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What Are the Key Months to Watch in 2027 According to Astrology?
When should you go for it, and when should you ease off? I've combed through all 12 months of 2027, using the sky and the 12 yearly horoscopes.
Here are the 5 key months, each month's forecast and the signs in the spotlight.
Here are the 5 key months, each month's forecast and the signs in the spotlight.
Last updated by Susan Taylor
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A year never plays out all at once 😉. Some months roll out the red carpet, others ask you to slow down. My key astrological dates of 2027 give you the exact day of every cosmic appointment; here, I think in MONTHS, for everyone: what's going on (retrogrades, eclipses, sign changes, major aspects), the forecast the 12 yearly horoscopes give each month, and the signs most affected. Enough to circle the good months in highlighter… and the others in pencil. For the details of your own sign, head over to your 2027 horoscope.
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The 5 key months of 2027 to circle
A month is "key" when the sky packs in at least three heavyweights: a slow planet (or Mars) changing direction, an eclipse, a major aspect between slow planets, or Jupiter changing signs. In 2027, five months tick those boxes. Here they are, with their verdict.
一
🔴 The most tense month of the year
Mars and Mercury retrograde, two eclipses
Monthly forecast: 2.1/5
一
🟢 The big green light of spring
Mars direct, Jupiter-Saturn trine, Jupiter direct
Monthly forecast: 4.8/5
一
🟠 The month for a reset
Mercury retrograde, Uranus aspecting Neptune and Pluto
Monthly forecast: 3.5/5
一
🟢 The turning point of the year
Jupiter-Saturn trine for all, Jupiter enters Virgo
Monthly forecast: 4.2/5
一
🟢 The high point of the year
Total solar eclipse, Venus and Jupiter together
Monthly forecast: 4.9/5
February: two planets backing up, two eclipses framing the month ⚡
February is the only month of 2027 when eleven signs out of twelve get just two stars in their horoscope (Cancer, with three, gets off a little lighter). Why? Mars has been retrograde since January 10, Mercury joins it on February 9, and two eclipses bookend the month: an annular solar eclipse on February 6 and a penumbral lunar eclipse on February 20. Add Mars squaring Uranus on the night of February 16–17, and you've got a month for double-checking everything.
It's not a "cursed" month: it's a month to review, repair and prepare. Big signatures and snap decisions can wait until March (you'll thank me).
April: a spring of bold beginnings 🚀
The contrast with February is striking: ten signs out of twelve score five stars. Mars turns direct on April 1, Jupiter in Leo and Saturn in Aries form their first trine on April 3, the New Moon in Aries confirms the momentum on April 6, and Jupiter turns direct in turn on April 12.
Courage and discipline team up: if you have a long-term project tucked away in a drawer, NOW is the time to take it out. Only Taurus (three stars) and Capricorn (four) stay a notch below.
June: big ideas, small checks 🔄
June belongs to the slow planets: Uranus forms its second sextile to Neptune on June 6, then a trine to Pluto on June 15, and Neptune and Pluto reach an exact sextile on June 28. These are deep currents, the kind that make you want to change how you think, how you work, sometimes even where you're headed.
But Mercury is retrograde from June 10 to July 4: the ideas are brilliant, the paperwork less so. Reread, double-check, leave yourself some slack. Cancer, at two stars, should save its energy.
July: Jupiter changes signs, eyes on the long term ☀️
Mercury turns direct on July 4, then the second Jupiter-Saturn trine lands on July 11: this time, all twelve signs benefit. Time to plan, invest and take bold steps. The penumbral lunar eclipse on July 18 invites you to look at your feelings with a little distance.
And on July 26, Jupiter leaves Leo for Virgo, where it stays for the rest of the year: luck now comes through organization, health and a job well done. Taurus, Virgo and Scorpio are at five stars.
August: the most star-studded month of 2027 💘
August earns the best average of the year: eleven signs at five stars, Scorpio at four. The total solar eclipse on August 2, in Leo, opens a fresh start (often a romantic one), the penumbral lunar eclipse on August 17 brings a decision to maturity, and Venus meets Jupiter in Virgo on August 25: the day to dare to ask.
Just one cloud on the horizon: Saturn turns retrograde on August 9. Whatever you build in August gets consolidated afterwards, without rushing.
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The 2027 barometer: the forecast for all 12 months
For each month, I averaged the stars it gets in the 12 2027 horoscopes (out of 5). 🟢 4 and up: supportive month. 🟠 Between 2.5 and 4: month to watch. 🔴 Below 2.5: month for caution.
The verdict: August (4.9) and April (4.8) lead the way, February (2.1) brings up the rear. October is the "flattest" month of the year: all twelve signs get exactly three stars, and Mercury is retrograde from October 7 to October 28. To find out which month brings you the most luck, see the luckiest month of 2027 for each sign; for the one that will test you, the unluckiest month.
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The months of 2027 one by one: what's happening, who's affected
From January to December, the cosmic appointments that shape each month, its forecast, and the signs most (and least) spoiled. Dates are given in Eastern Time (New York). For Moon phases and all the smaller appointments, see the key dates of 2027; for the vocabulary (trine, square, sextile), the astrological aspects.
January🟠 A cautious start ❄️ ⇣
The year opens with good ideas… and a Mars that turns retrograde on January 10. Set your course, don't force it.
January 10
↩️ Mars turns retrograde in Virgo
Until April 1, energy turns inward: rethink your methods rather than charging ahead.
January 15
✨ Uranus (Gemini) sextile Neptune (Aries)
The first of two passes this year: original ideas have the wind at their backs.
January 22
🌕 Full Moon in Leo
A clear-eyed click about a situation that's been dragging on.
Monthly forecast: 3.2/5 · 🟠 month to watch
🌟 Best placed (4 stars): Aries, Cancer and Aquarius.
⚠️ Go easy (2 stars): Pisces.
February🔴 Time to ease off ⚡ ⇣
Two retrograde planets and two eclipses: the least star-studded month of 2027. Review, repair, and hold off on heat-of-the-moment decisions.
February 6
🌑 Annular solar eclipse in Aquarius
A New Moon opposite Jupiter: a fresh start, aim high without getting carried away.
February 8
▶️ Uranus turns direct in Gemini
The urge for change moves forward again.
February 9
↩️ Mercury turns retrograde
Until March 3: reread contracts, double-check tickets, avoid signing in a hurry.
night of February 16–17
⚡ Retrograde Mars squares Uranus
The day quitting everything looks like a great idea. It isn't.
February 20
🌕 Penumbral lunar eclipse in Virgo
Emotions run high: don't settle scores tonight.
Monthly forecast: 2.1/5 · 🔴 month for caution
🌟 Best placed (3 stars): Cancer.
⚠️ Go easy (2 stars): everyone except Cancer.
March🟠 The thaw 🌱 ⇣
Mercury turns direct on March 3, but Mars stays retrograde all month: you move forward, one small step at a time.
March 3
▶️ Mercury turns direct in Aquarius
Stalled paperwork gets moving again.
March 6
💞 Venus conjunct Pluto in Aquarius
A strong romantic wish that could come true.
March 22
🌕 Full Moon in Libra
Couples and partners step off the beaten path.
Monthly forecast: 3.4/5 · 🟠 month to watch
🌟 Best placed (4 stars): Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra and Sagittarius.
✅ No sign below three stars.
April🟢 The big green light 🚀 ⇣
Mars turns direct, Jupiter and Saturn join forces, Jupiter turns direct too: ten signs at five stars.
April 1
▶️ Mars turns direct in Leo
The handbrake is off: projects pick up speed again.
April 3
✨ Jupiter (Leo) trine Saturn (Aries)
Courage and discipline team up: THE moment to launch a long-term project.
April 6
🌑 New Moon in Aries
It confirms the momentum of the Jupiter-Saturn trine.
April 12
▶️ Jupiter turns direct in Leo
Luck shifts back into forward gear.
April 20
🌕 Full Moon in Scorpio
Time to heal a bruised ego.
Monthly forecast: 4.8/5 · 🟢 supportive month
🌟 At the top (5 stars): Aries, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Aquarius and Pisces.
✅ No sign below three stars.
May🟢 Building something solid 🧱 ⇣
Fewer fireworks than April, more foundations: Venus teams up with Saturn, Pluto starts its retrograde.
May 7
💍 Venus conjunct Saturn in Aries
Serious, lasting commitments.
May 8
↩️ Pluto turns retrograde in Aquarius
Until October 17, deep transformations happen behind the scenes.
May 14
🚪 Mars returns to Virgo
Energy gets down to practical matters.
May 20
🌕 Full Moon in Scorpio
Watch out for stress and knee-jerk reactions.
Monthly forecast: 4.0/5 · 🟢 supportive month
🌟 At the top (5 stars): Libra and Capricorn.
✅ No sign below three stars.
June🟠 The big reset 🔄 ⇣
Uranus makes two lovely aspects to the slow planets, but Mercury goes retrograde from June 10: big ideas, small checks.
June 6
✨ Uranus (Gemini) sextile Neptune (Aries)
Second pass: technology, art and spirituality get along beautifully.
June 10
↩️ Mercury turns retrograde in Cancer
Until July 4: reread, double-check, postpone signatures if you can.
June 15
✨ Uranus (Gemini) trine Pluto (Aquarius)
An upgrade to the way you think and act.
June 28
✨ Neptune (Aries) sextile Pluto (Aquarius)
A very slow aspect in the background of the year: collective dreams are transforming.
Monthly forecast: 3.5/5 · 🟠 month to watch
🌟 Best placed (4 stars): Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius and Aquarius.
⚠️ Go easy (2 stars): Cancer.
July🟢 The turning point ☀️ ⇣
The second Jupiter-Saturn trine involves everyone, then Jupiter changes signs.
July 4
▶️ Mercury turns direct in Gemini
Signing is back on.
July 9
↩️ Neptune turns retrograde in Aries
Until December 15, you untangle dreams from illusions.
July 11
✨ Jupiter (Leo) trine Saturn (Aries)
Second pass, for all 12 signs: plan, invest, dare.
July 18
🌕 Penumbral lunar eclipse in Capricorn
You look at your feelings objectively.
July 26
🚪 Jupiter enters Virgo
Until the end of the year: luck comes through organization, health and a job well done.
Monthly forecast: 4.2/5 · 🟢 supportive month
🌟 At the top (5 stars): Taurus, Virgo and Scorpio.
✅ No sign below three stars.
August🟢 The high point of the year 💘 ⇣
Total eclipse, radiant Venus, Jupiter in Virgo: the most star-studded month of 2027. Only shadow: Saturn turning retrograde.
August 2
🌑 Total solar eclipse in Leo
A fresh start is on the horizon, often in matters of the heart.
August 9
↩️ Saturn turns retrograde in Aries
Until December 23, you consolidate rather than accelerate.
August 17
🌕 Penumbral lunar eclipse in Aquarius
A romantic or creative decision takes shape.
August 25
💘 Venus conjunct Jupiter in Virgo
An ideal day to DARE to ask.
Monthly forecast: 4.9/5 · 🟢 supportive month
🌟 At the top (5 stars): everyone except Scorpio.
✅ No sign below three stars.
September🟠 Stay flexible 🎢 ⇣
Jupiter challenges Uranus, Uranus turns retrograde: this month calls for a plan B, and a sense of humor.
September 10
⚡ Jupiter (Virgo) square Uranus (Gemini)
Need for structure versus craving for novelty: keep a plan B.
September 15
↩️ Uranus turns retrograde in Gemini
The year's changes have time to sink in.
September 15
🌕 Full Moon in Pisces
Romance takes center stage.
Monthly forecast: 3.4/5 · 🟠 month to watch
🌟 Best placed (4 stars): Gemini, Virgo, Libra, Capricorn and Pisces.
✅ No sign below three stars.
October🟠 The autumn pause 🍂 ⇣
Mercury is retrograde from October 7 to October 28, and all twelve horoscopes agree on three stars: a month to finish what you've started.
October 7
↩️ Mercury turns retrograde in Scorpio
Until October 28: reread before you hit send.
October 16
✨ Neptune (Aries) sextile Pluto (Aquarius)
The second exact pass of this deep background aspect.
October 17
▶️ Pluto turns direct in Aquarius
Deep transformations come back to the surface.
October 28
▶️ Mercury turns direct in Libra
You can sign with peace of mind again.
Monthly forecast: 3.0/5 · 🟠 month to watch
⚖️ All 12 signs are tied at 3 stars: no one stands out.
✅ No sign below three stars.
November🟢 Passion and stability 🔥 ⇣
Mercury moves forward, Venus and Mars unite: hearts race, four signs at five stars.
November 13
🌕 Full Moon in Taurus
Well connected to Jupiter: refocus your priorities.
November 24
🔥 Venus conjunct Mars in Sagittarius
Love lives catch fire.
November 27
🌑 New Moon in Sagittarius
Reflection, intuition, a search for meaning.
Monthly forecast: 4.0/5 · 🟢 supportive month
🌟 At the top (5 stars): Aries, Leo, Scorpio and Sagittarius.
✅ No sign below three stars.
December🟢 The slow planets move forward again 🎄 ⇣
Neptune, then Saturn, turn direct: you wrap up the year with concrete plans for 2028.
December 15
▶️ Neptune turns direct in Aries
Dreams find their direction again.
December 23
▶️ Saturn turns direct in Aries
Projects slowed down since August get going again.
December 24
💞 Venus conjunct Pluto in Aquarius
A holiday season full of strong emotions.
December 30
✨ Mars (Capricorn) trine Jupiter (Virgo)
You turn your ambitions into concrete plans for 2028.
Monthly forecast: 4.2/5 · 🟢 supportive month
🌟 At the top (5 stars): Taurus, Cancer, Capricorn and Pisces.
✅ No sign below three stars.
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The common threads of 2027: what lasts several months
Some movements don't fit into a single date: they color weeks, even whole seasons. To understand what changes when a planet goes backwards, see retrograde planets; for eclipses, my eclipse guide.
↩️ Mars retrograde
from January 10 to April 1
In Virgo, then Leo: a slow-motion first quarter. Prepare rather than launch.
↩️ Mercury retrograde, three times
from February 9 to March 3, from June 10 to July 4, from October 7 to October 28
Three periods to reread, renegotiate and check the details. Avoid signing anything long-term during them.
🚪 Jupiter changes signs
in Leo until July 26, then in Virgo
Luck moves from boldness and creativity (Leo) to organization and a job well done (Virgo).
↩️ Saturn retrograde
from August 9 to December 23
In Aries: the end of the year is for consolidating what was launched in spring.
↩️ Neptune and Pluto retrograde
Neptune from July 9 to December 15, Pluto from May 8 to October 17
Two deep-acting planets working behind the scenes: dreams to sort out, transformations to let ripen.
🌘 Two eclipse seasons
February, then July-August
Five eclipses, grouped into two seasons: turning points to live through without rushed decisions.
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And what about your sign?
The same month doesn't weigh the same for everyone. Here, sign by sign, are the months at the top (5 stars) and those to watch (2 stars) according to your 2027 horoscope. Click on your sign for the full ranking of your 12 months, with my advice.
♈ Aries
🌟 At the top: April, August and November
⚠️ To watch: February
♉ Taurus
🌟 At the top: July, August and December
⚠️ To watch: February
♊ Gemini
🌟 At the top: April and August
⚠️ To watch: February
♋ Cancer
🌟 At the top: April, August and December
⚠️ To watch: June
♌ Leo
🌟 At the top: April, August and November
⚠️ To watch: February
♍ Virgo
🌟 At the top: April, July and August
⚠️ To watch: February
♎ Libra
🌟 At the top: April, May and August
⚠️ To watch: February
♏ Scorpio
🌟 At the top: April, July and November
⚠️ To watch: February
🌟 At the top: April, August and November
⚠️ To watch: February
🌟 At the top: May, August and December
⚠️ To watch: February
♒ Aquarius
🌟 At the top: April and August
⚠️ To watch: February
♓ Pisces
🌟 At the top: April, August and December
⚠️ To watch: January and February
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Guideposts, not verdicts
A "month for caution" isn't a wasted month, and a supportive month won't do the work for you 😉. The sky sets a mood; you decide what to do with it. February is perfect for repairs, October for finishing up, April and August for daring. And to fine-tune it all, nothing beats your 2027 yearly horoscope, which follows your sign month after month.
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Your questions about the key months of 2027
What is the best month of 2027 in astrology? 🌟
August: eleven signs out of twelve get five stars, with the total solar eclipse on August 2 and Venus conjunct Jupiter in Virgo on August 25. April is a close second, carried by the Jupiter-Saturn trine on April 3.
Which month of 2027 calls for the most caution? ⚠️
February: Mars and Mercury are retrograde at the same time, two eclipses frame it, and eleven signs get only two stars. Nothing dramatic: it's a time to review and prepare, not to make big calls.
When is Mercury retrograde in 2027? ↩️
Three times: from February 9 to March 3, from June 10 to July 4 and from October 7 to October 28. During those weeks, reread your contracts and double-check your bookings.
When does Jupiter change signs in 2027? 🍀
Jupiter leaves Leo for Virgo on July 26 and stays there for the rest of the year. Before that, it turns direct on April 12.
When are the eclipses of 2027? 🌘
In two seasons: an annular solar eclipse on February 6 and a penumbral lunar eclipse on February 20; then penumbral lunar eclipses on July 18 and on August 17, on either side of the total solar eclipse on August 2.
Susan's insight 💫
This calendar describes the sky for everyone, but not your story. It's your sign, your rising sign and your astrological houses that show where each month hits home ✨.
If you'd like to know which months of 2027 matter for YOU, an astrologer can place them in your birth chart.
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