Uranus

Nothing written before 1781 can speak of this planet, so Ptolemy and Lilly are silent on it and the record here begins with Raphael 1828 and Zadkiel 1833, who call it Herschel. Sepharial 1920 gives it an 84-year orbit, about seven years to a sign. Everyone born in those years shares the placement, and its sign alone cannot tell two classmates apart, whereas its house position depends on the birth time.

The early verdicts are harsh and later ones turn around. Zadkiel 1833 calls its nature extremely evil and Raphael 1828 says it is truly malefic, stock terms in manuals of that period. Sepharial lists it among the malefics too. Alan Leo, writing before 1917, names it the Awakener, while Heindel 1918 titles it the planet of altruism and yet his own 1919 glossary keeps it among the malefics.

Across these disagreements one thread holds: suddenness, with Zadkiel, Raphael and Adams 1928 all describing unexpected events and unconventional people. Rulership of Aquarius is disputed, and the Aquarius page sets out who says what. Modern popular astrology calls it the planet of change and rebellion, the softest version so far.