Retrograde planets in 2027

12 retrograde periods of Mercury through Pluto and Chiron touch 2027. Each lists the station retrograde, the station direct and their degrees.

What each retrograde means

Times in Eastern Time (ET)

Mercury

Pre-shadow begins
Jan 25, 2027, 1:58 PM
Stations retrograde
Feb 9, 2027, 12:35 PM · 5°58′ Pisces
Back into Aquarius
Feb 18, 2027, 7:17 AM
Stations direct
Mar 3, 2027, 7:34 AM · 20°55′ Aquarius
Post-shadow ends
Mar 23, 2027, 11:00 AM
Pre-shadow begins
May 26, 2027, 2:04 AM
Stations retrograde
Jun 10, 2027, 2:18 PM · 6°21′ Cancer
Back into Gemini
Jun 26, 2027, 3:23 AM
Stations direct
Jul 4, 2027, 3:40 PM · 27°28′ Gemini
Post-shadow ends
Jul 19, 2027, 4:42 AM
Pre-shadow begins
Sep 17, 2027, 3:27 AM
Stations retrograde
Oct 7, 2027, 10:40 AM · 4°55′ Scorpio
Back into Libra
Oct 16, 2027, 3:38 AM
Stations direct
Oct 28, 2027, 10:10 AM · 19°18′ Libra
Post-shadow ends
Nov 13, 2027, 4:55 AM

Venus

Venus is not retrograde in 2027. Its next retrograde begins on May 10, 2028.

Mars

Pre-shadow begins
Nov 5, 2026, 10:33 AM
Stations retrograde
Jan 10, 2027, 8:01 AM · 10°25′ Virgo
Back into Leo
Feb 21, 2027, 9:15 AM
Stations direct
Apr 1, 2027, 10:10 AM · 20°55′ Leo
Post-shadow ends
Jun 7, 2027, 9:59 PM

Jupiter

Stations retrograde
Dec 12, 2026, 7:58 PM · 27°01′ Leo
Stations direct
Apr 12, 2027, 10:13 PM · 16°59′ Leo

Saturn

Stations retrograde
Aug 9, 2027, 1:52 PM · 27°52′ Aries
Stations direct
Dec 23, 2027, 9:49 PM · 21°01′ Aries

Uranus

retrograde
Stations retrograde
Sep 10, 2026, 2:40 PM · 5°41′ Gemini
Stations direct
Feb 8, 2027, 7:23 AM · 1°40′ Gemini
Stations retrograde
Sep 15, 2027, 5:14 AM · 9°57′ Gemini
Stations direct
Feb 12, 2028, 6:40 PM · 5°55′ Gemini

Neptune

Stations retrograde
Jul 9, 2027, 6:49 PM · 6°39′ Aries
Stations direct
Dec 15, 2027, 4:42 AM · 3°51′ Aries

Pluto

Stations retrograde
May 8, 2027, 8:14 AM · 7°10′ Aquarius
Stations direct
Oct 17, 2027, 11:51 PM · 4°44′ Aquarius

Chiron

retrograde
Stations retrograde
Aug 3, 2026, 4:12 PM · 0°52′ Taurus
Back into Aries
Sep 17, 2026, 9:49 PM
Stations direct
Jan 6, 2027, 6:54 AM · 26°15′ Aries
Stations retrograde
Aug 7, 2027, 11:45 PM · 4°40′ Taurus
Stations direct
Jan 10, 2028, 3:28 AM · 0°01′ Taurus

Mercury retrograde dates

How these times are computed

Every time here comes from our own engine, built on astronomy-engine, an open-source ephemeris, and checked against independent references: the U.S. Naval Observatory's Moon phases, NASA's eclipse canon and a second, independent ephemeris. The page is written in Eastern Time (ET); your browser shows the times in the zone you pick.

A station is the moment a planet seems to stand still before it appears to reverse. Retrograde motion is apparent: seen from Earth the planet looks as if it moves backward, while in its orbit it never does. For Mercury, Venus and Mars we also give the shadow: the pre-shadow begins when the planet first reaches the degree where it will later station direct, and the post-shadow ends when it returns to the degree where it stationed retrograde.

Astrology is a symbolic language, not a science: the positions are exact, and what they mean is interpretation.

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