--- title: "2027 Astrology Calendar: Retrogrades, Eclipses, Moon Phases and Sign Changes" description: "2027 astrology calendar: every retrograde, eclipse, new and full Moon and sign change, computed from the ephemeris in UTC. Dates, not forecasts." canonical: https://unifiedreading.com/sky/2027 last-updated: 2026-11-02 reviewed: false publisher: Unified Reading --- # 2027 Astrology Calendar: Retrogrades, Eclipses, Moon Phases and Sign Changes In Western astrology, the 2027 calendar holds 3 Mercury retrograde periods, 6 other retrograde planets, 2 solar eclipses, 3 lunar eclipses, 13 new Moons and 12 full Moons. Every date below is computed from the ephemeris in UTC. They are dates to plan around, not predictions about your life. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Retrograde periods | Mercury February 9, 2027 to March 3, 2027; June 10, 2027 to July 4, 2027; October 7, 2027 to October 28, 2027 · Mars January 10, 2027 to April 1, 2027 · Jupiter December 13, 2026 to April 13, 2027 · Saturn August 9, 2027 to December 24, 2027 · Uranus September 10, 2026 to February 8, 2027; September 15, 2027 to February 12, 2028 · Neptune July 9, 2027 to December 15, 2027 · Pluto May 8, 2027 to October 18, 2027 | | Eclipses | February 6: annular solar, 17°38′ Aquarius · February 20: penumbral lunar, 2°05′ Virgo · July 18: penumbral lunar, 25°49′ Capricorn · August 2: total solar, 9°55′ Leo · August 17: penumbral lunar, 24°11′ Aquarius | | New Moons · full Moons | 13 · 12 | | Season starts (Sun ingresses) | Aries March 20, 20:25 UTC · Cancer June 21, 14:11 UTC · Libra September 23, 06:01 UTC · Capricorn December 22, 02:42 UTC | | Sign changes by the planets | 40, Mercury to Pluto, retrograde re-entries included | | Chinese zodiac year | Fire Goat from February 6, 2027 | | Coordinates · clock | Geocentric tropical longitude of date · UTC | ## How to use the 2027 calendar This page lists what the sky does in 2027: when each planet stations retrograde and direct, when the Sun changes sign, when the Moon is new or full, and when the eclipses fall. The positions come from the same ephemeris that calculates a Unified Reading chart, as geocentric tropical longitude of date, and the times are UTC, so an event late in the day can land on the next calendar date in Asia or Australia and the previous one in the Americas. Astrologers read these dates as a shared timetable rather than as events that happen to a person. A season start or a station gives you a date to review a plan, finish something or start something, and your own chart says which house the event touches. None of it is a forecast. The retrograde, eclipse and Moon pages go into each type of event; the sign pages collect the dates that touch one Sun sign. ## Retrogrades in 2027 Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto each have at least one retrograde period touching 2027. Mercury: February 9, 2027 at 5°59′ Pisces to March 3, 2027 at 20°55′ Aquarius; June 10, 2027 at 6°22′ Cancer to July 4, 2027 at 27°28′ Gemini; October 7, 2027 at 4°56′ Scorpio to October 28, 2027 at 19°19′ Libra. Mars: January 10, 2027 at 10°26′ Virgo to April 1, 2027 at 20°56′ Leo. Jupiter: December 13, 2026 at 27°01′ Leo to April 13, 2027 at 17°00′ Leo. Saturn: August 9, 2027 at 27°53′ Aries to December 24, 2027 at 21°01′ Aries. Uranus: September 10, 2026 at 5°42′ Gemini to February 8, 2027 at 1°41′ Gemini; September 15, 2027 at 9°58′ Gemini to February 12, 2028 at 5°56′ Gemini. Neptune: July 9, 2027 at 6°40′ Aries to December 15, 2027 at 3°52′ Aries. Pluto: May 8, 2027 at 7°11′ Aquarius to October 18, 2027 at 4°45′ Aquarius. A period that begins before January 1 or ends after December 31 is listed in full, because the retrograde does not stop at the year boundary. ## Eclipses, Moon phases and seasons in 2027 2027 has 5 eclipses: February 6, 2027, a annular solar eclipse at 17°38′ Aquarius, greatest eclipse 16:00 UTC; February 20, 2027, a penumbral lunar eclipse at 2°05′ Virgo with the Sun in Pisces, greatest eclipse 23:13 UTC; July 18, 2027, a penumbral lunar eclipse at 25°49′ Capricorn with the Sun in Cancer, greatest eclipse 16:03 UTC; August 2, 2027, a total solar eclipse at 9°55′ Leo, greatest eclipse 10:07 UTC; August 17, 2027, a penumbral lunar eclipse at 24°11′ Aquarius with the Sun in Leo, greatest eclipse 07:14 UTC. Each eclipse falls on a sign axis, so the Aquarius–Leo, Virgo–Pisces, Capricorn–Cancer, Leo–Aquarius axes are the ones astrologers watch this year. There are 13 new Moons and 12 full Moons, listed month by month on the Moon phases page. The four seasons begin when the Sun enters a cardinal sign: Aries on March 20, 2027 at 20:25 UTC, Cancer on June 21, 2027 at 14:11 UTC, Libra on September 23, 2027 at 06:01 UTC, Capricorn on December 22, 2027 at 02:42 UTC. In the Chinese calendar, the Fire Goat year begins on February 6, 2027, a different clock from the tropical zodiac. ## Sign changes in 2027 The slower planets change sign 7 times in 2027: Mars backs into Leo on February 21, 2027; Mars enters Virgo on May 14, 2027; Mars enters Libra on July 15, 2027; Mars enters Scorpio on September 2, 2027; Mars enters Sagittarius on October 15, 2027; Mars enters Capricorn on November 25, 2027; Jupiter enters Virgo on July 26, 2027. Mercury changes sign 18 times and Venus 15 times, retrograde re-entries included; those dates are on the planet pages and in each sign's 2027 page. The Sun enters a new sign twelve times, once a month, and those dates define each sign's season. ## Retrogrades in 2027 - [Mercury retrograde 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/sky/mercury-retrograde-2027) - [Mars retrograde 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/sky/mars-retrograde-2027) - [Jupiter retrograde 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/sky/jupiter-retrograde-2027) - [Saturn retrograde 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/sky/saturn-retrograde-2027) - [Uranus retrograde 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/sky/uranus-retrograde-2027) - [Neptune retrograde 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/sky/neptune-retrograde-2027) - [Pluto retrograde 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/sky/pluto-retrograde-2027) ## Eclipses and Moon phases in 2027 - [Eclipses in 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/sky/eclipses-2027) - [New and full Moons in 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/sky/new-and-full-moons-2027) ## Every sign in 2027 - [Aries in 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/2027/aries) - [Taurus in 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/2027/taurus) - [Gemini in 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/2027/gemini) - [Cancer in 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/2027/cancer) - [Leo in 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/2027/leo) - [Virgo in 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/2027/virgo) - [Libra in 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/2027/libra) - [Scorpio in 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/2027/scorpio) - [Sagittarius in 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/2027/sagittarius) - [Capricorn in 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/2027/capricorn) - [Aquarius in 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/2027/aquarius) - [Pisces in 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/2027/pisces) ## Frequently asked questions ### When is Mercury retrograde in 2027? February 9, 2027 at 5°59′ Pisces to March 3, 2027 at 20°55′ Aquarius; June 10, 2027 at 6°22′ Cancer to July 4, 2027 at 27°28′ Gemini; October 7, 2027 at 4°56′ Scorpio to October 28, 2027 at 19°19′ Libra. The Mercury retrograde page lists each period with its signs, length and shadow zone. ### How many eclipses are there in 2027? 5 eclipses: a annular solar eclipse in Aquarius on February 6, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Virgo on February 20, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Capricorn on July 18, a total solar eclipse in Leo on August 2, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Aquarius on August 17. The eclipse page gives the exact times and degrees. ### Which time zone are these dates in? UTC. An event after about 20:00 UTC may fall on the next date in Asia and Australia, and one before about 05:00 UTC on the previous date in the Americas. The times are included so you can convert them. ### Are these dates a forecast? No. They are computed positions of the Sun, Moon and planets. What they mean for you depends on your own birth chart and your own plans; the calendar gives the timing, not the outcome. ## Related pages - [Astrology calendar](https://unifiedreading.com/sky) - [Mercury retrograde 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/sky/mercury-retrograde-2027) - [Mars retrograde 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/sky/mars-retrograde-2027) - [Jupiter retrograde 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/sky/jupiter-retrograde-2027) - [Saturn retrograde 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/sky/saturn-retrograde-2027) - [Uranus retrograde 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/sky/uranus-retrograde-2027) - [Neptune retrograde 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/sky/neptune-retrograde-2027) - [Pluto retrograde 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/sky/pluto-retrograde-2027) - [Eclipses in 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/sky/eclipses-2027) - [New and full Moons in 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/sky/new-and-full-moons-2027) - [2027 (Fire Goat)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/2027) - [Aries in 2027](https://unifiedreading.com/2027/aries) ## About Unified Reading Unified Reading combines Pythagorean numerology, the Western Sun sign (Moon and rising with a birth time), the Chinese zodiac and life-stage context in one reading. The preview is free at https://unifiedreading.com/#details; the full reading is $4.99, paid once through Stripe, with no subscription. A fictional sample is at https://unifiedreading.com/sample. With a birth time and place it adds whole sign houses and the chart ruler; the reading does not calculate planetary aspects or transits to your chart (the computed astrology calendar at https://unifiedreading.com/sky lists each year's retrogrades, eclipses and Moon phases), and it is a framework for reflection, not a prediction.