2027 Horoscope by Sign: The Key Dates for All 12 Signs

Most 2027 horoscopes give you a mood for the year and very few dates. This page does the opposite. For each of the twelve signs it lists the dated events that land in that sign in 2027: the new moon, the full moon, any eclipse, any retrograde, and any slow planet spending the year there. Find your sun sign, and your rising sign if you know it, and copy the dates into your planner.

All dates are US Eastern Time. Depending on where you live, an event can fall a day earlier or later.

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• Saturn and Neptune are in Aries all year.
• Uranus is in Gemini all year.
• Pluto is in Aquarius all year.
• Jupiter is in Leo until July 26, then moves into Virgo.
• Venus does not turn retrograde at all in 2027.

Astrologers read the slow planets as the backdrop and the moons, eclipses and retrogrades as the punctuation. The full list is on our 2027 astrology calendar.

How to use the dates for your sign

The new moon in your own sign is the traditional moment to set a personal intention for the year ahead, a kind of second birthday. The full moon in your sign falls about six months away from it and is read as a check-in point: what has come of the plans you made? Retrogrades are treated as review periods, and eclipses as turning points to observe before you act on them.

Fire signs

Aries 2027 key dates

• All year: Saturn and Neptune in Aries. Astrologers pair Saturn with structure and Neptune with imagination, so the traditional reading is a year of giving a dream a timetable.
• April 6: new moon in Aries.
• October 15: full moon in Aries, during the autumn Mercury retrograde.

Read more on the Aries 2027 horoscope page.

Leo 2027 key dates

• Until July 26: Jupiter in Leo. Jupiter is linked with growth and confidence.
• January 10 to April 1: Mars retrograde, starting in Virgo and moving back into Leo.
• January 22: full moon in Leo.
• August 2: total solar eclipse in Leo, which is also the Leo new moon. This is the headline date of the year for the sign.

Read more on the Leo 2027 horoscope page.

Sagittarius 2027 key dates

• June 18: full moon in Sagittarius.
• July 26: Jupiter, the planet traditionally said to rule Sagittarius, changes sign from Leo to Virgo. Astrologers watch a sign's ruling planet as closely as the sign itself.
• November 27: new moon in Sagittarius.

Read more on the Sagittarius 2027 horoscope page.

Earth signs

Taurus 2027 key dates

• May 6: new moon in Taurus.
• November 13: full moon in Taurus.
• All year: Venus, the planet traditionally said to rule Taurus, stays direct. On paper, Taurus has one of the calmer calendars of 2027.

Read more on the Taurus 2027 horoscope page.

Virgo 2027 key dates

• January 10: Mars turns retrograde in Virgo, later slipping back into Leo before turning direct on April 1.
• February 20: penumbral lunar eclipse in Virgo, which is also the Virgo full moon.
• July 26: Jupiter enters Virgo.
• August 31: new moon in Virgo, the first one with Jupiter in the sign.

Read more on the Virgo 2027 horoscope page.

Capricorn 2027 key dates

• January 7: new moon in Capricorn.
• July 18: full moon in Capricorn.
• December 27: a second new moon in Capricorn, closing the year. Capricorn is the only sign with two new moons in 2027.

Read more on the Capricorn 2027 horoscope page.

Air signs

Gemini 2027 key dates

• All year: Uranus in Gemini. Uranus is associated with change and experiment.
• June 4: new moon in Gemini.
• June 10 to July 4: Mercury retrograde, starting in Cancer and moving back into Gemini. Mercury is Gemini's traditional ruler, so this one is read as especially relevant.
• December 13: full moon in Gemini.

Read more on the Gemini 2027 horoscope page.

Libra 2027 key dates

• March 22: full moon in Libra.
• September 29: new moon in Libra.
• October 7 to 28: Mercury retrograde, starting in Scorpio and moving back into Libra.

Read more on the Libra 2027 horoscope page.

Aquarius 2027 key dates

• All year: Pluto in Aquarius. Pluto is associated with slow, deep change.
• February 6: annular solar eclipse in Aquarius, which is also the Aquarius new moon.
• February 9 to March 3: Mercury retrograde, starting in Pisces and moving back into Aquarius.
• August 17: penumbral lunar eclipse in Aquarius, which is also the Aquarius full moon.

Read more on the Aquarius 2027 horoscope page.

Water signs

Cancer 2027 key dates

• June 10: Mercury turns retrograde in Cancer, moving back into Gemini before turning direct on July 4.
• July 3: new moon in Cancer, one day before that retrograde ends. Many people would write the intention on the 3rd and act on it after the 4th.

Read more on the Cancer 2027 horoscope page.

Scorpio 2027 key dates

• April 20 and May 20: two full moons in Scorpio, a month apart.
• October 7: Mercury turns retrograde in Scorpio, moving back into Libra before turning direct on October 28.
• October 29: new moon in Scorpio, the day after Mercury turns direct.

Read more on the Scorpio 2027 horoscope page.

Pisces 2027 key dates

• February 9: Mercury turns retrograde in Pisces, moving back into Aquarius before turning direct on March 3.
• March 8: new moon in Pisces, a few days after that retrograde ends.
• September 15: full moon in Pisces.

Read more on the Pisces 2027 horoscope page.

Which signs have the busiest year?

Going only by the number of dated events, the busiest calendars belong to Leo, Virgo and Aquarius. Leo has Jupiter for seven months, the returning Mars retrograde and the total solar eclipse. Virgo has the start of Mars retrograde, a lunar eclipse and Jupiter's arrival. Aquarius has Pluto, two eclipses and the tail of a Mercury retrograde. Aries and Gemini have fewer dated events but host slow planets all year, which astrologers read as a steady, long-running theme.

A quieter calendar is not a worse one. Taurus, Capricorn and Sagittarius have years defined mostly by their own new and full moons, which makes them simple to plan around.

Do not forget your rising sign

If you know your birth time, read the entry for your rising sign as well as your sun sign. Many astrologers consider the rising sign the better guide to timing, because it sets the houses of your chart. If you are not sure what yours is, our guide to sun, moon and rising signs explains how to find it.

Want the full month-by-month version?

The 2027 Year Ahead Horoscope Guide is one instant-download PDF containing all 12 sign guides, 14 pages each, walking through the year month by month with space to plan around the dates above.

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