Is Venus retrograde in October 2026? Yes. Venus is retrograde from October 3, 2026 to November 14, 2026.
Status as of 1 October 2026
3 October 2026, 07:09 UTC, at 8° Scorpio. In the pre-retrograde shadow since 31 August 2026; direct again 14 November 2026 at 22° Libra, after 42 days.
Venus turns retrograde about every 18 months, for around six weeks. Below: every period in 2025, 2026 and 2027, with the exact minute of each station, the sign and degree it turns at, and the shadow periods, all computed from the planet’s actual position.
| Retrograde from | Direct again | Length | Pre-shadow from | Post-shadow until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 March 2025, 00:31 UTC 10°50' Aries | 13 April 2025, 01:03 UTC 24°37' Pisces | 42 days | 28 January 2025 | 16 May 2025 |
| Retrograde from | Direct again | Length | Pre-shadow from | Post-shadow until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 October 2026, 07:09 UTC 8°29' Scorpio | 14 November 2026, 00:21 UTC 22°51' Libra | 42 days | 31 August 2026 | 15 December 2026 |
No Venus retrograde begins in 2027.
Venus retrograde happens roughly every year and a half and lasts about six weeks. It is the rarest of the personal-planet retrogrades and astrologers give it correspondingly more weight. Venus governs what we are drawn to and what we think things are worth: relationships, beauty, pleasure, money as a measure of value. When it retrogrades, the reading is that those valuations get reviewed.
In practice: old partners reappear or resurface in the mind, current relationships get re-examined rather than ended, purchases made for pleasure are second-guessed, and tastes shift in ways that may or may not survive the period. The classic advice against drastic changes to appearance or major commitments during Venus retrograde comes from that reversibility: what you want under Venus retrograde is often not what you want six weeks later.
Machine-readable: retrograde/venus.json (stations, signs, degrees, shadows for 2025–2027; CC0).
Where it lands in your own chart matters more than the calendar. Compute your chart free and find the house Venus is moving through and any natal planet it crosses three times.
Venus stations retrograde on 3 October 2026 in Scorpio and turns direct in Libra on 14 November 2026; it is read here from Scorpio, the sign where it stations. Each sun sign meets it in a different house, counted with whole-sign houses. If you know your rising sign, read that one too: it gives the more precise house.
8th house · intimacy and shared resources
The eighth house covers intimacy, trust and money you share with others. Venus retrograde here asks what you give and what you receive, emotionally and financially. Joint finances, loans and gifts are worth reviewing calmly. Feelings from past relationships can surface in private moments; let them be understood before you act on them.
7th house · partnerships
Venus retrograde in your seventh house puts close partnerships at the centre of the review. Old questions in a relationship can come up again, and exes sometimes reappear. The useful move is to talk about what each of you values, not to decide the future in a week. New commitments are better confirmed after Venus turns direct.
6th house · work routines and health
In your sixth house the retrograde touches daily work and the way you care for your body. Relationships with coworkers may need a gentler touch. It is a good moment to rethink routines that have gone joyless, add small pleasures to ordinary days, and review what you spend on wellbeing. Skip drastic diets or beauty treatments; small adjustments suit it better.
5th house · romance, creativity and play
The fifth house is romance, pleasure and creative play, so this is where Venus retrograde is felt most keenly in love. Past flames can come to mind, and a new attraction may be harder to read. Enjoy it without rushing to define it. Creatively, returning to an old piece of work or a hobby you loved often pays off.
4th house · home and family
Venus retrograde in your fourth house turns attention to comfort at home and affection in the family. You may want to redecorate, or feel your space no longer fits you; sketch the ideas and decide once Venus is direct. Old family feelings, good and tender, can come up. Making home more restful counts for more now than big changes.
3rd house · communication and daily contacts
In your third house, Venus retrograde softens and complicates everyday communication. Tone matters more than usual, and a message written warmly can still land flat. Relationships with siblings, neighbours or people you see every day may ask for a little repair. It is a good time for the kind note you have been putting off, and for listening before you reply.
2nd house · money and values
The second house is money, possessions and what you value, and Venus rules it naturally. The retrograde here often shows up as second thoughts about purchases and a clearer look at what you spend on comfort and pleasure. Keep receipts, delay luxury buys if you can, and ask what things are really worth to you. Revaluing, not losing, is the theme.
1st house · self and image
Venus retrograde in your first house puts your image, style and the way you attract people under review. You may feel less sure of your appearance or want to change it; give the idea time before cutting, dyeing or buying a new wardrobe. It is a good stretch for noticing what makes you feel at ease in your own skin, rather than what you think others want.
12th house · rest and the inner life
In your twelfth house, Venus retrograde works in private. Feelings you have not said out loud, old longings and quiet regrets can surface. Give them room in journaling, rest or creative work rather than confessing everything at once. Kindness to yourself is the theme, along with some honest reflection on the patterns you repeat in love.
11th house · friends and community
The eleventh house is friendship, community and hopes. Old friends often come back into view, and you may reconsider which groups you really belong to. Social plans can wobble, so keep them flexible. It is a good period to reconnect with the people who matter, and to ask whether your long-term hopes still reflect what you love.
10th house · career and reputation
Venus retrograde in your tenth house touches career and public image. You may question whether your work still reflects what you value, or how you are seen. Dealings with a boss or clients benefit from warmth and patience. Refresh your professional presentation carefully, and hold a big rebrand until the retrograde and its shadow are over.
9th house · travel, study and beliefs
In your ninth house, Venus retrograde turns the review toward travel, study and what you believe about love and life. A place you have been before may appeal more than somewhere new, and your taste in ideas, books or teachers may shift. It is a good time to go back to a course, a language or a trip you loved.
Your sun sign gives the broad picture. Compute your chart free to see the exact house and which natal planets it touches.
Yes. Venus is retrograde from October 3, 2026 to November 14, 2026.
Venus is retrograde from 3 October 2026, 07:09 UTC (8° Scorpio) to 14 November 2026, 00:21 UTC (22° Libra), 42 days. Including the shadow periods: 31 August 2026 to 15 December 2026.
Venus is not retrograde at any point in 2027. The previous retrograde ended 14 November 2026. The next one begins 10 May 2028, 23:01 UTC, at 19° Gemini and ends 22 June 2028; its pre-shadow starts 7 April 2028.
About every 18 months, for roughly 40 to 43 days. Its retrogrades trace a five-pointed pattern around the zodiac that repeats every eight years, so a Venus retrograde returns to nearly the same degrees eight years later.
Astrology treats it as a poor time to judge what you want, not as a curse on what begins. Relationships that start then often have a review built into them once Venus goes direct.
Venus is one of the two traditional money planets. The retrograde reading is about re-valuing rather than losing: purchases returned, prices renegotiated, a change in what feels worth paying for.