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Uranus is retrograde once in 1951: Oct 20 – Mar 17 in Cancer.
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Dates use Eastern Time (America/New_York), including daylight-saving changes. Event cards below also show UTC; the same station can fall on a different calendar date in another time zone.
| Pre-shadow begins | Retrograde | Direct | Post-shadow ends | Signs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 1950 | Oct 15, 1950, 6:52 PM ET | Mar 14, 1951, 5:36 AM ET | Jun 29, 1951 | 9°29′ ♋︎ Cancer 5°24′ |
| Jul 5, 1951 | Oct 20, 1951, 4:03 PM ET | Mar 17, 1952, 11:27 PM ET | Jul 2, 1952 | 14°00′ ♋︎ Cancer 9°54′ |
Oct 15, 1950 – Mar 14, 1951 · 149 days
Uranus turns retrograde at 9°29′ Cancer on Oct 15, 1950, 6:52 PM ET (1950-10-15 23:52 UTC) and direct at 5°24′ Cancer on Mar 14, 1951, 5:36 AM ET (1951-03-14 10:36 UTC).
Astrologers link this retrograde to home, family and old memories.
Shadow: Jun 30, 1950 – Jun 29, 1951.
Oct 20, 1951 – Mar 17, 1952 · 149 days
Uranus turns retrograde at 14°00′ Cancer on Oct 20, 1951, 4:03 PM ET (1951-10-20 21:03 UTC) and direct at 9°54′ Cancer on Mar 17, 1952, 11:27 PM ET (1952-03-18 04:27 UTC).
Astrologers link this retrograde to home, family and old memories.
Shadow: Jul 5, 1951 – Jul 2, 1952.
Uranus is associated with change, independence, technology and sudden breaks. It is retrograde for about five months every year. Astrologers usually treat this as a slower, more internal phase for changes already under way, rather than a time of fresh disruption.
Retrograde motion is an optical effect: Earth and Uranus move at different speeds, so Uranus appears to drift backward against the stars for a while. Our dates are station times — when the apparent motion reverses — calculated with Astronomy Engine; see the methodology.
Uranus works the same way as Mars, only more slowly: Earth overtakes it once a year. Simplified circular orbits; the dates above come from the full ephemeris.
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Uranus is retrograde once in 1951: Oct 20 – Mar 17 in Cancer. The year also opens with the retrograde that began on Oct 15, 1950, ending Mar 14, 1951.
About 145 days in total during 1951; each retrograde lasts 149 days. Including the pre- and post-shadow, each cycle spans roughly 363 days.
The pre-shadow starts when Uranus first reaches the degree where it will turn direct; the post-shadow ends when it passes the degree where it turned retrograde. The dates are in the table above.
A station is one instant worldwide, but its calendar date depends on the time zone. This calendar displays Eastern Time, including daylight-saving changes, and the event cards also show UTC. A station shortly after midnight UTC can fall on the previous date in the Americas. Compare full timestamps before concluding that two calendars disagree.
No. The retrograde phase ends at the direct station. During the post-shadow, Uranus moves direct through the degrees it covered while retrograde, until it passes the earlier retrograde-station longitude. The direct date and post-shadow end date describe different events.
Astrology is a symbolic and cultural tradition. The planetary positions on this site are calculated with astronomical accuracy; the interpretations describe what astrologers associate with them and are not scientifically validated predictions about personality, relationships or the future.