Wedding dates · January 2027
January 2027 weddings: a quiet window before Mars turns
The year opens with Mercury and Venus both moving forward. Mars stations retrograde on the 10th, so the cleanest picks sit in the middle of the month, with the Moon in Taurus and Gemini.
Photo: NPS / Bill Bjornstad
At a glance
The strongest wedding date in January 2027 is Sunday, January 17, 2027, rated Good (60/100). Best Saturday: Jan 16 (Good).
- Best days
- none this month5 more rated Good
- Best Saturday
- Jan 16 · Goodscore 58
- Days to avoid
- 0 of 31no retrograde or eclipse problem
- Waxing Moon
- Jan 7 to Jan 22new moon at 17°18′ Capricorn
- Venus
- in Scorpio, then SagittariusMercury direct all month
January 2027
Small, cold and kind: what January 2027 offers
Try this today
- Booking a Saturday? January 9 and January 16 are the two rated Good. On the 16th, check the void-of-course hours in the planner below before you fix the ceremony time.
- If you can do a Sunday, January 17 scores highest of the month.
- Avoid the first week if dignity matters to you: Venus is still in Scorpio until the 7th.
Picture a wood stove, forty guests, coats piled on a bed. January weddings are rarely the big production, and that is often the point. Venues are cheaper, florists have time, and the people who come really wanted to.
The sky is mostly on your side. Mercury and Venus are direct all month, there is no eclipse anywhere near January, and Venus leaves Scorpio for Sagittarius on January 7, which takes one of the year's soft penalties off the table.
The catch is Mars. It stations retrograde on January 10 at 10°26′ Virgo and stays that way until April 1. Traditional electional writers treat a retrograde Mars as a planet working against itself, so our score marks every day from the 10th down by ten points. It does not rule a day out. It just keeps January from reaching our top tier.
That leaves a sweet spot from January 15 to 19, when the waxing Moon moves through Aries, Taurus and Gemini. Sunday the 17th, with the Moon exalted in Taurus, is the month's highest score. If you want the Mars-free option, Saturday, January 9 sits one day before the station, with a thin new crescent in Aquarius.
The sky behind it
5 of January's 31 days make Good or better; Jan 17 carries none of void Moon. How the scoring works.
| Date | Rating | Score | Moon | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jan 17 | Good | 60 | Taurus 68% waxing | + waxing gibbous Moon, Moon in Taurus (exaltation) · - Mars retrograde |
| Tue, Jan 19 | Good | 60 | Gemini 87% waxing | + waxing gibbous Moon, Moon applies by sextile to Jupiter · - Mars retrograde |
| Sat, Jan 16 | Good | 58 | Taurus 57% waxing | + waxing gibbous Moon, Moon in Taurus (exaltation) · - Mars retrograde |
| Fri, Jan 15 | Good | 57 | Aries 46% waxing | + waxing crescent Moon, Moon applies by trine to Jupiter, Friday, Venus's day · - Mars retrograde |
| Sat, Jan 9 | Good | 55 | Aquarius 2% waxing | + waxing crescent Moon |
| Tue, Jan 5 | Fair | 52 | Sagittarius 5% waning | + Moon applies by trine to Jupiter · - waning Moon, Venus in Scorpio (detriment) |
The sky this month
The January sky, from new moon to Mercury's shadow
The new moon arrives on January 7 at 17°18′ Capricorn, and the full moon on January 22 at 2°14′ Leo. In this calendar a wedding wants the stretch in between, once the Moon has pulled at least 15° clear of the Sun.
Late in the month, from January 25, Mercury enters the shadow of its February retrograde. We take five points off for that, a gentle nudge rather than a wall. By the last weekend the Moon is also waning, so for our purposes the month closes with the full moon on the 22nd.
None of this is a forecast about your marriage. It is a centuries-old way of choosing a beginning, and you are free to use as much or as little of it as you like.
The sky behind it
Jan 7 · 08:53 UTC: Venus enters Sagittarius. Jan 7 · 20:24 UTC: New moon at 17°18′ Capricorn. Jan 10 · 12:59 UTC: Mars stations retrograde at 10°26′ Virgo. Jan 22 · 12:17 UTC: Full moon at 2°14′ Leo. Jan 25 · 18:57 UTC: Mercury enters its pre-retrograde shadow (20°55′ Aquarius).
Plan it
Your January 2027 wedding planner
31 days, 5 of them strong, with Jan 16 the pick of the Saturdays.
Show me
5 days worth a look. Strongest: Sat 16 (Good, 58), Sat 9 (Good, 55), Sat 2 (Fair, 42).
Small number = score. Filled: Best · violet ring: Good · struck through: Avoid
Sunday, January 17, 2027 · score 60/100
Good
Moon waxing in Taurus, 68% lit. Venus in Sagittarius.
For it: waxing gibbous Moon, Moon in Taurus (exaltation).
Against it: Mars retrograde.
No void spell touches Sunday January 17 (UTC), with the Moon in Taurus from start to finish, so the hour is yours to choose.
More to read
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Weekends
January Saturdays at a glance
Five Saturdays, two of them rated Good (the 9th and the 16th). The 2nd falls under a waning Moon, and by the 23rd and 30th the Moon is waning again with Mercury's shadow approaching. If your heart is set on New Year's weekend, the score is low, but nothing is retrograde yet: Mars does not station until the 10th.
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Every day of January 2027, rated
0 Avoid days, Moon in 12 signs.
| Date | Rating | Score | Moon (12:00 UTC) | Venus | Flags | Void (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 1 | Fair | 31 | Scorpio 33% waning | Scorpio | 03:27 to 10:15 | |
| Sat, Jan 2 | Fair | 42 | Scorpio 24% waning | Scorpio | ||
| Sun, Jan 3 | Fair | 37 | Scorpio 16% waning | Scorpio | 13:33 to 20:56 | |
| Mon, Jan 4 | Fair | 42 | Sagittarius 10% waning | Scorpio | ||
| Tue, Jan 5 | Fair | 52 | Sagittarius 5% waning | Scorpio | ||
| Wed, Jan 6 | Fair | 17 | Capricorn 2% waning | Scorpio | 01:23 to 09:17 | |
| Thu, Jan 7 | Fair | 40 | Capricorn 0% waning | Sagittarius | ||
| Fri, Jan 8 | Fair | 26 | Capricorn 0% waxing | Sagittarius | 05:11 to 22:10 | |
| Sat, Jan 9 | Good | 55 | Aquarius 2% waxing | Sagittarius | ||
| Sun, Jan 10 | Fair | 45 | Aquarius 6% waxing | Sagittarius | Mars Rx | |
| Mon, Jan 11 | Fair | 39 | Pisces 12% waxing | Sagittarius | Mars Rx | 01:58 to 10:35 |
| Tue, Jan 12 | Fair | 45 | Pisces 18% waxing | Sagittarius | Mars Rx | |
| Wed, Jan 13 | Fair | 34 | Pisces 27% waxing | Sagittarius | Mars Rx | 07:32 to 21:13 |
| Thu, Jan 14 | Fair | 35 | Aries 36% waxing | Sagittarius | Mars Rx | |
| Fri, Jan 15 | Good | 57 | Aries 46% waxing | Sagittarius | Mars Rx | 20:34 to after |
| Sat, Jan 16 | Good | 58 | Taurus 57% waxing | Sagittarius | Mars Rx | before to 04:43 |
| Sun, Jan 17 | Good | 60 | Taurus 68% waxing | Sagittarius | Mars Rx | |
| Mon, Jan 18 | Fair | 49 | Gemini 78% waxing | Sagittarius | Mars Rx | 04:57 to 08:32 |
| Tue, Jan 19 | Good | 60 | Gemini 87% waxing | Sagittarius | Mars Rx | |
| Wed, Jan 20 | Fair | 44 | Cancer 94% waxing | Sagittarius | Mars Rx | 01:01 to 09:21 |
| Thu, Jan 21 | Fair | 48 | Cancer 98% waxing | Sagittarius | Mars Rx | 00:45 to after |
| Fri, Jan 22 | Fair | 47 | Leo 100% waxing | Sagittarius | Mars Rx | before to 08:45 |
| Sat, Jan 23 | Fair | 40 | Leo 99% waning | Sagittarius | Mars Rx | 23:33 to after |
| Sun, Jan 24 | Fair | 24 | Virgo 94% waning | Sagittarius | Mars Rx | before to 08:44 |
| Mon, Jan 25 | Fair | 36 | Virgo 88% waning | Sagittarius | Mars Rx | 17:56 to after |
| Tue, Jan 26 | Fair | 26 | Libra 79% waning | Sagittarius | Mars Rx, Mercury pre-shadow | before to 11:12 |
| Wed, Jan 27 | Fair | 45 | Libra 70% waning | Sagittarius | Mars Rx, Mercury pre-shadow | |
| Thu, Jan 28 | Fair | 23 | Libra 60% waning | Sagittarius | Mars Rx, Mercury pre-shadow | 07:46 to 17:21 |
| Fri, Jan 29 | Fair | 23 | Scorpio 50% waning | Sagittarius | Mars Rx, Mercury pre-shadow | |
| Sat, Jan 30 | Fair | 20 | Scorpio 40% waning | Sagittarius | Mars Rx, Mercury pre-shadow | |
| Sun, Jan 31 | Fair | 20 | Sagittarius 31% waning | Sagittarius | Mars Rx, Mercury pre-shadow | 00:36 to 03:13 |
| When (UTC) | What happens |
|---|---|
| Jan 7 · 08:53 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius |
| Jan 7 · 20:24 UTC | New moon at 17°18′ Capricorn |
| Jan 10 · 12:59 UTC | Mars stations retrograde at 10°26′ Virgo |
| Jan 22 · 12:17 UTC | Full moon at 2°14′ Leo |
| Jan 25 · 18:57 UTC | Mercury enters its pre-retrograde shadow (20°55′ Aquarius) |
All times are UTC. In the Americas the local date can be a day earlier; in Asia and Australia a day later.
Quick answers
What are the best wedding dates in January 2027?
5 dates rate Good or better: Sun, Jan 17 (Good, 60), Tue, Jan 19 (Good, 60), Sat, Jan 16 (Good, 58), Fri, Jan 15 (Good, 57).
Which January 2027 Saturday is strongest?
Saturday, January 16, 2027, rated Good with a score of 58. The Moon is waxing in Taurus, void for 4.7 h.
Is January 2027 a good month to get married?
It is a quiet, workable month. Mercury and Venus are direct and there are no eclipses, but Mars is retrograde from January 10, so no January day reaches our Best tier. The middle of the month, January 15 to 19, scores highest.
Is New Year's Day 2027 a good wedding date astrologically?
Not by these rules. On January 1, 2027 the Moon is waning in Scorpio, its sign of fall, and Venus is in Scorpio too. It is a Friday, which earns a small bonus, but the day rates Fair.
Is Mercury retrograde in January 2027?
No. Mercury is direct for all of January 2027. Its pre-shadow runs Jan 25 to Feb 9, and days inside it lose five points.
When is the full moon in January 2027?
January 22, 2027 at 12:17 UTC, at 2°14′ Leo. The new moon is January 7, 2027 at 20:24 UTC, at 17°18′ Capricorn.
