Venus retrograde 2027: when the nearest windows fall
Venus is not retrograde at any point in 2027. The nearest windows run 3 October to 14 November 2026 and 10 May to 22 June 2028.
Today Venus is retrograde in Scorpio. It turns direct on 14 November 2026, in 33 days.
The nearest Venus retrogrades
Previous
3 October – 14 November 2026 · 42 days
Signs: Scorpio → Libra
Pre-shadow from 31 August 2026, post-shadow to 15 December 2026
Venus retrograde 2026: dates and meaningNext
10 May – 22 June 2028 · 43 days
Sign: Gemini
Pre-shadow from 7 April 2028, post-shadow to 26 July 2028
Dates are Universal Time (UT). A station close to midnight can fall on the previous day in the Americas and on the next day in Europe.
What a direct year for Venus means
Venus rules love, pleasure, money and what you value. In a direct year these areas have an open road: agreements about love and money can be made and kept without a built-in review. It is also a test. The deals and decisions made during the late-2026 retrograde get a full year to prove themselves, and the ones that hold without effort are the ones worth keeping.
Venus still changes sign every few weeks, so the year has its own rhythm of moods and priorities. Relationships can move at a natural pace, and money decisions can be made on their merits rather than postponed. The quieter test is whether the arrangements settled in late 2026, about who gives what and who reaches out first, still hold when nothing pushes them back into view.
Planning around the 2028 retrograde
The next Venus cycle begins with a pre-shadow in early April 2028, and inside it Venus crosses the same stretch of Gemini three times. The whole cycle takes about sixteen weeks, against six weeks of actual retrograde motion. If you are choosing a date for a wedding, a big purchase or a launch, all of 2027 is clear; April to July 2028 is the stretch to plan around.
What to do and what to avoid
Communication and tech
Do: Say plainly what you want from the people close to you
Avoid: Putting off honest talks for a better moment
Contracts and money
Do: Set prices and sign money agreements when you are ready
Avoid: Blaming the stars for a money decision
Work
Do: Launch creative or client work without waiting
Avoid: Planning a launch for May or June 2028 without checking Venus
Relationships
Do: Keep the agreements you reached in late 2026
Avoid: Reopening settled questions just to feel something
See which part of your life Venus retrograde touches in your free birth chart, or compare two charts with synastry.
Where to go from here
Questions about Venus retrograde 2027
When is the next Venus retrograde?
10 May to 22 June 2028, all of it in Gemini: Venus turns back at 19°42′ Gemini and forward at 3°11′ Gemini. Its pre-shadow begins on 7 April 2028. The one after that runs 17 December 2029 to 26 January 2030, in Capricorn.
Which Venus retrograde comes before 2027?
The one from 3 October to 14 November 2026, which backs from 8°29′ Scorpio to 22°51′ Libra over 42 days. Its post-shadow ends on 15 December 2026, before the new year begins.
How often does Venus go retrograde?
About every nineteen months, for about six weeks each time. Because nineteen months does not divide evenly into a year, some calendar years are skipped entirely, as 2024 was.
Is 2027 a good year to get married, as far as Venus goes?
Yes: by the traditional rule about Venus retrograde, the whole year is clear. Choose the date for your own reasons, and if timing matters to you, look at the Moon and the other planets of that month rather than at Venus.
Dates recalculated 23 September 2026