Retrogrades
in 2027.
A planet never moves backwards: Earth overtakes it, or is overtaken, and seen from here it seems to reverse for a few weeks. The dates are to the minute; next to each station, the birthdays whose Sun is at that degree. The shadow is the stretch of the zodiac the planet will cross three times: it enters it before turning retrograde and leaves it only after moving on.
Jupiter starts to retrograde. Right now, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are retrograde.
What it changes
What it governs gets replayed rather than launched. A good time to revisit, a bad one to sign without re-reading.
The ☉ tag gives the birthdays whose birth Sun is at that degree, to within one degree (births from 1920 to 2030).
☿︎ Mercury 3
The season of words coming back around: re-read before sending, reconfirm plans, finish the conversations left open. Misunderstandings are not fate — they are just easier than usual.
| Pre-shadow | Turns retrograde | Turns direct | Shadow ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 25 January 2027 at 19:55 | Tue, 9 February 2027 at 18:36 ♓︎ 5°58′ Pisces ☉︎ 23–26 February | Wed, 3 March 2027 at 13:36 ♒︎ 20°55′ Aquarius ☉︎ 8–12 February | Tue, 23 March 2027 at 15:57 |
| Wed, 26 May 2027 at 08:05 | Thu, 10 June 2027 at 20:19 ♋︎ 6°21′ Cancer ☉︎ 26–30 June | Sun, 4 July 2027 at 21:40 ♊︎ 27°28′ Gemini ☉︎ 16–20 June | Mon, 19 July 2027 at 10:41 |
| Fri, 17 September 2027 at 09:26 | Thu, 7 October 2027 at 16:39 ♏︎ 4°55′ Scorpio ☉︎ 26–30 October | Thu, 28 October 2027 at 16:11 ♎︎ 19°18′ Libra ☉︎ 11–14 October | Sat, 13 November 2027 at 10:57 |
♀︎ Venus 0
The season of re-weighed attachments: what you love, what you spend, who you reach back out to. What returns during this stretch returns to be re-read — not necessarily restarted.
No retrograde this year.
♂︎ Mars 1
The season of momentum recharging: direct action snags, forcing costs double. Picking an abandoned effort back up works better than launching a new one.
| Pre-shadow | Turns retrograde | Turns direct | Shadow ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 5 November at 16:44 | Sun, 10 January 2027 at 14:01 ♍︎ 10°25′ Virgo ☉︎ 1–5 September | Thu, 1 April 2027 at 16:11 ♌︎ 20°55′ Leo ☉︎ 12–15 August | Tue, 8 June 2027 at 04:01 |
♃︎ Jupiter 1
The season of growth checked from the inside: fewer chances landing on their own, more sorting of what you believe. A promise made during this stretch deserves a second read.
| Pre-shadow | Turns retrograde | Turns direct | Shadow ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 17 September at 07:06 | Sun 13 December at 01:59 ♌︎ 27°01′ Leo ☉︎ 18–22 August | Tue, 13 April 2027 at 04:13 ♌︎ 17°00′ Leo ☉︎ 8–11 August | Sun, 11 July 2027 at 06:12 |
♄︎ Saturn 1
The season of renegotiating your structures with yourself: rules, commitments, loads. What was rushed comes calling; what was solid gets confirmed.
| Pre-shadow | Turns retrograde | Turns direct | Shadow ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 4 May 2027 at 20:27 | Mon, 9 August 2027 at 19:52 ♈︎ 27°52′ Aries ☉︎ 16–20 April | Fri, 24 December 2027 at 03:50 ♈︎ 21°01′ Aries ☉︎ 9–13 April | Mon, 27 March 2028 at 06:53 |
♅︎ Uranus 2
The season of breaks brewing in silence: the urge to change everything turns inward. The real pivots usually wait for forward motion to resume.
| Pre-shadow | Turns retrograde | Turns direct | Shadow ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 25 May at 11:46 | Thu 10 September at 20:41 ♊︎ 5°42′ Gemini ☉︎ 25–29 May | Mon, 8 February 2027 at 13:23 ♊︎ 1°40′ Gemini ☉︎ 21–24 May | Wed, 26 May 2027 at 07:05 |
| Sun, 30 May 2027 at 05:19 | Wed, 15 September 2027 at 11:15 ♊︎ 9°57′ Gemini ☉︎ 29 May – 2 June | Sun, 13 February 2028 at 00:40 ♊︎ 5°55′ Gemini ☉︎ 25–29 May | Mon, 29 May 2028 at 19:12 |
♆︎ Neptune 1
The season when the haze lifts in patches: what you kept blurry becomes easier to see. A good stretch for telling intuition from wishful thinking.
| Pre-shadow | Turns retrograde | Turns direct | Shadow ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 18 March 2027 at 23:54 | Sat, 10 July 2027 at 00:50 ♈︎ 6°39′ Aries ☉︎ 25–29 March | Wed, 15 December 2027 at 10:43 ♈︎ 3°51′ Aries ☉︎ 22–26 March | Tue, 4 April 2028 at 08:36 |
♇︎ Pluto 1
The season of the depths resurfacing: what was buried asks to be re-read. Power balances get renegotiated from the inside first.
| Pre-shadow | Turns retrograde | Turns direct | Shadow ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 14 January 2027 at 02:18 | Sat, 8 May 2027 at 14:15 ♒︎ 7°10′ Aquarius ☉︎ 25–29 January | Mon, 18 October 2027 at 05:51 ♒︎ 4°45′ Aquarius ☉︎ 23–26 January | Wed, 9 February 2028 at 08:05 |
Questions
How long does a Mercury retrograde last?
In 2027, from 21 to 24 days: from 9 February to 3 March (22 days), from 10 June to 4 July (24 days) and from 7 October to 28 October (21 days). With its shadows, each one occupies the same stretch of the zodiac for 54 to 57 days.
Which planets are retrograde in 2027?
Mercury 3 times, Mars once, Jupiter once, Saturn once, Uranus twice, Neptune once and Pluto once. Venus isn’t. The Sun and the Moon never are.
Which planet stays retrograde the longest?
Pluto: from 8 May 2027 to 18 October 2027, that is 163 days. The farther a planet, the longer its retrograde lasts: 22 days for Mercury, 136 days for Saturn.
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