Heliocentric Nodes of Uranus

Like the nodes of the Moon, the nodes of the planets can be used in charts as well. Astrologers use both the geocentric and/or heliocentric nodes according to their preference. It's hard – if not impossible –to find an online table or ephemeris for the heliocentric nodes of planets besides the Moon. If you want to calculate them for your chart, cast your chart in Heliocentric in Solar Fire and add Extra Ring Points, then choose Nodes as your Extra Ring Points file.

Some astrologers use the heliocentric nodes rather than the geocentric nodes because they say that for them - the heliocentric nodes seem to work better. I use heliocentric nodes, and the rest of this article is about the heliocentric nodes.

The way the planetary nodes work in a chart is similar to how the nodes of the Moon work. The north node is where you're going, and the tail is where you're coming from. The planetary nodes then give the characteristics of the planet they represent. 

 The nodes of Uranus represent a point of eccentricity in your chart. If you have the nodes of Uranus conjunct your Ascendant, you would probably be known as a revolutionary of some kind. Mick Jagger and Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh both have Uranus' nodes conjunct their Ascendants at 13 Gemini. Whereever the north nodes of Uranus are in your chart is where you are learning to express your wildest individuality.

The heliocentric nodes of the planets move very slowly. In 1900, the north node of Uranus was at about 13 degrees and 29 minutes of Gemini. Now it's at about 14 Gemini 03. It moves about 30 minutes every 100 years. Here's a list of where the heliocentric true nodes are in 2010:

Mercury   18'27" Taurus/Scorpio 
Venus    16'45"  Gemini/Sagittarius 
Mars    19'38" Taurus/Scorpio 
Jupiter   10'35" Cancer/Capricorn 
Saturn   23'45" Cancer/Capricorn 
Uranus  14'03" Gemini/Sagittarius  
Neptune  11'52" Leo/Aquarius 
Pluto    20'01" Cancer/Capricorn 

Note that the heliocentric nodes are always exactly opposite each other.

You can see the slow progression of Uranus' nodes through Gemini here:
http://sites.google.com/site/astrocalendars/uranusnodes

Here are some more examples:  If you have Uranus' nodes conjunct your Moon, you will have a tumultuous home life until you learn to work the principals of Uranus into your domestic lifestyle in a positive way.  If the nodes are conjunct your Venus, your love life might a bit on the unusual side, and so on.  If the nodes are conjunct your Mercury, you are likely blessed with an unusual intellect.  Another interesting example is Arnold Schwarzenegger who  has Pluto's north Node at 19 Cancer (back in 1947)  conjunct his Ascendant.

More about the nodes can be found at:
http://www.astro.com/swisseph/swisseph.htm#_Toc226863930

To create your own table of positions you can use the Astrodienst Swiss Ephemeris (it seems more like a calculator and an ephemeris generator) at:   http://www.astro.com/swisseph/swetest.htm?lang=f

Thank you to Cisco Huijbregts, fellow Astrologer and teacher for his insights into this topic.  Mr. Huijbregts is currently writing several books, one of which is about the planetary nodes and their many uses.  You can reach Cisco at franciscus@mail.com.