Uranus in the 4th House: Meaning by Rising Sign
The short answer
With whole-sign houses, Uranus is in your 4th house when it is in the sign 3 signs on from your rising sign: Uranus in Cancer for Aries rising, Uranus in Capricorn for Libra rising, and so on for all twelve rising signs.
What Uranus in the 4th house means
Uranus describes where routine stops serving you. In the 4th house of home and family, that plays out through home, family, where you are from, and your private life.
The 4th is one of the four angular houses, the corners of the chart, where planets tend to show as events other people notice. Its natural sign is Cancer, so Uranus here takes on some of Cancer's concerns whatever sign it is actually in.
With whole-sign houses, Uranus sits in your 4th house when it is in the sign 3 signs on from your rising sign: for Aries rising that means Uranus in Cancer. A transit of Uranus through one house lasts about 7.7 years, because that is how long Uranus usually stays in one sign.
Which sign puts Uranus in your 4th house
Find your rising sign in the left column. If your Uranus is in the sign beside it, your Uranus is in the 4th house.
| Your rising sign | Uranus in the 4th house |
|---|---|
| Aries rising | Uranus in Cancer |
| Taurus rising | Uranus in Leo |
| Gemini rising | Uranus in Virgo |
| Cancer rising | Uranus in Libra |
| Leo rising | Uranus in Scorpio |
| Virgo rising | Uranus in Sagittarius |
| Libra rising | Uranus in Capricorn |
| Scorpio rising | Uranus in Aquarius |
| Sagittarius rising | Uranus in Pisces |
| Capricorn rising | Uranus in Aries |
| Aquarius rising | Uranus in Taurus |
| Pisces rising | Uranus in Gemini |
How long a Uranus transit of the 4th house lasts
Uranus stays in one sign for about 7.7 years on average, so a transit of Uranus through your 4th house lasts about that long: as little as about 6.9 years and as much as about 8.8 years across the charted years.
About the 4th house
The 4th house of home and family: home, family, where you are from, and your private life. Its natural sign is Cancer.
How the houses are counted
Houses here use whole-sign counting: your rising sign is the whole 1st house, the next sign the 2nd, and so on around the zodiac. Many astrologers use Placidus or another quadrant system instead, which can move a planet close to a sign boundary into the neighbouring house. Either way you need an accurate birth time, because the rising sign changes about every two hours.
Uranus in the other houses
Uranus in the 1st house · Uranus in the 2nd house · Uranus in the 3rd house · Uranus in the 5th house · Uranus in the 6th house · Uranus in the 7th house · Uranus in the 8th house · Uranus in the 9th house · Uranus in the 10th house · Uranus in the 11th house · Uranus in the 12th house
Other planets in the 4th house: Sun · Moon · Mercury · Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Neptune · Pluto
Is your Uranus in the 4th house? Vera reads it with the rest of your chart.
House placements need a birth time. Vera casts your chart from your birth details and reads your Uranus in its real house, sign and aspects.