Ephemeris 2027
An ephemeris is a table of planetary positions for each day. This one lists where the Sun, the Moon and the planets stood at 00:00 UT on every day of 2027, with the sign, the degree and the retrograde periods.
Months
The year's main events
The stations, eclipses and slow sign changes of 2027, in date order.
| Date | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|
| ≈ | Mars turns retrograde | 10° Virgo |
| annular solar eclipse in Aquarius | 17°37' Aquarius | |
| ≈ | Mercury turns retrograde | 5° Pisces |
| penumbral lunar eclipse in Virgo | 1°58' Virgo | |
| ≈ | Mercury turns direct | 20° Aquarius |
| ≈ | Mars turns direct | 20° Leo |
| Chiron enters Taurus | Aries → Taurus | |
| ≈ | Mercury turns retrograde | 6° Cancer |
| ≈ | Mercury turns direct | 27° Gemini |
| penumbral lunar eclipse in Capricorn | 25°57' Capricorn | |
| Jupiter enters Virgo | Leo → Virgo | |
| total solar eclipse in Leo | 9°55' Leo | |
| penumbral lunar eclipse in Aquarius | 24°03' Aquarius | |
| ≈ | Mercury turns retrograde | 4° Scorpio |
| ≈ | Mercury turns direct | 19° Libra |
Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.
Frequently Asked Questions
When are the eclipses in 2027?
2027 has 5 eclipses: an annular solar eclipse on 6 February in Aquarius, a penumbral lunar eclipse on 20 February in Virgo, a penumbral lunar eclipse on 18 July in Capricorn, a total solar eclipse on 2 August in Leo and a penumbral lunar eclipse on 17 August in Aquarius. Each one is on the month page with its exact time in UTC.
Which planets are retrograde in 2027?
In 2027 these planets turn retrograde: Mars (10 January), Mercury (9 February, 10 June, 7 October), Pluto (8 May), Chiron (8 August), Saturn (9 August) and Uranus (15 September). The dates in brackets are the retrograde stations. The month pages list the direct stations too.
Which slow planets change sign in 2027?
The slow-moving bodies that change sign in 2027: On 14 April Chiron enters Taurus. On 26 July Jupiter enters Virgo. Every sign change of every body is on the month pages.
Can I download this ephemeris?
Yes. Every year and month table is free to download as JSON or CSV from the links under the table, computed with the Swiss Ephemeris at 00:00 UT. Please link back to AstroAk when you publish work based on it.
How do I read this table?
Each row is one day at 00:00 Universal Time and each column is one body. A cell gives the degree and minute within the sign, and an R means the body is moving retrograde that day. Read down a column to follow one planet, read across a row to see the whole sky on one date.
Calculated with Swiss Ephemeris. Positions are geocentric and in the tropical zodiac, for 00:00 Universal Time.
Data generated on .