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Uranus retrograde 2016

Uranus retrograde 2016: 1 period, 153 days inside the year — 41.7% of 2016. Uranus turned retrograde at 9:06 PM UTC on July 29 at 24°30′ Aries and turned direct at 9:29 AM UTC on December 29 at 20°33′ Aries.

Turns retrograde
Jul 29 9:06 PM UTC
Turns direct
Dec 29 9:29 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2016
153 days 41.7% of the year
Sign
Aries retreats 3.95°
Uranus Retrograde 2016 Dates: Jul 29 – Dec 29

Uranus’s path through 2016, day by day

Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 2016
Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 2016. Uranus starts 2016 at 16°34′ Aries and ends it at 20°33′ Aries — 4° of net progress: 7.9° forward, 3.9° given back. The loop retraces 3.95° in 153 days, from 24°30′ Aries on Jul 29 back to 20°33′ Aries on Dec 29. Fastest day: Mar 12, 0.06° forward; fastest backward: Oct 15, 0.05°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2016 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 26, 2015 – Apr 10, 2016Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 11, 2016 – Jul 29, 2016Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 29, 2016 – Apr 15, 2017Retrograde: Jul 29, 2016 – Dec 29, 201616° Aries18° Aries20° Aries22° Aries24° AriesStations retrograde Jul 29, 2016, 9:06 PM UTC, 24°30′ AriesR Jul 29Stations direct Dec 29, 2016, 9:29 AM UTC, 20°33′ AriesD Dec 29JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Uranus against the zodiac, 2016. Uranus starts 2016 at 16°34′ Aries and ends it at 20°33′ Aries — 4° of net progress: 7.9° forward, 3.9° given back. The loop retraces 3.95° in 153 days, from 24°30′ Aries on Jul 29 back to 20°33′ Aries on Dec 29. Fastest day: Mar 12, 0.06° forward; fastest backward: Oct 15, 0.05°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2016 sit inside a retrograde window. Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 26, 2015 – Apr 10, 2016Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 11, 2016 – Jul 29, 2016Post-retrograde shadow: Dec 29, 2016 – Apr 15, 2017Retrograde: Jul 29, 2016 – Dec 29, 201616° Aries18° Aries20° Aries22° Aries24° AriesStations retrograde Jul 29, 2016, 9:06 PM UTC, 24°30′ AriesR Jul 29Stations direct Dec 29, 2016, 9:29 AM UTC, 20°33′ AriesD Dec 29JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Uranus starts 2016 at 16°34′ Aries and ends it at 20°33′ Aries — 4° of net progress: 7.9° forward, 3.9° given back. The loop retraces 3.95° in 153 days, from 24°30′ Aries on Jul 29 back to 20°33′ Aries on Dec 29. Fastest day: Mar 12, 0.06° forward; fastest backward: Oct 15, 0.05°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 2016 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Uranus retrograde 2016: exact times in your city

Uranus turned retrograde at 9:06 PM UTC on July 29, 2016 at 24°30′ Aries — 5:06 PM in Santiago, 5:06 PM in New York, 10:06 PM in London and 6:06 AM on July 30 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Fri, Jul 29 · 24°30′ Aries Thu, Dec 29 · 20°33′ Aries
Honolulu United States 11:06 AM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC−10 11:29 PM Wed, Dec 28 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 1:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC−8 12:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 2:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC−7 1:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 2:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC−7 2:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC−7
Denver United States 3:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC−6 2:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 4:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC−5 3:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 4:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC−5 3:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC−6
New York United States 5:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC−4 4:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 5:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC−4 4:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 4:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC−5 4:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 4:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC−5 4:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 5:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC−4 5:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 5:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC−4 6:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 6:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC−3 6:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 6:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC−3 7:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 9:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC 9:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC
London United Kingdom 10:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC+1 9:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 10:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC+1 10:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+1
Paris France 11:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC+2 10:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 11:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC+2 10:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 11:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC+2 11:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 11:06 PM Fri, Jul 29 · UTC+2 11:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 12:06 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+3 11:29 AM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 12:06 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+3 12:29 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 12:06 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+3 12:29 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 12:06 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+3 12:29 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 1:36 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+4:30 12:59 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 1:06 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+4 1:29 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 2:06 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+5 2:29 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 2:36 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+5:30 2:59 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 2:51 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+5:45 3:14 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:06 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+6 3:29 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 4:06 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+7 4:29 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 4:06 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+7 4:29 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+7
Singapore 5:06 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+8 5:29 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+8
Beijing China 5:06 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+8 5:29 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 5:06 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+8 5:29 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 5:06 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+8 5:29 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 6:06 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+9 6:29 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 6:06 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+9 6:29 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 6:36 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+9:30 7:59 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 7:06 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+10 7:29 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 7:06 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+10 8:29 PM Thu, Dec 29 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 9:06 AM Sat, Jul 30 · UTC+12 10:29 PM Thu, Dec 29 · 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.

153 days · retreats 3.95°

July 29 → December 29, 2016 in Aries

Stations retrograde Jul 29, 2016, 9:06 PM UTC at 24°30′ Aries
Stations direct Dec 29, 2016, 9:29 AM UTC at 20°33′ Aries
Shadow opens Apr 11, 2016, 5:51 PM UTC (109 days before)
Shadow closes Apr 15, 2017, 1:23 AM UTC (107 days after)
Full window including shadows 368 days

It begins in Leo season and ends in Capricorn season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Sagittarius — Jul 29 to Aug 13, 2016 (15 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Pisces — Jul 29 to Nov 20, 2016 (113 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — Jul 29 to Sep 26, 2016 (59 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — Aug 30 to Sep 22, 2016 (23 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Capricorn — Dec 19 to Dec 29, 2016 (10 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Uranus retrogrades either side of 2016

Previous

2015 Ended December 26, 2015 after 153 days, moving back 3.94° through the zodiac.

Next

2017 Begins August 3, 2017 and runs 152 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 2016

Uranus through the zodiac in 2016

Every sign Uranus occupies during 2016, 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 Aries From Jan 1 – Dec 31 and beyond

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

2016 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2016

Mercury in Aquarius Jan 5, 2016 – Jan 25, 2016 · 20 days
Jupiter in Virgo Jan 8, 2016 – May 9, 2016 · 122 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Mar 25, 2016 – Aug 13, 2016 · 141 days
Mars in Sagittarius Apr 17, 2016 – Jun 29, 2016 · 73 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 18, 2016 – Sep 26, 2016 · 161 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 28, 2016 – May 22, 2016 · 24 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 13, 2016 – Nov 20, 2016 · 159 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 30, 2016 – Sep 22, 2016 · 23 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 19, 2016 – Jan 8, 2017 · 20 days
← 2015 Uranus retrograde in 2015. All Uranus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2017 → Uranus retrograde in 2017.

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