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Uranus retrograde 1998

Uranus retrograde 1998: 1 period, 154 days inside the year — 42.3% of 1998. Uranus turned retrograde at 3:01 PM UTC on May 17 at 12°44′ Aquarius and turned direct at 9:24 PM UTC on October 18 at 8°48′ Aquarius.

Turns retrograde
May 17 3:01 PM UTC
Turns direct
Oct 18 9:24 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1998
154 days 42.3% of the year
Sign
Aquarius retreats 3.93°
Uranus Retrograde 1998 Dates: May 17 – Oct 18

Uranus’s path through 1998, day by day

Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1998
Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1998. Uranus starts 1998 at 7°07′ Aquarius and ends it at 10°57′ Aquarius — 3.8° of net progress: 7.8° forward, 3.9° given back. The loop retraces 3.93° in 154 days, from 12°44′ Aquarius on May 17 back to 8°48′ Aquarius on Oct 18. Fastest day: Jan 6, 0.06° forward; fastest backward: Jul 12, 0.04°. Counting the shadows, 363 days of 1998 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 14, 1997 – Jan 28, 1998Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 30, 1998 – May 17, 1998Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 18, 1998 – Feb 1, 1999Retrograde: May 17, 1998 – Oct 18, 19987° Aquarius8° Aquarius10° Aquarius11° Aquarius12° Aquarius13° AquariusStations retrograde May 17, 1998, 3:01 PM UTC, 12°44′ AquariusR May 17Stations direct Oct 18, 1998, 9:24 PM UTC, 8°48′ AquariusD Oct 18JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 1998. Uranus starts 1998 at 7°07′ Aquarius and ends it at 10°57′ Aquarius — 3.8° of net progress: 7.8° forward, 3.9° given back. The loop retraces 3.93° in 154 days, from 12°44′ Aquarius on May 17 back to 8°48′ Aquarius on Oct 18. Fastest day: Jan 6, 0.06° forward; fastest backward: Jul 12, 0.04°. Counting the shadows, 363 days of 1998 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 14, 1997 – Jan 28, 1998Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 30, 1998 – May 17, 1998Post-retrograde shadow: Oct 18, 1998 – Feb 1, 1999Retrograde: May 17, 1998 – Oct 18, 19987° Aquarius12° Aquarius13° AquariusStations retrograde May 17, 1998, 3:01 PM UTC, 12°44′ AquariusR May 17Stations direct Oct 18, 1998, 9:24 PM UTC, 8°48′ AquariusD Oct 18JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Uranus starts 1998 at 7°07′ Aquarius and ends it at 10°57′ Aquarius — 3.8° of net progress: 7.8° forward, 3.9° given back. The loop retraces 3.93° in 154 days, from 12°44′ Aquarius on May 17 back to 8°48′ Aquarius on Oct 18. Fastest day: Jan 6, 0.06° forward; fastest backward: Jul 12, 0.04°. Counting the shadows, 363 days of 1998 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Uranus retrograde 1998: exact times in your city

Uranus turned retrograde at 3:01 PM UTC on May 17, 1998 at 12°44′ Aquarius — 11:01 AM in Santiago, 11:01 AM in New York, 4:01 PM in London and 12:01 AM on May 18 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sun, May 17 · 12°44′ Aquarius Sun, Oct 18 · 8°48′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 5:01 AM Sun, May 17 · UTC−10 11:24 AM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 7:01 AM Sun, May 17 · UTC−8 1:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 8:01 AM Sun, May 17 · UTC−7 2:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 8:01 AM Sun, May 17 · UTC−7 2:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC−7
Denver United States 9:01 AM Sun, May 17 · UTC−6 3:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 10:01 AM Sun, May 17 · UTC−5 4:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 10:01 AM Sun, May 17 · UTC−5 4:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC−5
New York United States 11:01 AM Sun, May 17 · UTC−4 5:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 11:01 AM Sun, May 17 · UTC−4 5:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 10:01 AM Sun, May 17 · UTC−5 4:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 10:01 AM Sun, May 17 · UTC−5 4:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 11:01 AM Sun, May 17 · UTC−4 5:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 11:01 AM Sun, May 17 · UTC−4 6:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 12:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC−3 6:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 12:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC−3 7:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 3:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC 9:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC
London United Kingdom 4:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+1 10:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 4:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+1 10:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC+1
Paris France 5:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+2 11:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 5:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+2 11:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 5:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+2 11:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 6:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+3 11:24 PM Sun, Oct 18 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 6:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+3 12:24 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 6:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+3 12:24 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 7:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+4 1:24 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 6:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+3 12:24 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 7:31 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+4:30 12:54 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 7:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+4 1:24 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 8:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+5 2:24 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 8:31 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+5:30 2:54 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 8:46 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+5:45 3:09 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 9:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+6 3:24 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 10:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+7 4:24 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 10:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+7 4:24 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+7
Singapore 11:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+8 5:24 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+8
Beijing China 11:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+8 5:24 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 11:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+8 5:24 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 11:01 PM Sun, May 17 · UTC+8 5:24 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 12:01 AM Mon, May 18 · UTC+9 6:24 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 12:01 AM Mon, May 18 · UTC+9 6:24 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 12:31 AM Mon, May 18 · UTC+9:30 6:54 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 1:01 AM Mon, May 18 · UTC+10 7:24 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 1:01 AM Mon, May 18 · UTC+10 7:24 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 3:01 AM Mon, May 18 · UTC+12 10:24 AM Mon, Oct 19 · UTC+13

Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Uranus station 1900–2050: median under a minute, largest 1.1 minutes. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

154 days · retreats 3.93°

May 17 → October 18, 1998 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde May 17, 1998, 3:01 PM UTC at 12°44′ Aquarius
Stations direct Oct 18, 1998, 9:24 PM UTC at 8°48′ Aquarius
Shadow opens Jan 30, 1998, 3:24 PM UTC (107 days before)
Shadow closes Feb 1, 1999, 6:27 PM UTC (106 days after)
Full window including shadows 367 days

It begins in Taurus season and ends in Libra season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Neptune in Aquarius — May 17 to Oct 11, 1998 (147 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Sagittarius — May 17 to Aug 16, 1998 (91 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Pisces — Jul 18 to Oct 18, 1998 (93 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 31 to Aug 23, 1998 (24 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Taurus — Aug 15 to Oct 18, 1998 (64 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Aquarius and its daily horoscope.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Uranus retrogrades either side of 1998

Previous

1997 Ended October 14, 1997 after 154 days, moving back 3.94° through the zodiac.

Next

1999 Begins May 21, 1999 and runs 154 days.

Both dates are computed from the planet’s apparent motion, not taken from a table. A retrograde begins the moment its daily movement against the stars turns negative, and that moment is findable to the hour.

Computed for 1998

Uranus through the zodiac in 1998

Every sign Uranus occupies during 1998, with the dates it enters and leaves. A sign that appears twice means the planet backed into the previous sign during a retrograde and crossed again.

Uranus in Aquarius From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

The whole year is spent in one sign — a sign of how slowly Uranus moves.

1998 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1998

Venus in Aquarius Dec 26, 1997 – Feb 5, 1998 · 41 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 11, 1998 – Aug 16, 1998 · 158 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 27, 1998 – Apr 20, 1998 · 23 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 4, 1998 – Oct 11, 1998 · 160 days
Jupiter in Pisces Jul 18, 1998 – Nov 13, 1998 · 118 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 31, 1998 – Aug 23, 1998 · 24 days
Saturn in Taurus Aug 15, 1998 – Dec 29, 1998 · 136 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 21, 1998 – Dec 11, 1998 · 20 days
← 1997 Uranus retrograde in 1997. All Uranus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1999 → Uranus retrograde in 1999.

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AstroHot. “Uranus Retrograde 1998 Dates: May 17 – Oct 18.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/uranus/1998/

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