Three stories of 2027
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Saturn tries Aries, then steps back
On 3 June Saturn leaves Pisces for Aries, a sign it last sat in from April 1998 to June 2000. It turns retrograde on 9 August and slips back into Pisces on 20 October, turning direct on 24 December. It enters Aries for good on 23 February 2028. For four and a half months, Sade Sati and Dhaiya pass to a new set of Moon signs, and then hand back.
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Jupiter changes sign three times
Jupiter starts the year retrograde in Leo, slips back into Cancer on 25 January and turns direct on 13 April. It re-enters Leo on 26 June and moves on to Virgo on 26 November. Of the slow planets, Jupiter is the one that truly ends 2027 in a new sign.
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Rahu and Ketu hold still, and the eclipses follow them
Rahu moves into Capricorn and Ketu into Cancer on 5 December 2026, and both stay there until 24 June 2028. Eclipses happen when the Sun and the Moon line up near Rahu or Ketu, so both solar eclipses of 2027 fall in these two signs: an annular eclipse on 6 February in Capricorn, and a total eclipse on 2 August in Cancer. The 2 August eclipse is the one India will see, as a partial eclipse.
"2027 is a Saturn year" is only half right. Saturn ends the year exactly where it began, in Pisces. The planet that really moves is Jupiter.
Moon sign, not Sun sign
A Vedic yearly reading counts every transit from your Moon sign, the sign the Moon was in when you were born, not from the Sun-sign column in a newspaper. The same transit also lands differently in different charts, depending on the dasha you are running. So the dates on this page are the same for everyone; what they mean for you is not.
Find your Moon sign →Key dates of 2027, month by month
January 2027
- 25Jupiter · back into Cancer
February 2027
- 6Annular solar eclipse · Capricorn
- 21Penumbral lunar eclipse · Leo
April 2027
- 7Vikram Samvat 2084 begins
- 13Jupiter · direct again · Cancer
June 2027
- 3Saturn · enters Aries
- 26Jupiter · enters Leo
July 2027
- 18Penumbral lunar eclipse · Capricorn
August 2027
- 2Total solar eclipse · Cancer
- 9Saturn · stations retrograde · Aries
- 17Penumbral lunar eclipse · Capricorn
October 2027
- 20Saturn · back into Pisces
November 2027
- 26Jupiter · enters Virgo
December 2027
- 24Saturn · direct again · Pisces
Next: Saturn enters Aries to stay on 23 February 2028; Rahu and Ketu move on 24 June 2028.
Also in 2027: the faster planets turn back
Mars, Mercury and Venus move too quickly to shape the whole year, but their retrograde spells are dates worth knowing. Each one below runs from the day the planet turns retrograde to the day it turns direct.
- Mars retrograde: 10 January (Leo) to 1 April (Cancer)
- Mercury retrograde: 9 February (Aquarius) to 3 March (Capricorn)
- Mercury retrograde: 10 June (Gemini) to 5 July (Gemini)
- Mercury retrograde: 7 October (Libra) to 28 October (Virgo)
Venus has no retrograde in 2027.
The 2027 library
Sade Sati 2027
Your Moon sign, with dates
Shani Gochar 2027
Saturn's five dates
Surya Grahan, 2 August 2027
India's next visible eclipse
Grahan 2027
All five eclipses of the year
Vivah Muhurat 2027
Wedding dates, month by month
Yearly horoscope
All twelve signs
Saturn transit 2027
Sign and nakshatra changes
Rahu transit 2027
Sign and nakshatra changes
Your own 2027
The dates on this page are the same for everyone. What they do in your own chart depends on your Moon sign, your houses and your dasha. The free first look of Rashifal 2027 shows it from your birth details.
See what 2027 does to your own chartPlanetary transits 2027: questions and answers
What are the major planetary transits in 2027?
Saturn enters Aries on 3 June and returns to Pisces on 20 October. Jupiter moves into Cancer on 25 January, Leo on 26 June and Virgo on 26 November. Rahu and Ketu stay in Capricorn and Cancer all year. Two solar eclipses (6 February and 2 August) and three penumbral lunar eclipses complete the year.
When does Saturn change sign in 2027?
Saturn enters Aries on 3 June 2027 and, after turning retrograde on 9 August, returns to Pisces on 20 October. It enters Aries for good on 23 February 2028.
When does Jupiter enter Leo in 2027?
On 26 June 2027. Jupiter had briefly entered Leo late in 2026 and slipped back into Cancer on 25 January 2027. It stays in Leo from 26 June until it moves into Virgo on 26 November.
Do Rahu and Ketu change sign in 2027?
No. Rahu moves into Capricorn and Ketu into Cancer on 5 December 2026, and both stay there through 2027, until 24 June 2028.
How many eclipses are there in 2027?
Five: an annular solar eclipse on 6 February, a total solar eclipse on 2 August, and penumbral lunar eclipses on 21 February, 18 July and 17 August. Only the 2 August solar eclipse will be clearly seen from most of India, as a partial eclipse; a penumbral lunar eclipse only dims the Moon faintly.
Is Mercury retrograde in 2027?
Three times: from 9 February to 3 March, from 10 June to 5 July, and from 7 October to 28 October. Mars is retrograde from 10 January to 1 April; Venus is not retrograde in 2027.
When does Vikram Samvat 2084 begin?
On 7 April 2027, Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, the first day of the Hindu new year.
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Dates in Indian Standard Time; sidereal zodiac, Lahiri ayanamsa, mean nodes, astronomically computed. The same 2027 sky the Rashifal 2027 book is calculated from.