When Was Uranus Last in Sagittarius?
Updated October 5, 2026
As of October 2026, the last time was 1981–88: Uranus first entered Sagittarius on 17 February 1981 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 2 December 1988. Next: Uranus first enters Sagittarius on 10 January 2065; retrograde motion carries it back and forth across the sign's boundary, so it enters three times in all and leaves for good on 12 November 2072.
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-Sagittarius 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 Sagittarius | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 February 1646 | 6 December 1653 | 6.9 years | 3 times |
| In Sagittarius: 12 Feb 1646 – 25 Mar 1646 · 15 Nov 1646 – 19 Feb 1653 · 19 May 1653 – 6 Dec 1653 | |||
| 9 January 1730 | 16 November 1737 | 7.0 years | 3 times |
| In Sagittarius: 9 Jan 1730 – 4 May 1730 · 28 Oct 1730 – 25 Jan 1737 · 21 Jun 1737 – 16 Nov 1737 | |||
| 20 December 1813 | 23 October 1821 | 6.9 years | 3 times |
| In Sagittarius: 20 Dec 1813 – 2 Jun 1814 · 9 Oct 1814 – 6 Jan 1821 · 22 Jul 1821 – 23 Oct 1821 | |||
| 2 December 1897 | 20 December 1904 | 6.9 years | 2 times |
| In Sagittarius: 2 Dec 1897 – 3 Jul 1898 · 11 Sept 1898 – 20 Dec 1904 | |||
| 17 February 1981 | 2 December 1988 | 6.9 years | 3 times |
| In Sagittarius: 17 Feb 1981 – 20 Mar 1981 · 16 Nov 1981 – 15 Feb 1988 · 27 May 1988 – 2 Dec 1988 | |||
| 10 January 2065 | 12 November 2072 | 6.9 years | 3 times |
| In Sagittarius: 10 Jan 2065 – 1 May 2065 · 28 Oct 2065 – 22 Jan 2072 · 25 Jun 2072 – 12 Nov 2072 | |||
| 19 December 2148 | 16 October 2156 | 6.9 years | 3 times |
| In Sagittarius: 19 Dec 2148 – 1 Jun 2149 · 7 Oct 2149 – 3 Jan 2156 · 29 Jul 2156 – 16 Oct 2156 | |||
| 30 November 2232 | 15 December 2239 | 6.7 years | 3 times |
| In Sagittarius: 30 Nov 2232 – 10 Jul 2233 · 5 Sept 2233 – 9 Mar 2239 · 1 May 2239 – 15 Dec 2239 | |||
| 4 February 2316 | 25 November 2323 | 6.9 years | 3 times |
| In Sagittarius: 4 Feb 2316 – 4 Apr 2316 · 12 Nov 2316 – 4 Feb 2323 · 10 Jun 2323 – 25 Nov 2323 | |||
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Born with Uranus in Sagittarius
- Born 17 February 1981 – 2 December 1988, except 20 March 1981 – 16 November 1981 (in Scorpio) and 15 February 1988 – 27 May 1988 (in Capricorn)
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 Sagittarius, the 1981–88 pass
Retrograde periods with at least one station in Sagittarius: the date Uranus stood still and turned retrograde, and the date it turned direct again.
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct |
|---|---|
| 5 March 1981 0°06′ Sagittarius | 4 August 1981 26°03′ Scorpio |
| 9 March 1982 4°37′ Sagittarius | 9 August 1982 0°34′ Sagittarius |
| 14 March 1983 9°06′ Sagittarius | 14 August 1983 5°04′ Sagittarius |
| 18 March 1984 13°33′ Sagittarius | 18 August 1984 9°31′ Sagittarius |
| 22 March 1985 17°59′ Sagittarius | 23 August 1985 13°57′ Sagittarius |
| 27 March 1986 22°22′ Sagittarius | 27 August 1986 18°21′ Sagittarius |
| 1 April 1987 26°43′ Sagittarius | 1 September 1987 22°42′ Sagittarius |
| 4 April 1988 1°02′ Capricorn | 5 September 1988 27°02′ Sagittarius |
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 Sagittarius
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.