The sky in January 2027

January 2027 has a new moon in Capricorn and a full moon in Leo. Chiron turns direct and Mars turns retrograde.

New moon in Capricorn: Jan 7, 2027, 8:24 PM UTC, at 17°18′ Capricorn.
Full moon in Leo: Jan 22, 2027, 12:17 PM UTC, at 2°14′ Leo.

Every event in January

Event	Exact time	Where
Chiron turns direct	Jan 6, 2027, 11:00 AM UTC	26°15′ Aries
Venus enters Sagittarius	Jan 7, 2027, 8:53 AM UTC	0° Sagittarius
New moon	Jan 7, 2027, 8:24 PM UTC	17°18′ Capricorn
Mars turns retrograde	Jan 10, 2027, 12:59 PM UTC	10°25′ Virgo
Mercury enters Aquarius	Jan 13, 2027, 6:05 AM UTC	0° Aquarius
Sun enters Aquarius	Jan 20, 2027, 7:29 AM UTC	0° Aquarius
Full moon	Jan 22, 2027, 12:17 PM UTC	2°14′ Leo

Times are in UTC.

Retrogrades

Mars turns retrograde on Jan 10, 2027, 12:59 PM UTC.
Jupiter is retrograde all month.
Uranus is retrograde all month.
Chiron turns direct on Jan 6, 2027, 11:00 AM UTC.

Where the planets are

Sun Capricorn, then Aquarius from Jan 20
Mercury Capricorn, then Aquarius from Jan 13
Venus Scorpio, then Sagittarius from Jan 7
Mars Virgo
Jupiter Leo
Saturn Aries
Uranus Gemini
Neptune Aries
Pluto Aquarius

Calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris, tropical zodiac. Updated Nov 6, 2026.

Where does January land in your chart?

Each event falls in one part of your chart. Solstice reads the month against the chart you were born with and tells you which days matter to you.