The planets

Uranus in astrology

What Uranus means in your birth chart: freedom and change, and where it shows up.

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Uranus is the disruptor: freedom, originality and sudden change. It moves so slowly that it colours a whole generation, and it marks where you refuse to be boxed in.

What it governs

  • Role: Freedom & change
  • Keywords: disruption, freedom, sudden change, individuality
  • Type: Outer planet

Uranus is an outer planet. It moves so slowly that it colours an entire generation at once, working on you in long, deep, gradual ways.

Wherever Uranus falls, its sign shows the style it acts in and its house shows the part of life it touches. Uranus in a bold fire sign plays out very differently from Uranus tucked away in the quiet twelfth house.

Meet the whole cast in The planets, and see how Uranus connects with the others in Aspects.

Common questions

What does Uranus mean in astrology?

In astrology, Uranus governs freedom and change: disruption, freedom, sudden change, individuality.

Is Uranus a personal or outer planet?

Uranus is an outer planet: it moves so slowly that it colours a whole generation.

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