Uranus retrograde 2012

1 period, 153 days inside the year — 41.9% of 2012. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

153 days · retreats 3.93°

13 July → 13 December 2012 in Aries

Stations retrograde 13 Jul 2012, 04:50 UTC at 8.36° Aries
Stations direct 13 Dec 2012, 11:39 UTC at 4.42° Aries

It begins in Cancer season and ends in Sagittarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Neptune in Pisces — 13 Jul to 11 Nov 2012 (121 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — 13 Jul to 18 Sep 2012 (67 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — 15 Jul to 8 Aug 2012 (24 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Gemini — 4 Oct to 13 Dec 2012 (70 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Sagittarius — 6 Nov to 26 Nov 2012 (20 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Gemini — 22 Nov to 13 Dec 2012 (21 days of overlap)

Read against Aries, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Uranus retrogrades either side of 2012

Previous

2011 Ended 10 December 2011 after 153 days, moving back 3.93° through the zodiac.

Next

2013 Begins 17 July 2013 and runs 153 days.

Gap across 2012

1.6 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

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.

2012 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2012

Mars in Virgo 24 Jan 2012 – 14 Apr 2012 · 81 days
Saturn in Libra 7 Feb 2012 – 25 Jun 2012 · 139 days
Mercury in Aries 12 Mar 2012 – 4 Apr 2012 · 23 days
Pluto in Capricorn 10 Apr 2012 – 18 Sep 2012 · 161 days
Venus in Gemini 15 May 2012 – 27 Jun 2012 · 43 days
Neptune in Pisces 4 Jun 2012 – 11 Nov 2012 · 160 days
Mercury in Leo 15 Jul 2012 – 8 Aug 2012 · 24 days
Jupiter in Gemini 4 Oct 2012 – 30 Jan 2013 · 118 days
Mercury in Sagittarius 6 Nov 2012 – 26 Nov 2012 · 20 days
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