Quick Specs
- Format: Paperback planner, 12 months
- Year Covered: January to December 2027
- Author: Patsy Bennett
- Publisher: Rockpool Publishing
- Edition: Northern Hemisphere
- Pages: 160
- ISBN-13: 9781922786340
A Year Read Against the Sky
Patsy Bennett has worked as a professional astrologer for more than twenty-five years, and this planner turns that daily practice into a book you can carry in a bag. The front section walks through the year’s major planetary movements and explains how to use the pages, with an overview of the Moon’s sign energies and a description of the astrological aspects. Each month then opens with the Sun’s move into a new sign, a survey of what the sky is doing, and a forecast written for people born under that sign. The day boxes come next. Each one has an italic line of outlook at the top, a wide blank space beneath it, and the Moon’s sign at the foot, so the astrology sits in the margins of your own schedule. A Northern Hemisphere year grid marks the Moon’s phase on every date with four symbols: new Moon, first quarter, full Moon and third quarter. Red and pink accents run through the interior, and a ribbon keeps your place. Bennett’s introduction sets the tone: planning by the stars is meant to help you choose well-timed action.
Bennett writes in a practical register. Her yearly overview names the stretches she considers good for getting projects moving, such as the weeks from June to mid-September, and the slower stretches when several outer planets are retrograde, so you can read the whole year before you write a single date in it. A dedicated page lists the retrograde phases for Mercury, Venus and Mars along with the kinds of activity associated with them, and she adds that a retrograde can also suit review and reordering your ideas. A ruled page for your intentions for the year gives the daily outlooks something to measure against. Each spread carries a notes area with lines and a small month calendar, and the book also marks major world holidays and observances, along with the year’s eclipses. Her January overview shows how the openers work: it moves from New Year’s Day through the new Moon on the 7th, Venus entering Sagittarius and Mars turning retrograde on the 10th, so each opener doubles as a map of the weeks ahead.
Practical Ritual Applications
Read the month opener on the last evening of the previous month, then mark three things in the day boxes: the new Moon and full Moon dates, any retrograde start or finish, and the day the Sun changes sign. Schedule the commitments you can move around those marks and let the fixed ones stand. Use the Moon’s sign line at the foot of each box as a quick check when you’re choosing between two days for a conversation, a clean-out or a long drive. At the end of each week, note in the blank space what happened, then compare it with the printed outlook before you read the next week. The record you build shows which transits you notice in your own days. For deeper reading on the techniques behind the entries, browse my esoteric and occult books.
How to Plan a Month With an Astrology Planner
A short routine at the start of each month makes the daily lines easier to use.
- Read the sky before you schedule
Read the month opener and the forecast for the Sun sign in season, then turn to the retrograde page and the year grid of Moon phases. Copy the new Moon, full Moon and any retrograde dates into the month's first spread so they sit beside the days you'll fill with appointments. Seeing the shape of the month first helps you commit with your eyes open.
- Plan around the fixed points
Write your fixed commitments in the day boxes first, then place flexible tasks, such as a new project, a hard conversation or a trip, on days whose outlook line and Moon sign suit them. If a fixed date lands somewhere awkward, note it and move on to the next day. The planner is a guide to timing, and you decide how much weight to give it.
- Record and compare
Each evening, add a few words about how the day went in the blank space beneath the outlook. At the end of the month, read back through your notes against the printed lines and mark the entries that matched. After a few months you'll know which planetary patterns you notice in your own life, which is the point of keeping a record.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
I carry this planner because it keeps the astrology useful to a working calendar: one astrologer’s voice from front to back, daily entries short enough to read in a minute, and a compact build. It suits you if you’re new to planetary timing and want guidance built into each page, and it suits you if you already follow the sky and want the Moon’s sign and phase listed for you. Lunar and astrological wall calendars to hang beside it are in my calendars and almanacs collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Mercury is retrograde from February 9 to March 3, June 10 to July 4 and October 7 to October 28 in 2027. The planner prints these start and finish dates on its retrograde page, along with a note on the kinds of activity associated with the phase. The same page covers Mars, retrograde from January 10 to April 1, and notes that Venus has no retrograde phase in 2027. Bennett points out that retrogrades are traditionally linked with delays and that they can also suit review.
The Astrology Planner follows the sky: the Moon's sign on each day, a year grid of Moon phases, a retrograde page, and a monthly overview with a forecast for the Sun sign in season. The Horoscopes Planner is built around prediction, with weekly forecasts for each of the twelve zodiac signs and a monthly overview of love, money, home and career. Choose the Astrology Planner if you want the sky laid out whatever your sign, and the Horoscopes Planner if you want a forecast written for yours.
The boxes are roomy. A reviewer working from the 2027 edition described a big blank space for each day, with lines and a month calendar below it, which is plenty for an appointment list, a to-do list or a few lines of journaling. Long writing needs a separate notebook, since the printed outlook and the Moon sign take the top and bottom edges of each box.
No. The how-to pages explain the terms before you meet them, and each day's outlook is written in everyday language. One reviewer found the planner approachable for people who are new or still learning, and still useful for readers who follow transits closely. Days with a notable planetary aspect list it beside the Moon's sign, which gives you a prompt to look it up as you learn.
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