When the Sun squares Uranus in the Natal Chart
Sun square Uranus
Sun square Uranus
With the Sun square Uranus in your natal chart, your identity is intricately woven with a profound sense of personal freedom. This aspect empowers you to resist any attempts to steer you in a direction that doesn’t align with your inner compass, as you perceive such efforts as encroachments on your freedom.
In truth, you have a love-hate relationship with your own uniqueness. Most of the time, you are proud of your original personality. Other times, you can feel a bit left out for being “different.” Although you are a humanitarian in many ways, you can be a little brusque when it comes to sentimentality or what you perceive as excessive attachment to the past or to tradition.
You are dynamic, and you question tradition and authority. At the same time, you can be quite set in your own ways. This means that while you’re open to new ideas and ways of doing things, you also have your own established methods and beliefs that you stick to.
With the Sun and Uranus challenging one another around the time of your birth, you may experience themes of nervous energy and defensiveness. This could manifest as difficulty in maintaining a regular schedule or developing steady routines. In truth, you work best when you can manage your own schedules. You work in spurts –when you are hit with creative inspiration, you’re capable of tremendous effort.
You can be quite temperamental, and you’re averse to putting your heart and soul into anything that doesn’t feel right at the moment. This can be a challenge in a world that often requires consistency and commitment. You despise superficiality or pretense, which is an admirable trait. However, your disdain for pretense can be problematic when you’re expected to perform whether you are inspired or not! Understanding this about yourself can help you choose activities and projects that align with your current inspiration, while also learning to balance your need for authenticity with the demands of the world.
You don’t always feel you “fit in” with the rules and structures of society. However, if you recognize the need to conform some of the time, you might discover you can channel your high levels of inventiveness and spiritedness into creative endeavors or important causes. You might also find that you encounter much less resistance in day-to-day life this way.
Themes sometimes associated with the Sun square Uranus are insomnia, anxiety, issues with electricity, vision disturbances, twitching, unpredictable mood swings, and spasms. You need healthy outlets for your nervous tension and sensitivity. Traits to develop include consistency and continuity.
You’re a revolutionary, and you’re often ahead of your time. However, it’s vital that you watch for inadvertently living for others by indiscriminately rebelling against them. In other words, if you’re answering only to yourself, you might go the popular route some of the time and the unpopular route the rest of the time. This is far more authentic than only doing the opposite of what is expected of you. In truth, you’re magnetic and a natural, if unpredictable or moody, leader. You’re also exceptionally talented and unique.
Notes on the square aspect:
The square, semi-square, sesquiquadrate, and opposition are called “hard,” “challenging”, or “inharmonious” aspects.
The square aspect is 90 degrees. In other words, if two planets or points are 90 degrees away from each other in a chart, they are said to be “square” one another. They are also said to “form a square.”
However, it’s rare that points are precisely 90 degrees apart. Astrologers allow orbs that help determine if an aspect should be counted as a particular aspect. For example, if we allow a 7-degree orb for a square, any two points falling in the range of 83 to 97 degrees apart from one another would be considered a square. Note that the closer they come to 90 degrees, the smaller the orb and stronger the square. The further apart they are from 90 degrees, the greater the orb and the weaker the square.
The square indicates great tension between the planets or points involved. Tension can stimulate action but can also translate into stress.
The planets involved in a square are acting at cross purposes. In this case, when pursuing the goals and expressing traits of the Sun, Uranus energies and objectives can clash or disagree.
With squares, we may overdo it and run into countless obstacles before we “get it right.” However, squares force us out of complacency and get the ball rolling. Squares are often more problematic when we are young, as these aspects force us to grow and learn our lessons.
The Sun rules all that is “light” – the rational, conscious mind. The Sun is noble and righteous by nature. Clashing with Uranus, it can have a hard time accepting the rule changes or unpredictability put forth by Uranus into one cohesive whole. This is one of the challenges people with the Sun square Uranus face.
Some Famous People with Sun Square Uranus:
Squares between the Sun and Uranus (signs listed in order of Sun and Uranus):
Aries/Cancer: Jackie Chan, Dodi Fayed, Dennis Quaid, Eric Roberts, Peter MacNicol
Aries/Capricorn: Thomas Jefferson, Bette Davis, Big Sean, Saoirse Ronan
Taurus/Leo: Daniel Day-Lewis, Enya, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dennis Rodman, Bono, Randy Travis, Gigi Hadid
Taurus/Aquarius: Orson Welles, Kehlani, Thomas Doherty, Sabrina Carpenter, Miguel Herrán
Gemini/Virgo: Brooke Shields, Lenny Kravitz, Ice Cube
Gemini/Pisces: Peter the Great, Judy Garland, George H. W. Bush
Cancer/Aries: Bill Moor, Bob Fosse, Line Renaud, Alice Munro
Cancer/Libra: George Sand, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Missy Elliott, Elon Musk, Sofia Vergara, Lil Kim, Julian Assange, Nick Offerman
Leo/Taurus: Yves Saint Laurent, Johnny Nash, Dustin Hoffman
Leo/Scorpio: Alice Ball, Alice Taglioni, Tera Patrick
Virgo/Gemini: Oliver Stone, Tommy Lee Jones, Roger Waters, Stephen King, Pete Agnew
Virgo/Cancer: Jeremy Irons
Virgo/Scorpio: Chad Michael Murray
Virgo/Sagittarius: Emmy Rossum, Jenna Marbles, Tom Felton, Alfie Allen
Virgo/Capricorn: Greta Garbo, Jason Derulo
Libra/Cancer: Vladimir Putin, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Sharon Osbourne, Tito Jackson
Libra/Capricorn: Carole Lombard, Doja Cat, Cardi B, Mitski, Barbara Palvin, Josh Hutcherson
Scorpio/Leo: Bill Gates, RuPaul, Elizabeth Perkins, Rita Wilson, Megan Mullally, Mackenzie Phillips, Allison Janney, Kim Wilde
Scorpio/Virgo: Meg Ryan
Scorpio/Aquarius: Burt Lancaster, Lyra Valkyria, Kiernan Shipka
Scorpio/Pisces: Gene Tierney, Rodney Dangerfield
Sagittarius/Virgo: Teri Hatcher, Brendan Coyle, Jon Stewart, Patrick Fabian
Sagittarius/Pisces: Dick Van Dyke, Maria Callas
Capricorn/Aries: Richard Briers, Robert Duvall, Jean Chrétien
Capricorn/Virgo: Carla Bruni Sarkozy,
Capricorn/Libra: Kate Moss, Jeremy Renner, Helena Christensen, Chyna, Jay Kay, Taye Diggs, Sean Paul, Amanda Peet
Aquarius/Taurus: Nick Nolte, Etta James, Alan Alda, Huey Newton, Vanessa Redgrave, Carole King, Dale Mortensen
Aquarius/Scorpio: Charles Dickens, Normal Rockwell, Babe Ruth, Kerry Washington, Shakira, Ashton Kutcher, Mia Kirshner, Christina Ricci, Justin Hartley, Regina Spektor, Paris Hilton (could be Aquarius/Sagittarius, as Uranus changed signs on the day of her birth), Brandy Norwood
Pisces/Gemini: Rudolf Steiner, Erik Estrada, George Harrison, David Gilmour, Patrick Duffy
Pisces/Sagittarius: Galileo, B. F. Skinner, Emily Blunt, Stromae, Alexandra Daddario, Hayley Marie Norman, Beth Ditto, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell (Uranus is tightly with Mars), Alice Belaïdi, Dichen Lachman
Pisces/Capricorn: Grimes
General discussion of Sun-Uranus aspects.
Notes on aspects of the Sun in the Natal Chart:
Due to how different cultures and generations teach children about gender roles, the Sun is often associated with the experience of the father or male figures in our lives.
In certain situations, women unconsciously assign their Sun qualities, including Sun aspects, to others, especially males. As a result, some women live their Sun aspects through their relationships with males, attracting these traits and qualities through them. ‘Owning’ their Sun means recognizing these qualities within themselves and consciously expressing them, rather than projecting them onto others. This can be highly rewarding in these cases. Of course, projection can happen for many other reasons, not only this one.
Similarly, in certain societies and cultures, men can be more likely to own their Sun and perhaps assign or project their Moon onto others. Identifying with the traditionally male Sun qualities may come more easily. As such, with a Sun-Uranus square, for example, a male with this aspect may be more likely to live these qualities and identify with them.
Whatever the case, our Sun signs, houses, aspects, and conditions are our own, and it’s amazing work to explore them and discover ways to better manage or utilize their energies. For example, if you repeatedly meet Uranian people and circumstances in your life and have a Sun-Uranus square or opposition, working on incorporating Uranus themes into your own life and identifying or owning the Uranus themes in your chart in mindful, productive ways, can be transformative.
Alternate interpretations:
Sun square Uranus:
(The Daredevil)
You are courageous, but may also be rebellious and reckless. If expecting the unexpected appeals to you, your life should be as thrilling and exciting as you could wish. But, if you try to sail a smooth sea, you may invite upsets that continually disturb your plans. Changes may damage your originality, if you plunge headlong into the unknown, but upon examination may provide you with the means to mold your life-direction until it accommodates your special cast.
— Interpretation sample from the Spirit Success report.
Sun square Uranus:
Impulsive, restless, and spontaneous, your life is apt to be somewhat unstable and full of sudden changes. You are extremely independent and crave excitement, adventure, freedom, and discovery. You have a rebellious streak and often feel you are unusual and different from the mainstream of society. The unorthodox and novel appeal to you.
— Interpretation from the Merlin Report.
“Your inventiveness and creative originality will make you shine, and others may seek to emulate your unique abilities. Sun/Uranus aspects increase your zeal, willfulness, independence of thought, revolutionary tendencies, and belief in the value of your own opinions. Others see you as standing for some definite cause, and they tend to accept your authority and follow your leadership.
Uranus symbolizes human freedom and humanitarian ideals, and its connection with your Sun gives a strong sense of personal liberty and a desire to defend the rights of others. You probably have a dramatic flair and a compelling manner of expressing your ideas. Uranus typically indicates an unconventional and gifted intellect, scientific or technological interests, iconoclasm, and a streak of rebelliousness and eccentricity.
You need a career that allows you to march to the beat of your own drum, without undue interference from others. This aspect is frequent in the charts of innovative thinkers, literary figures, scientists, teachers, educators, politicians, statesmen, maverick leaders, rock musicians, civil rights activists, military generals, astronauts, civil servants, and those who pursue unconventional or groundbreaking careers. You are truly a horse of a different color.
Stressful Sun/Uranus aspects suggest the need to seek wise counsel to insure a prudent course of action. Otherwise, at especially critical junctures in your career, you run the risk of shooting yourself in the foot by engaging in precipitous, dictatorial, or stubborn behaviors, based on a foolish sense of pride.”
. — sample from the Career Report.
“Sun-Uranus aspects often indicate leadership potential. Your child may be very magnetic, others being drawn to her. She is not afraid to be different, and may indeed be a “trendsetter.” Later in life, she is likely to be interested in some kind of social or political reform. However, the child with the this aspect may be somewhat of a rebel, with a history of flaunting convention and going against authority. She may feel different than her schoolmates. She could separate herself out and end up as the loner, although this is not necessarily what she inwardly desires.
Your child could be very bright with exceptional talent. To be happy, however, she needs to learn to cooperate with others. Be patient in seeing her through those unexciting but necessary routines which are simply part of life. Her ideas may be brilliant, but help her learn t0 test them for practical value as well. Sometimes, Sun-Uranus aspects describe the father as being radical, eccentric, highly individualistic or somehow unusual. Note: if Saturn is well aspected, your child is more apt to have her feet on the ground!” — Interpretation sample from the Child Star report.
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Interpretations written by Annie unless otherwise noted.
