10 December 1828 | 7.2 years | 3 times |
| In Capricorn: 6 Jan 1821 – 22 Jul 1821 · 23 Oct 1821 – 18 Feb 1828 · 31 Jul 1828 – 10 Dec 1828 | |||
| 20 December 1904 | 12 November 1912 | 7.3 years | 2 times |
| In Capricorn: 20 Dec 1904 – 30 Jan 1912 · 4 Sept 1912 – 12 Nov 1912 | |||
| 15 February 1988 | 12 January 1996 | 7.2 years | 3 times |
| In Capricorn: 15 Feb 1988 – 27 May 1988 · 2 Dec 1988 – 1 Apr 1995 · 8 Jun 1995 – 12 Jan 1996 | |||
| 22 January 2072 | 23 December 2079 | 7.2 years | 3 times |
| In Capricorn: 22 Jan 2072 – 25 Jun 2072 · 12 Nov 2072 – 2 Mar 2079 · 13 Jul 2079 – 23 Dec 2079 | |||
| 3 January 2156 | 29 November 2163 | 7.2 years | 3 times |
| In Capricorn: 3 Jan 2156 – 29 Jul 2156 · 16 Oct 2156 – 9 Feb 2163 · 14 Aug 2163 – 29 Nov 2163 | |||
| 9 March 2239 | 20 January 2247 | 7.2 years | 2 times |
| In Capricorn: 9 Mar 2239 – 1 May 2239 · 15 Dec 2239 – 20 Jan 2247 | |||
| 4 February 2323 | 31 December 2330 | 7.1 years | 3 times |
| In Capricorn: 4 Feb 2323 – 10 Jun 2323 · 25 Nov 2323 – 12 Mar 2330 · 2 Jul 2330 – 31 Dec 2330 | |||
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Born with Uranus in Capricorn
- Born 15 February 1988 – 12 January 1996, except 27 May 1988 – 2 December 1988 (in Sagittarius) and 1 April 1995 – 8 June 1995 (in Aquarius)
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 Capricorn, the 1988–96 pass
Retrograde periods with at least one station in Capricorn: the date Uranus stood still and turned retrograde, and the date it turned direct again.
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct |
|---|---|
| 4 April 1988 1°02′ Capricorn | 5 September 1988 27°02′ Sagittarius |
| 9 April 1989 5°19′ Capricorn | 10 September 1989 1°20′ Capricorn |
| 13 April 1990 9°35′ Capricorn | 14 September 1990 5°35′ Capricorn |
| 18 April 1991 13°48′ Capricorn | 19 September 1991 9°50′ Capricorn |
| 21 April 1992 18°00′ Capricorn | 22 September 1992 14°02′ Capricorn |
| 26 April 1993 22°11′ Capricorn | 27 September 1993 18°13′ Capricorn |
| 30 April 1994 26°20′ Capricorn | 2 October 1994 22°23′ Capricorn |
| 5 May 1995 0°28′ Aquarius | 6 October 1995 26°31′ Capricorn |
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 Capricorn
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.