Retrograde calendar
Retrograde: seen from Earth, a retrograde planet appears to move backward through the zodiac. Astrologers read it as a time to review, not launch. Station: the moment a planet appears to stand still before it turns backward (stations retrograde) or forward again (stations direct).
When each planet stations retrograde and direct, in which sign and at what degree. The shadow is the stretch before and after when the planet crosses the same degrees.
Retrogrades in 2027 (Eastern time): Mercury February 9 to March 3, June 10 to July 4 and October 7 to October 28; Mars January 10 to April 1; Jupiter December 12, 2026 to April 12; Saturn August 9 to December 23; Uranus September 10, 2026 to February 8 and September 15 to February 12, 2028; Neptune July 9 to December 15; Pluto May 8 to October 17. Venus does not go retrograde in 2027.
☿︎ Mercury retrograde
Mercury retrograde 2027: dates, shadow and meaning
Oct 24, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026
Shadow Oct 4, 2026 – Nov 30, 2026
- Stations Rx
- Oct 24, 3:15 AM EDT · ♏︎ 20°58′ Scorpio
- Stations direct
- Nov 13, 10:52 AM EST · ♏︎ 5°02′ Scorpio
Feb 9, 2027 – Mar 3, 2027
Shadow Jan 25, 2027 – Mar 23, 2027
- Stations Rx
- Feb 9, 12:35 PM EST · ♓︎ 5°58′ Pisces
- Stations direct
- Mar 3, 7:34 AM EST · ♒︎ 20°55′ Aquarius
Jun 10, 2027 – Jul 4, 2027
Shadow May 26, 2027 – Jul 19, 2027
- Stations Rx
- Jun 10, 2:18 PM EDT · ♋︎ 6°21′ Cancer
- Stations direct
- Jul 4, 3:40 PM EDT · ♊︎ 27°28′ Gemini
Oct 7, 2027 – Oct 28, 2027
Shadow Sep 17, 2027 – Nov 13, 2027
- Stations Rx
- Oct 7, 10:40 AM EDT · ♏︎ 4°55′ Scorpio
- Stations direct
- Oct 28, 10:10 AM EDT · ♎︎ 19°18′ Libra
How to read the dates: Stations Rx is the moment the planet stops and turns retrograde, stations direct the moment it turns forward again (Eastern time, with its sign and degree). Shadow runs from when the planet first reaches the degrees it will retrace until it leaves them behind.
♀︎ Venus retrograde
Oct 3, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026
Shadow Aug 31, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026
- Stations Rx
- Oct 3, 3:10 AM EDT · ♏︎ 8°29′ Scorpio
- Stations direct
- Nov 13, 7:20 PM EST · ♎︎ 22°51′ Libra
♂︎ Mars retrograde
Mars retrograde 2027: dates, shadow and meaning
Jan 10, 2027 – Apr 1, 2027
Shadow Nov 5, 2026 – Jun 7, 2027
- Stations Rx
- Jan 10, 8:01 AM EST · ♍︎ 10°25′ Virgo
- Stations direct
- Apr 1, 10:10 AM EDT · ♌︎ 20°55′ Leo
♃ Jupiter retrograde
Jupiter retrograde 2027: dates, shadow and meaning
Dec 12, 2026 – Apr 12, 2027
Shadow Sep 17, 2026 – Jul 11, 2027
- Stations Rx
- Dec 12, 7:58 PM EST · ♌︎ 27°01′ Leo
- Stations direct
- Apr 12, 10:13 PM EDT · ♌︎ 16°59′ Leo
♄ Saturn retrograde
Saturn retrograde 2027: dates, shadow and meaning
Jul 26, 2026 – Dec 10, 2026
Shadow Apr 20, 2026 – Mar 15, 2027
- Stations Rx
- Jul 26, 3:57 PM EDT · ♈︎ 14°44′ Aries
- Stations direct
- Dec 10, 6:23 PM EST · ♈︎ 7°55′ Aries
Aug 9, 2027 – Dec 23, 2027
Shadow May 4, 2027 – Mar 27, 2028
- Stations Rx
- Aug 9, 1:52 PM EDT · ♈︎ 27°52′ Aries
- Stations direct
- Dec 23, 9:49 PM EST · ♈︎ 21°01′ Aries
♅ Uranus retrograde
Uranus retrograde 2027: dates, shadow and meaning
Sep 10, 2026 – Feb 8, 2027
Shadow May 25, 2026 – May 25, 2027
- Stations Rx
- Sep 10, 2:40 PM EDT · ♊︎ 5°41′ Gemini
- Stations direct
- Feb 8, 7:23 AM EST · ♊︎ 1°40′ Gemini
Sep 15, 2027 – Feb 12, 2028
Shadow May 29, 2027 – May 29, 2028
- Stations Rx
- Sep 15, 5:14 AM EDT · ♊︎ 9°57′ Gemini
- Stations direct
- Feb 12, 6:40 PM EST · ♊︎ 5°55′ Gemini
♆ Neptune retrograde
Neptune retrograde 2027: dates, shadow and meaning
Jul 7, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026
Shadow Mar 16, 2026 – Apr 2, 2027
- Stations Rx
- Jul 7, 7:20 AM EDT · ♈︎ 4°25′ Aries
- Stations direct
- Dec 12, 5:13 PM EST · ♈︎ 1°36′ Aries
Jul 9, 2027 – Dec 15, 2027
Shadow Mar 18, 2027 – Apr 4, 2028
- Stations Rx
- Jul 9, 6:49 PM EDT · ♈︎ 6°39′ Aries
- Stations direct
- Dec 15, 4:42 AM EST · ♈︎ 3°51′ Aries
♇ Pluto retrograde
May 8, 2027 – Oct 17, 2027
Shadow Jan 13, 2027 – Feb 9, 2028
- Stations Rx
- May 8, 8:14 AM EDT · ♒︎ 7°10′ Aquarius
- Stations direct
- Oct 17, 11:51 PM EDT · ♒︎ 4°44′ Aquarius