Libra horoscope for February 2027
February 2027 asks the most of Libra through the annular solar eclipse in Aquarius (your 5th house) on 6 February. The penumbral lunar eclipse in Virgo (across your 12th house) on 20 February and Mercury turning retrograde in your 6th house on 9 February complete the month’s picture.
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February 2027 for Libra at a glance
February brings the New Moon in Aquarius (your 5th house) on 6 February and the Full Moon in Virgo (your 12th house) on 20 February. Among the planets, Mercury enters your 6th on 1 February, Venus enters your 4th on 3 February and Mercury turns retrograde in your 6th on 9 February. In the background, Mars is retrograde all month, backing from Virgo (your 12th) into Leo (your 11th); Jupiter is retrograde all month, in Leo, your 11th house; and Saturn stays in Aries, your 7th.
| Date | Event | Where | Your house |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 Feb | Mercury enters Pisces | Pisces | 6th |
| Wed 3 Feb | Venus enters Capricorn | Capricorn | 4th |
| Sat 6 Feb15:56 UTC | New Moon, annular solar eclipse | 17°37′ Aquarius | 5th |
| Sat 6 Feb16:00 UTC | Annular solar eclipse, greatest | 17°37′ Aquarius | 5th |
| c. Mon 8 Feb | Uranus turns direct | 1°40′ Gemini | 9th |
| Tue 9 Feb | Mercury stations retrograde | 5°58′ Pisces | 6th |
| Thu 18 Feb | Mercury enters Aquarius (retrograde) | Aquarius | 5th |
| Thu 18 Feb21:33 UTC | Sun enters Pisces | Pisces | 6th |
| Sat 20 Feb23:13 UTC | Penumbral lunar eclipse, greatest | 1°58′ Virgo | 12th |
| Sat 20 Feb23:24 UTC | Full Moon, penumbral lunar eclipse | 2°05′ Virgo | 12th |
| Sun 21 Feb | Mars enters Leo (retrograde) | Leo | 11th |
Houses are counted by whole signs from your Sun sign (Libra is your 1st, Scorpio your 2nd, and so on). Times are UTC; every date comes from the Almanac’s own ephemeris, none from a calendar typed by hand.
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New Moon in Aquarius, 6 February: your 5th house, annular solar eclipse
On Saturday 6 February the Moon and the Sun meet at 17°37′ Aquarius, at 15:56 UTC; for Libra that degree lies in the 5th house, the house of romance, creativity and children.
Astrology reads the New Moon as the time to start small and mean it, and in February the small start belongs to your 5th house, Good Fortune: a seed of delight: a hobby resumed, a child’s plan supported, a date actually set. In your 5th house this February, Aquarius lends it originality, detachment and a sense of the common good.
Astronomically the February New Moon is a solar eclipse, because it falls near one of the Moon’s nodes, the two points where its path crosses the Sun’s; for Libra that happens in the 5th house. NASA classes it as annular; for Libra its greatest moment, at 16:00 UTC at 17°37′ Aquarius, is the one the tradition counts, and on the central line the ring phase lasts up to 7 minutes 51 seconds. Astrologers read an eclipse here as permission and pressure at once: to play again, and to stop playing at something that has run its course. Read the annular solar eclipse for Libra in full.
A practice for the February New Moon: take one small risk for delight rather than for gain.
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See the year on your own RoadFull Moon in Virgo, 20 February: your 12th house, penumbral lunar eclipse
The Full Moon is exact at 23:24 UTC on Saturday 20 February, with the Moon at 2°05′ Virgo and the Sun opposite in Pisces. For Libra the Moon lights your 12th house, the house of rest, solitude and the hidden life, while the Sun stands across in your 6th.
At a Full Moon the Moon faces the Sun across the sky, and this February it faces it from your 12th house, the Bad Spirit, lighting the need for rest that you have been overriding. For Libra this February, Virgo lends it precision, modesty and service. With the Sun across the chart in your 6th house, the February Full Moon speaks along the axis of work and rest: the duties of the day and the retreat that restores you.
This Full Moon is also a lunar eclipse, a Full Moon close to the nodes, when the Moon passes through the Earth’s shadow, and for Libra it darkens the 12th house. NASA classes it as penumbral, greatest at 23:13 UTC with the Moon at 1°58′ Virgo in Libra’s 12th house, a faint shading rather than a red Moon. A lunar eclipse across the twelfth house is read as the end of a private sorrow or a hidden habit, often noticed as tiredness first.
A practice for the February Full Moon: write down one pattern you repeat in secret, and one step away from it.
Planets changing sign or direction in February
Mercury enters Pisces on 1 February, your 6th house. Until 18 February, with Mercury in your house of daily work, the tradition reads a spell for organizing routines and fixing what keeps going wrong.
Venus crosses into Capricorn on 3 February and so into your 4th house. Until 1 March, with Venus at the root of your chart, the tradition reads a warm spell for domestic pleasure, hospitality and peace at home.
Uranus turns direct in Gemini, your 9th house, a slow turn spread over several days. The turn comes around 8 February, at 1°40′ Gemini, and since a slow planet’s turn is felt over weeks rather than on a day, the tradition would look for it in Libra’s higher learning, and teachers and teaching through February.
Mercury turns retrograde in Pisces, your 6th house: from the Earth it seems to halt and reverse, the start of one of its 3 backward loops this year, which ends on 3 March. The turn comes on 9 February, at 5°58′ Pisces, and Mercury retrograde in your 6th house is read as a time to fix routines, catch errors at work and clear a backlog rather than start something new.
Mercury, moving retrograde, slips back into Aquarius on 18 February, returning to your 5th house until 18 March, a house it passed through before it turned. What it touched there in romance and creativity is read as coming back for a second look before Mercury moves on.
On 18 February at 21:33 UTC the Sun crosses into Pisces, which for Libra is the 6th house. Until 20 March, the Sun in your 6th house makes a month for routines, daily work and the maintenance of a life.
Mars, moving retrograde, slips back into Leo on 21 February, returning to your 11th house until 14 May, a house it passed through before it turned. What it touched there in friendship, and groups and communities is read as coming back for a second look before Mars moves on.
Love, work and money for Libra in February
Venus begins February in Sagittarius, your 3rd house, and enters Capricorn, your 4th, on 3 February, turning affection toward living together, family plans and the private life a couple shares. The New Moon on 6 February falls in your 5th, the house of romance, creativity and children.
Mars, the planet of effort, moves from Virgo, your 12th, into Leo (your 11th) on 21 February, so the drive of the month shifts toward networks, clients, teams and the people who open doors.
For money, no lunation or fast planet changes in your 2nd house (Scorpio) or your 8th (Taurus) in February, so the tradition would put the month’s weight elsewhere and leave Libra’s budgets to ordinary prudence.
Questions to carry through February
- When did I last do something only because I enjoy it?
- Where do I need rest more than I need answers?
- What is my tiredness trying to tell me?
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Common questions
When is the New Moon in February 2027 for Libra?
On Saturday 6 February at 15:56 UTC, at 17°37′ Aquarius, in your 5th house of joy, counting houses by whole signs from Libra.
Is Mercury retrograde in February 2027?
Yes. For Libra, Mercury is retrograde from 9 February at 5°58′ Pisces to 3 March at 20°55′ Aquarius, a loop through your 6th and 5th houses.
Is there an eclipse in February 2027?
Yes: the annular solar eclipse on Saturday 6 February, greatest at 16:00 UTC, at 17°37′ Aquarius, in your 5th house, and the penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday 20 February, greatest at 23:13 UTC, at 1°58′ Virgo, in your 12th house.
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