From October 3 to November 14, 2026, Venus moves retrograde. In astrology, this is a time to revisit love, relationships, values and our understanding of wellbeing. Former partners or lovers may return, or memories of them may resurface. What we cherish—and what makes life feel rich and fulfilling—comes up for reconsideration.
Questions often arise: What do we love, and how? Do we truly love? What is precious to us? Are our choices still close to the heart?
Venus retrograde invites us to look back on our experiences, understand our needs and examine our relationship with love and wellbeing.
Venus will move retrograde through two signs:
- October 3–25: Scorpio
- October 25–November 14: Libra
The themes she brings to the surface, and the energy surrounding them, will differ considerably.
Follow the Planets with the ASTRODAIVA Calendar
Explore the free ASTRODAIVA calendar to follow Venus and all the planets through their retrograde phases and zodiac signs. You will also find:
- The daily astrological atmosphere
- Lunar days
- Favourable days for different activities
- Brief interpretations of planetary placements
Love and Its Memories
Memories of love, past relationships and people dear to us may return. Sometimes a former lover reappears; sometimes a song, a photograph or a familiar place awakens feelings we thought had settled.
It is worth asking: what am I longing for—the person, the intimacy we shared, or who I was when I loved them? What would I like to preserve, and what am I ready to release?
Returning feelings can help us understand how past experiences shape our present relationships. Before renewing a connection, speak about what has changed and pay attention to present behaviour. Memories may hold warmth, but the relationship itself is being created today.
Read more about Venus placements here.
Venus in Scorpio: Trust and Emotional Depth
Until October 25, Venus retrograde travels through Scorpio, where she is associated with passion, intimacy and powerful attachments. This phase may expose fear of loss, jealousy or the desire to control, bringing old dramas in love back to the surface. It is an opportunity to recognise how we love when we feel unsafe.
Can we ask for closeness? Or do we remain silent, test the other person and wait for them to prove their love?
Try giving the need a clear voice: “I miss our closeness.” “I need more clarity.” Speak about a specific situation and leave space for the other person’s response.
During the Scorpio phase, it matters to understand our boundaries, unspoken emotions and need for trust. Openness can make a deeper bond possible. Astrologically, this is also a favourable time for psychoanalytic exploration of love, regression work and healing the wounds left by intimate relationships.
Venus in Libra: Reciprocity and Agreements
When Venus returns to Libra on October 25, balance in relationships becomes more significant. Libra is Venus’s home sign, associated with partnership, tact, beauty and harmony.
Do both of us have a voice in the relationship? How do we share care, time and responsibility? Perhaps one person continually adjusts, while the other does not realise how much this asks of them.
This is a useful time to revisit agreements about daily life, shared expenses, time together and personal space. In Scorpio, we go deeper into our feelings; in Libra, we learn to express them and bring them into balance with another person’s needs.
Read more about Venus in the zodiac signs here.
Finances and Wellbeing
Another important theme is our relationship with wellbeing and material prosperity. What do they mean to us—security, freedom, comfort, recognition? Where do we direct our money, and do those choices reflect the values we hold today?
In Scorpio, the focus falls on shared resources, financial trust, dependence and obligations. Past experiences involving loans, joint ventures or financial crises may need to be revisited.
In Libra, the emphasis is on fairness in exchange, each person’s contribution and clear agreements.
Review expenses, subscriptions and shared commitments. Notice whether purchases are being used to soothe emotions or gain attention. Base financial decisions on real circumstances, clear figures and your means.
What Does This Period Support?
As a period of astrological self-reflection, Venus retrograde supports:
- Revisiting relationships, discussing old hurts and renewing agreements
- Recognising recurring patterns in love, along with your boundaries and needs
- Returning to cherished creative pursuits, unfinished work and meaningful connections
- Reviewing budgets, loans and debts, and agreeing on shared expenses
- Sorting through possessions and rediscovering what still brings beauty and joy
A simple question can help: what do I want to preserve, what needs repair, and what is it time to release?
Where Is Greater Patience Needed?
In astrology, Venus retrograde is considered less favourable for new beginnings in love, beauty and prosperity. It is therefore worth taking your time with:
- Engagements and weddings, especially if the decision is spontaneous and important relationship questions remain unspoken
- Major beauty treatments, cosmetic surgery and radical changes in appearance, as tastes or expectations may later change
- Large purchases, new investments and financial commitments—review the need, price and terms once more
- Decisions about new or rekindled relationships, particularly when nostalgia is the driving force
- Testing a partner, issuing ultimatums or reaching final conclusions after a single conflict
This is a time to complete or untangle old stories of love and money before beginning new ones.
Decisions that have long been planned and carefully considered call for an individual assessment of the birth chart. When favourable aspects form to your natal planets, this period may also bring gifts from the past.
Venus Retrograde Through the Houses of Your Birth Chart
Read the section for the house through which Venus is travelling in your birth chart. During this retrograde, she moves from 9° Scorpio back to 23° Libra. You can locate this part of the zodiac by creating your personal birth chart.
MEANING OF HOUSES
I. Personal growth
II. Earnings
III. Immediate surroundings, neighbours, relatives, learning
IV. Home, family, real estate
V. Children, love, creativity, leisure
VI. Work, duties, health
VII. Partnership, exchange with the wider world
VIII. Business, finances, esoteric knowledge, sex, extreme situations
IX. Foreign countries, higher education, authority, rising to prominence
X. Career
XI. Friends, community involvement, dreams
XII. Inner work, spiritual practices, mental health, charity, self-sacrifice