2027 sky · computed with Swiss Ephemeris
2027 Planetary Sign Changes
A sign change, or ingress, is the moment a planet crosses from one zodiac sign into the next. This page lists every ingress of 2027 for Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and the lunar nodes, with UTC times and a note where a planet slips back into the previous sign while retrograde. The Sun’s monthly changes are left out, since the real news of the year lies with the planets that move or stay put.
Mercury
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Mercury moves back into Aquarius (retrograde)
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Mercury enters Aries
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Mercury moves back into Gemini (retrograde)
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Mercury enters Leo
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Mercury enters Libra
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Mercury moves back into Libra (retrograde)
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Capricorn
Venus
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Pisces
- Venus enters Aries
- Venus enters Taurus
- Venus enters Gemini
- Venus enters Cancer
- Venus enters Leo
- Venus enters Virgo
- Venus enters Libra
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Venus enters Aquarius
Mars
- Mars moves back into Leo (retrograde)
- Mars enters Virgo
- Mars enters Libra
- Mars enters Scorpio
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- Mars enters Capricorn
Jupiter
- Jupiter enters Virgo
Saturn
Aries · all year
Uranus
Gemini · all year
Neptune
Aries · all year
Pluto
Aquarius · all year
North Node
Aquarius · all year
Why a Sign Change Matters
Each planet keeps its core job wherever it goes: Mercury thinks and talks, Venus values and connects, Mars acts. What changes with the sign is the style. Mars in Virgo works through precision and routine; the same Mars in Sagittarius wants range, speed and a cause. When a planet enters a new sign, its tone shifts for everyone, and for you personally it moves into a different house of your chart, so the area of life it activates changes too. Fast planets change sign every few weeks and set the mood of a season. Slow planets change rarely, which is why an ingress by Jupiter or anything beyond it counts as a headline of the year.
The Key Moves of 2027
Jupiter is the big mover: having left its retrograde behind in April, it crosses from Leo into Virgo in late July, steering growth away from visibility and creative risk toward skill, health routines and useful service. Mars spends the first half of the year between Virgo and Leo, slipping back into Leo while retrograde in late February and returning to Virgo in mid-May; after that it speeds up through Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius, reaching Capricorn in late November. Venus, with no retrograde this year, changes sign fifteen times, about every three and a half weeks. Mercury doubles back three times. Meanwhile Saturn and Neptune stay in Aries, Uranus in Gemini, Pluto in Aquarius, and the nodes keep to the Aquarius–Leo axis throughout.
Frequently asked questions
When does Jupiter enter Virgo in 2027?
Jupiter moves from Leo into Virgo on 26 July 2027 at 04:49 UTC and stays there until the year ends. Before that it finishes a retrograde in Leo, turning direct in mid-April. The shift carries its expansive influence from self-expression and recognition toward work habits, wellbeing routines and practical improvement.
Why does Mars go back into Leo in 2027?
Mars is retrograde from 10 January to 1 April, and while moving backward it slips from Virgo into Leo on 21 February. It stations direct in Leo and only re-enters Virgo on 14 May. A sign revisited like this gets a second round, a chance to redo, refine or complete what began the first time.
Which planets stay in the same sign all of 2027?
Saturn and Neptune remain in Aries, Uranus in Gemini and Pluto in Aquarius for the entire year, and the North Node stays in Aquarius with the South Node in Leo. They still turn retrograde and direct, but none of them changes sign, so their themes form a steady background to the faster movements.
What does it mean when a planet moves back a sign?
The planet is retrograde and, seen from Earth, appears to slide backward across a sign boundary into the sign it recently left. In 2027 this happens to Mercury three times, in February, June and October, and to Mars once, in February. Such stretches suit review and unfinished business rather than fresh starts.
Astrology Calendar 2027
Mercury retrograde 2027
All three retrograde periods, shadow dates and the house for each sign.
2027 retrograde calendar
Every retrograde from Mercury to Pluto and the days each planet turns direct.
2027 eclipses
Time, type and sign of every solar and lunar eclipse.
2027 New Moon and Full Moon dates
Every New Moon and Full Moon of the year with time and sign.
2027 horoscopes for all 12 signs
Dates and times are given in UTC. Positions are computed in the tropical zodiac with Swiss Ephemeris.