Venus enters Scorpio on September 10, 2026, and stations retrograde on October 3. During the retrograde, it disappears from the evening sky, forms its inferior conjunction with the Sun at 0°45’ Scorpio, returns to Libra, and enters Scorpio again on December 4.

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Below are the dates, degrees, stations, aspects, and phases of Venus’s synodic cycle during this period, together with the sequence of this same point of the Venus pentagram.

 

Venus Retrograde 2026: Sign Ingresses and Stations

 

• • Sep 10, 2026: Venus enters Scorpio
  • Oct 3, 2026, 07:16 UT: Venus stations retrograde at 8°29’ Scorpio
  • Oct 25, 2026: Venus retrograde enters Libra
  • Nov 14, 2026, 00:27 UT: Venus stations direct at 22°51’ Libra
  • Dec 4, 2026: Venus enters Scorpio again
  • Jan 7, 2027: Venus enters Sagittarius

 

Venus Synodic Cycle 2026

 

• • Until the inferior conjunction: evening star
  • ~Oct 19, 2026: evening heliacal setting; Venus disappears from view after sunset
  • Oct 24, 2026, 03:43 UT: inferior Sun–Venus conjunction at 0°45’ Scorpio
  • Venus is retrograde and positioned between Earth and the Sun
  • After the inferior conjunction: morning star
  • Approximate length of the Sun–Venus synodic cycle: 583.9 days
  • The inferior conjunction marks the end of one cycle and the beginning of the next
  • Five Venus synodic cycles equal approximately eight years and form the five points of the Venus pentagram

 

The Same Point of the Venus Pentagram: 2010, 2018, 2026 and 2034

 

• • 2010: inferior conjunction in Scorpio
  • Oct 26, 2018: inferior conjunction in Scorpio
  • Oct 24, 2026: inferior conjunction at 0°45’ Scorpio
  • Oct 21, 2034, 17:03 UT: inferior conjunction at 28°22’ Libra

 

Essential Dignity of Venus in Scorpio

 

• • Domicile: Taurus and Libra
  • Exaltation: Pisces
  • Scorpio: detriment, as it is opposite Taurus

 

Venus Aspects: September–December 2026

 

• • Sep 10: Venus 0°15’ Scorpio opposition Chiron 0°15’ Taurus
  • Sep 10: Mercury 0°22’ Libra semisextile Venus 0°22’ Scorpio
  • Sep 15: Venus 3°16’ Scorpio square Pluto 3°16’ Aquarius
  • Sep 15: Venus 3°17’ Scorpio quincunx Neptune 3°17’ Aries
  • Sep 20: Venus 5°40’ Scorpio quincunx Uranus 5°40’ Gemini
  • Oct 1: Sun 8°26’ Libra semisextile Venus 8°26’ Scorpio
  • Oct 6: Mercury 8°13’ Scorpio conjunct Venus Rx 8°13’ Scorpio
  • Oct 10: Venus Rx 7°21’ Scorpio square Mars 7°21’ Leo
  • Oct 16: Venus Rx ~5° Scorpio quincunx Uranus ~5° Gemini
  • Oct 20: Venus Rx 3°05’ Scorpio square Pluto 3°05’ Aquarius
  • Oct 21: Venus Rx ~2° Scorpio quincunx Neptune ~2° Aries
  • Oct 24: Sun conjunct Venus Rx at 0°45’ Scorpio, inferior conjunction
  • Oct 28: Venus Rx opposition Chiron, Libra–Aries axis, ~28°
  • Nov 10: Venus Rx 23°08’ Libra sextile Mars 23°08’ Leo
  • Nov 29: Venus opposition Chiron, ~26°56’ Libra–Aries
  • Dec 9: Venus 3°45’ Scorpio square Pluto 3°45’ Aquarius
  • Dec 12: Venus 5°44’ Scorpio sextile Mars 5°44’ Virgo

 

Venus Visibility During the Synodic Cycle

 

• • The inferior conjunction and the shift from evening star to morning star are part of the same cycle worldwide
  • The exact date of first or last visibility, altitude above the horizon, and ease of observation vary by latitude and local conditions

Data are given in the tropical zodiac and geocentric positions. Times are in UT.