On September 6, 2025, Uranus begins its annual retrograde cycle, turning inward at 1° Gemini. This retrograde will carry us across two signs and two very different energetic landscapes.
After two months stirring the airy realms of Gemini, Uranus will re-enter Taurus on November 8, 2025, completing its retrograde journey in the earthy ground it has been reshaping since 2018. The retrograde completes when Uranus stations direct on February 4, 2026, at 19° Taurus.
This cycle invites us into a season of review, integration, and inner awakening. Uranus, the planet of revolution, innovation, and freedom, rarely moves quietly. Even when retrograde, it brings disruption, sudden clarity, and the impulse to break free from what no longer supports growth.
Let’s explore the meaning of this retrograde, the transition between Gemini and Taurus, and how we might navigate this cosmic shift.
When will Uranus Retrograde 2025 – 2026?
- September 6, 2025: Uranus Retrograde in Gemini
- November 8, 2025: Uranus Retrograde re-enters Taurus
- February 4, 2026: Uranus Direct in Taurus
Meaning of Uranus Retrograde Astrology: Inner Awakening
Uranus spends nearly half of every year retrograde, making this cycle a familiar rhythm in the larger dance of change. When direct, Uranus pushes us outward into revolution and innovation. When retrograde, that urge turns inward.
Instead of external rebellion, we feel the stirrings of inner revolt. Old patterns, beliefs, and identities loosen. What once seemed stable suddenly reveals its cracks.
This retrograde reminds us: true revolution begins within. It is the quiet shift in perspective, the lightning bolt of awareness, the willingness to release an old identity so that a more authentic expression can come through.
Uranus Retrograde in Gemini: September 6 – November 8, 2025
When Uranus begins its retrograde in Gemini, the air sign of ideas, duality, and communication, the focus is on the mind. This is a season of questioning what we believe, how we communicate, and what information we allow to shape our worldview.
Old thought loops may resurface, revealing where we’ve been trapped in outworn stories. Unexpected conversations could spark awakenings. Technology, media, and collective narratives may undergo disruption, showing us the instability in the ways we exchange and interpret information.
At a personal level, this is a time to notice:
- What conversations or perspectives awaken something new within you?
- Where do you feel mentally overstimulated or scattered, and what needs simplification?
- Are you clinging to outdated narratives or ways of thinking that no longer resonate?
This Gemini retrograde phase is a mirror – revealing the duality within ourselves and the choice points we face between repeating old stories or stepping into new pathways of thought.
Uranus Retrograde in Taurus: November 8, 2025 – February 4, 2026
On November 8, Uranus moves back into Taurus, where it has been since 2018, radically reshaping our relationship with stability, resources, money, and the Earth itself. Uranus in Taurus is the paradox of disruption in the sign that most craves consistency. Since entering Taurus, Uranus has shaken financial systems, transformed our relationship with the body and the land, and awakened new understandings of sustainability and value.
This final retrograde in Taurus feels like a return to unfinished business. It’s a time to revisit the changes we’ve resisted or the instability we’ve been avoiding. Collectively, this may bring shifts in global economies, agriculture, technology around resources, and our connection to the Earth.
Personally, this retrograde may surface questions like:
- What do I truly value, and am I living in alignment with those values?
- Where do I resist change because I fear instability?
- What attachments am I being asked to release in order to find greater freedom?
The direct station in February 2026 marks one of Uranus’ final retrograde turns in Taurus before it permanently moves into Gemini in 2026. This is integration time – a chance to truly embody the lessons of Uranus in Taurus before entering a new collective chapter.
Uranus Retrograde Astrological Invitations
Throughout this retrograde, three themes rise to the surface:
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Rebellion of the Mind (Gemini) – Becoming aware of the thought patterns, beliefs, and stories that keep us tethered. Noticing where mental clutter or overstimulation blocks true clarity.
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Revolution of Value (Taurus) – Questioning the foundation of what we value, personally, financially, spiritually, and allowing those foundations to shift.
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Inner Freedom – Uranus always seeks liberation, but retrograde asks us to look within. Where do we still live by someone else’s rules? Where do we self-limit through fear or resistance?
How to navigate Uranus Retrograde:
- Stay Grounded in Change: Uranus energy can feel erratic. Practices that connect you to the body, movement, breathwork, time in nature, will anchor the nervous system as shifts unfold.
- Journal and Reflect: Especially in the Gemini phase, writing out your thoughts, beliefs, and stories helps bring awareness to where change is needed.
- Release Attachment: Notice where you cling to certainty. Can you soften into the unknown? Uranus retrograde asks us to make peace with flux.
- Welcome Inspiration: Uranus often brings breakthroughs when least expected. Leave space for the unexpected insight, the innovative idea, the new way forward.
Uranus Retrograde Horoscopes for your Zodiac Sign
Uranus Retrograde 2025–2026 carries us through a threshold. Beginning in the restless mental currents of Gemini and moving back into the fertile but trembling ground of Taurus, this retrograde invites us to review, realign, and integrate the changes of recent years.
This is a time of quiet rebellion, the kind that doesn’t need noise or spectacle but ripples out through the subtle act of choosing differently. By February 2026, as Uranus stations direct, we step forward not with the same attachments or beliefs we carried before, but with a deeper inner freedom.
Uranus reminds us: change is not to be feared. It is the very rhythm of life, the pulse of awakening.
Aries Rising
This Uranus retrograde stirs restlessness in the mind before turning back to reshape the ground beneath your life. The first weeks may bring shifts in the way you think, learn, or share your voice, asking you to review outdated stories and open to new perspectives.
As Uranus returns to Taurus, the retrograde pulls you inward to examine values, resources, and the foundation of your sense of security. You may notice unexpected realizations about money, worth, and what feels truly stable.
By February, you emerge with clearer awareness of how freedom and stability intertwine, ready to carry new ways of living that align both with your truth and your long-term security.
Taurus Rising
For you, Uranus retrograde is deeply personal. Its return to Taurus brings review and integration of the sweeping identity shifts you’ve been moving through since 2018. At first, in Gemini, this retrograde might stir questions around resources, money, and what you rely upon for security. You may find yourself revisiting old habits with spending or values that no longer hold meaning.
When Uranus re-enters Taurus, the spotlight returns to you – your expression, your sense of self, and the freedom you crave. This retrograde is an invitation to release outdated self-concepts and choose authenticity.
By February, you may feel more at ease embodying your uniqueness, ready to express yourself with confidence and clarity.
Gemini Rising
Uranus begins its retrograde in your sign, sparking a period of introspection about identity and direction. You may feel restless, questioning old labels or roles that no longer feel aligned. There can be inner breakthroughs about how you want to show up and how others perceive you.
When Uranus slides back into Taurus in November, attention shifts inward – toward the subconscious, your hidden world, and what you’ve been carrying behind the scenes. This is a potent time for releasing old fears, outdated attachments, and subconscious scripts that limit your freedom.
By February, you stand clearer, lighter, and more open to step into the next chapter of Uranus in Gemini with authenticity and inner liberation.
Cancer Rising
This Uranus retrograde highlights the subtle but powerful undercurrents of your life. Beginning in Gemini, it invites reflection on your hidden worlds – dreams, the subconscious, and how you rest and restore. It may stir awareness of inner restlessness or anxieties that want resolution.
When Uranus re-enters Taurus in November, the retrograde asks you to reflect on community, friendships, and the groups you belong to. You may notice changes in alliances, shifting values in your networks, or awakenings about where you feel true belonging.
By February, you may be ready to release ties that no longer support your growth and call in connections that honor your evolving self and your deeper truth.
Leo Rising
The Uranus retrograde begins with sparks in your community sphere, inviting review around friendships, networks, and the collective visions you’ve been part of. You may find yourself reconsidering your role within groups, or gaining sudden clarity about which connections feel aligned with your future.
When Uranus re-enters Taurus in November, the focus returns to your broader direction -career, reputation, and the structures of your public life. Expect inner stirrings around what freedom looks like in your path forward and whether external expectations are still worth following.
By February, this retrograde can leave you clearer about the balance between professional responsibility and the need to carve your own, authentic direction.
Virgo Rising
This retrograde begins by questioning your broader vision and philosophy. Uranus in Gemini highlights your beliefs, worldview, and sense of meaning, asking you to review where ideas feel stagnant or restrictive. New insights may challenge long-held assumptions.
By November, Uranus re-enters Taurus, shifting attention back to expansion through change, travel, or even study that broadens your perspective in grounded, tangible ways. You may be called to release outdated definitions of success and open to new pathways of growth.
By February, the retrograde completes with a clearer sense of how freedom and expansion meet – supporting you to walk a path that is both aligned with your truth and sustainable in practice.
Libra Rising
For you, Uranus retrograde begins with inner awakenings around intimacy, shared resources, and the unseen bonds of life. The Gemini phase may bring breakthroughs in how you relate within partnerships or how you hold power and vulnerability.
In November, Uranus returns to Taurus, revisiting themes of trust, healing, and what you share with others – whether financially, emotionally, or spiritually. This retrograde encourages reflection on old entanglements, releasing what binds you to outdated agreements or dependencies.
By February, you may feel renewed clarity about your boundaries, your resources, and your willingness to trust again. This season teaches you how true intimacy is only possible when freedom and authenticity are honored.
Scorpio Rising
Relationships come into focus during this Uranus retrograde. Beginning in Gemini, you may notice shifts in intimacy, shared finances, or the deeper emotional currents that connect you with others. Old patterns in partnership dynamics may resurface for review.
By November, Uranus re-enters Taurus, turning the spotlight directly onto your one-to-one connections – romantic, business, or otherwise. The retrograde highlights the balance between freedom and commitment, urging you to release outdated relational patterns that block authenticity.
By February, expect greater clarity around who you want to walk beside you and how partnerships can support your growth. This season clears the space for relationships rooted in freedom, trust, and mutual respect.
Sagittarius Rising
This retrograde begins with sparks in your partnerships and one-to-one connections. The Gemini phase may bring restlessness in relationships, inspiring you to reflect on where you crave more freedom or more authenticity. You may notice unexpected shifts in agreements, dynamics, or commitments.
By November, Uranus re-enters Taurus, pulling focus to daily routines, health, and how you care for your body. This is a time to review lifestyle patterns that no longer support your freedom or wellbeing.
By February, the retrograde offers clarity on how your everyday rhythms can become more sustainable and authentic, allowing relationships and health to support, rather than restrict, your growth.
Capricorn Rising
Uranus retrograde begins by stirring reflection in your everyday routines, work habits, and health. The Gemini phase may bring sudden shifts in your daily responsibilities or how you approach wellbeing. You may be asked to innovate in small, practical ways that bring more freedom.
By November, Uranus re-enters Taurus, returning focus to creativity, joy, and self-expression. This is a powerful time to revisit what lights you up and to release self-imposed rules that block pleasure.
By February, the retrograde closes with a renewed awareness of how joy, creativity, and freedom are not luxuries but essential to your wellbeing and authentic self-expression.
Aquarius Rising
For you, Uranus retrograde begins by sparking insights in the realm of creativity, play, and expression. The Gemini phase may bring shifts in how you express yourself, or awaken a need to return to simple joy. Old stories about worthiness or creativity may resurface for review.
By November, Uranus re-enters Taurus, returning attention to home, family, and your foundations. This retrograde may stir changes in your living situation, family dynamics, or how you define belonging.
By February, you may have a clearer understanding of how freedom and stability can coexist, opening space for both creative expression and rootedness in the places and people that matter most.
Pisces Rising
This Uranus retrograde begins at home – quite literally. In Gemini, the retrograde asks you to review family ties, your relationship with roots, or the stories you carry about belonging. Restlessness around home or your sense of place may arise.
When Uranus re-enters Taurus in November, attention shifts back to communication, learning, and the mind. This is a powerful time for reviewing how you express yourself and what beliefs you’ve inherited.
By February, expect new clarity around the balance between home and voice, stability and curiosity. This retrograde helps you release old family or mental patterns so you can speak and live more authentically, rooted in your truth.
