Any astrologer worth their salt knows that 2025 is a banner year for the outer planets.
Not for many years have we seen so much activity for the slow movers of the sky. Every year Uranus, the planet of rebellion, shifts, moving backwards and with it we feel a collective jolt.
This cosmic slowdown, commonly known as Uranus retrograde, shakes up routines and pushes us to confront the areas of life where we’ve been craving more freedom. Unlike Mercury retrograde, which brings daily disruptions, Uranus retrograde works on a deeper, slower level, often sparking inner revolutions set to unfold over months.
Uranus in Gemini has already flirted its humorous, mutable approach, adding a lighter, dexterous note to the otherwise powerfully innovative planet. But on September 6 the multi-tasking we have become accustomed to will be up for review.
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What Is Uranus Retrograde?
What Can We Expect From Uranus In Retrograde?
When Is Uranus In Retrograde?
How Does Uranus Retrograde Effect Relationships?
When Will You Feel Uranus Retrograde The Most?
What Is Uranus Retrograde?
Known as astrology’s rebel rouser, Uranus is the planet that oversees innovation, technology and our sense of freedom.
Those sudden ah-ha moments you have that catch you off guard, shifting your perspective is a very Uranus sentiment and is common practice during this transit.
The planet moves backwards, where is is set to stay for over half a year. It urges us to question where we have become too stagnant with routines, ideas and where we could look to open up to own experience.
What Can We Expect From Uranus In Retrograde?
In essence, Uranus retrograde is here to teach us how to embrace change, and get more comfortable with showing up on our own terms.
If there have been areas in life where you have been feeling “too rigid”, Uranus urges you to break away from the status quo and lean into the unpredictability of your routines.
When Is Uranus In Retrograde?
While September 6 officially marked the slow slide backwards, by November 8 we will be out of Gemini and back into Taurus for one final walk through. As the only fixed earth sign of the Zodiac, taurus tends to dig its heels in. A sign of the senses, both tangible and material.
Our need to be more rebellious in the realm of financial matters will be distinctive. We may find ourselves unknowingly shaken up by surprising
How Does Uranus Retrograde Effect Relationships?
Traditionally Mercury is known as the planet to observe for any communication shifts, when it is in retrograde it can effect our daily habits and communications with those close to us.
As astrologer Aliza Kelly has suggested, Venus, similar to Mercury is a personal planet that defines “how we love” and where we seek comfort, harmony and pleasure within our relationship sector. So examining the two planets is essential when deep-diving into the nitty-gritty of our interpersonal relationships.
Uranus, is what is known as an outer “interpersonal” planet, while it’s effects are slower moving is effects us collectively.
As an innovator and disruptor, Uranus is concerned with breaking down systems, and innovating them, namely those of power and oppression.
Keeping this in mind it is important to understand where Uranus sits in your natal birth chart and where the planet is currently transiting for you.
If you’re curious you can take a look at a birth chart calculator here, type in your details and observe the sign and the house it sits in to gain more clarity.
When Will You Feel Uranus Retrograde The Most?
Like all retrogrades, the day you’ll feel Uranus retrograde most is contingent on your own personal birth chart.
With that said, when the planet stations retrograde on September 6 is when you can expect to feel a noticeable disturbance in the ether. But there are a couple of dates to keep pencilled in when Uranus is expected to collide with other planets.
September 7, 2025: Uranus retrograde begins right before the total lunar eclipse in Pisces, amplifying emotional clarity and awareness.
September 19-21, 2025: The retrograde forms a trine with Pluto retrograde (In Aquarius), blending sudden insights with deep transformation, ideal for reimagining power, tech and community.
November 7, 2025: Uranus shifts back into Taurus, steering the retrograde into themes of security, money, values and what stability means to you.
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