{
  "source": "https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/venus",
  "key": "venus",
  "name": "Venus",
  "computedAt": "2026-10-01T04:42:00.000Z",
  "position": {
    "key": "venus",
    "name": "Venus",
    "sign": "Scorpio",
    "signIndex": 7,
    "degree": "8°24'",
    "degreeExact": "8°24'07\"",
    "longitude": 218.4019,
    "speed": 0.0801,
    "retrograde": false,
    "stationary": true,
    "enteredAt": "2026-09-10T08:12:43.725Z",
    "previousSign": "Libra",
    "enteredRetrograde": false,
    "leavesAt": "2026-10-25T08:56:58.242Z",
    "nextSign": "Libra"
  },
  "answer": "Venus is in Scorpio right now, at 8°24' Scorpio as of October 1, 2026 at 04:42 UTC. Venus entered Scorpio on September 10, 2026 at 4:12 AM ET (08:12 UTC) and stays until October 25, 2026 at 4:56 AM ET (08:56 UTC), when it moves into Libra. Venus is stationary, turning retrograde within days.",
  "copy": {
    "governs": "love, attraction, pleasure, beauty, money, and what we value",
    "cycle": "Venus normally spends four to five weeks in a sign. About every 19 months it turns retrograde for roughly six weeks, which can keep it in one sign for around four months. It is never more than 47 degrees from the Sun.",
    "transit": "Venus's sign describes the collective taste in affection, beauty, and spending. A Venus retrograde is associated with revisiting relationships, values, and old loves.",
    "question": "What Sign Is Venus in Right Now? Is Venus Retrograde?",
    "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus"
  },
  "ingressRange": {
    "from": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "to": "2028-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "ingresses": [
    {
      "date": "2026-01-17T12:42:45.527Z",
      "sign": "Aquarius",
      "fromSign": "Capricorn",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-10T10:18:03.471Z",
      "sign": "Pisces",
      "fromSign": "Aquarius",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-06T10:45:02.416Z",
      "sign": "Aries",
      "fromSign": "Pisces",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-30T16:00:01.757Z",
      "sign": "Taurus",
      "fromSign": "Aries",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-24T04:02:52.485Z",
      "sign": "Gemini",
      "fromSign": "Taurus",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-19T01:05:07.617Z",
      "sign": "Cancer",
      "fromSign": "Gemini",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-13T10:46:54.477Z",
      "sign": "Leo",
      "fromSign": "Cancer",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-09T17:22:26.923Z",
      "sign": "Virgo",
      "fromSign": "Leo",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-06T19:13:47.709Z",
      "sign": "Libra",
      "fromSign": "Virgo",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-10T08:12:43.549Z",
      "sign": "Scorpio",
      "fromSign": "Libra",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-25T08:56:58.066Z",
      "sign": "Libra",
      "fromSign": "Scorpio",
      "retrograde": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-04T08:14:35.610Z",
      "sign": "Scorpio",
      "fromSign": "Libra",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-01-07T08:53:35.698Z",
      "sign": "Sagittarius",
      "fromSign": "Scorpio",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-02-03T14:30:33.398Z",
      "sign": "Capricorn",
      "fromSign": "Sagittarius",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-03-01T06:32:11.396Z",
      "sign": "Aquarius",
      "fromSign": "Capricorn",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-03-26T08:16:17.124Z",
      "sign": "Pisces",
      "fromSign": "Aquarius",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-04-20T03:56:44.663Z",
      "sign": "Aries",
      "fromSign": "Pisces",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-05-14T21:01:07.236Z",
      "sign": "Taurus",
      "fromSign": "Aries",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-06-08T12:31:56.894Z",
      "sign": "Gemini",
      "fromSign": "Taurus",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-07-03T02:00:34.497Z",
      "sign": "Cancer",
      "fromSign": "Gemini",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-07-27T12:29:54.287Z",
      "sign": "Leo",
      "fromSign": "Cancer",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-08-20T19:41:55.209Z",
      "sign": "Virgo",
      "fromSign": "Leo",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-09-14T00:24:08.876Z",
      "sign": "Libra",
      "fromSign": "Virgo",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-10-08T03:58:43.974Z",
      "sign": "Scorpio",
      "fromSign": "Libra",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-11-01T07:34:21.035Z",
      "sign": "Sagittarius",
      "fromSign": "Scorpio",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-11-25T11:59:09.902Z",
      "sign": "Capricorn",
      "fromSign": "Sagittarius",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-12-19T18:39:50.844Z",
      "sign": "Aquarius",
      "fromSign": "Capricorn",
      "retrograde": false
    }
  ],
  "retrograde": {
    "key": "venus",
    "name": "Venus",
    "current": null,
    "next": {
      "key": "venus",
      "name": "Venus",
      "stationRetrograde": "2026-10-03T07:09:39.375Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "8°29' Scorpio",
      "stationDirect": "2026-11-14T00:21:50.625Z",
      "directDegree": "22°51' Libra",
      "shadowStart": "2026-08-31T14:43:52.500Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2026-12-15T18:36:45.791Z",
      "durationDays": 42,
      "signs": [
        "Scorpio",
        "Libra"
      ]
    },
    "previous": {
      "key": "venus",
      "name": "Venus",
      "stationRetrograde": "2025-03-02T00:31:41.250Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "10°50' Aries",
      "stationDirect": "2025-04-13T01:04:01.875Z",
      "directDegree": "24°37' Pisces",
      "shadowStart": "2025-01-28T13:22:51.708Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2025-05-16T06:01:00.161Z",
      "durationDays": 42,
      "signs": [
        "Aries",
        "Pisces"
      ]
    },
    "shadow": "pre",
    "answer": "No. Venus is direct as of October 1, 2026 at 04:42 UTC. Its next retrograde begins on October 3, 2026 at 3:09 AM ET (07:09 UTC) at 8°29' Scorpio and ends on November 14, 2026. Venus is already in its pre-retrograde shadow, which began August 31, 2026."
  },
  "retrogradePeriods": [
    {
      "key": "venus",
      "name": "Venus",
      "stationRetrograde": "2025-03-02T00:32:20.625Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "10°50' Aries",
      "stationDirect": "2025-04-13T01:03:59.062Z",
      "directDegree": "24°37' Pisces",
      "shadowStart": "2025-01-28T13:22:51.534Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2025-05-16T06:00:59.984Z",
      "durationDays": 42,
      "signs": [
        "Aries",
        "Pisces"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "venus",
      "name": "Venus",
      "stationRetrograde": "2026-10-03T07:09:36.562Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "8°29' Scorpio",
      "stationDirect": "2026-11-14T00:21:47.812Z",
      "directDegree": "22°51' Libra",
      "shadowStart": "2026-08-31T14:43:52.323Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2026-12-15T18:36:45.614Z",
      "durationDays": 42,
      "signs": [
        "Scorpio",
        "Libra"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "retrogradeTheme": "revisiting relationships, values, spending, and old loves",
  "aspects": [
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-10-07T00:06:01.406Z",
      "key": "mercury",
      "title": "Mercury conjunct Venus",
      "detail": "Exact conjunction"
    },
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-10-10T21:21:50.625Z",
      "key": "venus",
      "title": "Venus square Mars",
      "detail": "Exact square"
    },
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-10-20T06:43:17.343Z",
      "key": "venus",
      "title": "Venus square Pluto",
      "detail": "Exact square"
    },
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-10-24T03:39:25.312Z",
      "key": "sun",
      "title": "The Sun conjunct Venus",
      "detail": "Exact conjunction"
    }
  ]
}