LunaHow 2026 finishes
A forecast for next year, read in autumn, sounds like a guess about a sky nobody has seen yet. It is not. The slow planets that will define 2027 are already sitting in the signs they will hold - anyone with a clear night and a star chart can check the claim before believing a word of it. What is still genuinely in motion is the fast material below: the retrograde windows and full moons 2026 has left.
| Date | What happens | Sign |
|---|---|---|
| September 26 | full moon | Aries |
| October 24 - November 13 | Mercury retrograde | Scorpio |
| October 26 | full moon | Taurus |
| November 24 | full moon | Gemini |
| December 24 | full moon | Cancer |
And this is the sky 2027 opens with: on January 1, Jupiter in Leo, Saturn in Aries, Uranus in Gemini, Neptune in Aries, Pluto in Aquarius. That is a planetary position rather than a prediction - computed from the same ephemerides, and true whatever anyone writes about it.
What happens in the sky in 2027
The main slow story of the year is Jupiter, the planet of growth and luck: Jupiter stays in Leo until July 27, then moves to Virgo. When Jupiter changes sign, it changes the area of life where things open up easily - a different one for every zodiac sign, as the table below shows.
Also worth knowing: Saturn spends the whole year in Aries - a slow tuning of structure and footing, not a threat. Mars is retrograde from January 11 to April 2 (Virgo → Leo) - early in the year, finishing beats launching. and Venus has no retrograde loop at all in 2027 - a calm sky for love and money.
The date to write down is August 2: a total solar eclipse in Leo with more than six minutes of totality, the longest of this century. Where it lasts longest matters less than where it lands - the same eclipse falls in a different part of life for every sign, and it works across a couple of weeks, not on the day itself. That is the one thing a daily horoscope cannot tell you: pick your sign below and see which part of your life is under it.
2027 horoscope by zodiac sign
The same transit lands in a different area of life for every sign - which is why a “general horoscope” without a sign means nothing. We use whole-sign houses: below is where Jupiter arrives for you, and each sign page adds the eclipses, the retrograde windows and the advice of the year.
| Sign | Jupiter in Leo (until Jul 27) | Jupiter in Virgo (from Jul 27) |
|---|---|---|
| ♈︎ Aries | 5 - creativity and love | 6 - daily routines and self-care |
| ♉︎ Taurus | 4 - home and family | 5 - creativity and love |
| ♊︎ Gemini | 3 - communication, study and short trips | 4 - home and family |
| ♋︎ Cancer | 2 - money and resources | 3 - communication, study and short trips |
| ♌︎ Leo | 1 - your self and new starts | 2 - money and resources |
| ♍︎ Virgo | 12 - quiet, rest and inner life | 1 - your self and new starts |
| ♎︎ Libra | 11 - friends, allies and plans | 12 - quiet, rest and inner life |
| ♏︎ Scorpio | 10 - career and reputation | 11 - friends, allies and plans |
| ♐︎ Sagittarius | 9 - travel and big learning | 10 - career and reputation |
| ♑︎ Capricorn | 8 - deep change and shared resources | 9 - travel and big learning |
| ♒︎ Aquarius | 7 - partnership and marriage | 8 - deep change and shared resources |
| ♓︎ Pisces | 6 - daily routines and self-care | 7 - partnership and marriage |
Eclipses of 2027
5 eclipses in the year - every date computed from the ephemerides. An eclipse is not a “dangerous day” but a reset point: something old gets finished, something new begins. Penumbral lunar eclipses are barely visible to the eye - and just as quiet in life.
| Date | Eclipse | Sign |
|---|---|---|
| February 6 | solar · strong | Aquarius |
| February 20 | lunar · strong | Virgo |
| July 18 | lunar · penumbral, barely noticeable | Capricorn |
| August 2 | solar · strong | Leo |
| August 17 | lunar · penumbral, barely noticeable | Aquarius |
Path of totality on August 2: the Atlantic → southern Spain → North Africa → the Arabian Peninsula. From Latin America it is not visible at all - which changes nothing astrologically: an eclipse works by date, not by who gets to watch it.
Mercury retrograde in 2027
3 windows in the year. Not a season of bans but the season of re-: re-check, re-write, re-negotiate. The myths and the honest frame live on the Mercury retrograde page.
| Starts | Ends | Signs |
|---|---|---|
| February 10 | March 4 | Pisces → Aquarius |
| June 11 | July 5 | Cancer → Gemini |
| October 8 | October 29 | Scorpio → Libra |
We only write from real transits
Every date on these pages is computed with Swiss Ephemeris - the same astronomical engine that builds natal charts in the app; precision is to the day. We do not write “you will meet love in March” and we do not declare “dangerous days”: astrology does not predict events - it describes the quality of time, and what to do with it is up to you.
That is why no transit here is scary: Saturn is structure and footing, eclipses are reset points, Mercury retrograde is a pause for fine-tuning. Tools, not verdicts.
Frequently asked questions
When are the eclipses in 2027?
a solar eclipse on February 6 (Aquarius), a lunar eclipse on February 20 (Virgo), a lunar eclipse on July 18 (Capricorn, barely noticeable), a solar eclipse on August 2 (Leo), a lunar eclipse on August 17 (Aquarius, barely noticeable). All dates are computed with Swiss Ephemeris to the day.
When is Mercury retrograde in 2027?
3 windows: February 10 - March 4, June 11 - July 5, October 8 - October 29. What the period really means is on the Mercury retrograde page.
Dates are astronomy (Swiss Ephemeris); interpretations are a symbolic system for self-reflection, not science and not a prediction of events.
A daily forecast that is yours
A yearly horoscope is a general map - the same for millions of people of your sign. In the app Luna builds a forecast for every single day from your full birth date, and tells you by voice what the day holds for you.
Open Luna