Note: transits are calculated for the PT time zone.

1) Sign changes that define the 2026 โ€œthemeโ€

These are the milestones that shift the background architecture of the year.

  • Neptune enters Aries โ€” January 26, 2026 (0ยฐ Aries)
  • Saturn enters Aries โ€” February 13, 2026 (0ยฐ Aries)
  • Uranus enters Gemini โ€” April 25, 2026 (0ยฐ Gemini)
  • Chiron enters Taurus โ€” June 19, 2026 (0ยฐ Taurus)
  • Jupiter enters Leo โ€” June 30, 2026 (0ยฐ Leo)
  • Lunar Nodes change axis: North Node into Aquarius / South Node into Leo โ€” July 26, 2026

2) Eclipses 2026 (the four โ€œcuttingโ€ lunations)

  • February 17, 2026 โ€” Annular Solar Eclipse โ€” 28ยฐ49 Aquarius
  • March 3, 2026 โ€” Total Lunar Eclipse โ€” 12ยฐ54 Virgo
  • August 12, 2026 โ€” Total Solar Eclipse โ€” 20ยฐ02 Leo
  • August 28, 2026 โ€” Partial Lunar Eclipse โ€” 4ยฐ54 Pisces

3) Major retrogradations of 2026

(processes, not isolated events)

Mercury retrograde 2026

  • February 25 โ€“ March 20, 2026 โ€” Mercury Rx in Pisces
  • June 29 โ€“ July 23, 2026 โ€” Mercury Rx in Cancer
  • October 24 โ€“ November 13, 2026 โ€” Mercury Rx in Scorpio

Venus retrograde 2026

  • October 3 โ€“ November 13, 2026 โ€” Venus Rx in Scorpio and Libra
  • October 25, 2026 โ€” Venus Rx re-enters Libra

Mars (key ingresses that structure the rhythm)

Mars sets the operational tempo of the year; from an architectural standpoint, these ingresses are worth tracking:

  • January 23 โ€” Mars enters Aquarius
  • March 2 โ€” Mars enters Pisces
  • April 9 โ€” Mars enters Aries
  • May 18 โ€” Mars enters Taurus
  • June 28 โ€” Mars enters Gemini
  • August 11 โ€” Mars enters Cancer
  • September 27 โ€” Mars enters Leo
  • November 25 โ€” Mars enters Virgo

Other slow retrogrades (seasonal markers)

  • Pluto Rx โ€” May 6, 2026 / Direct โ€” October 15, 2026
  • Neptune Rx โ€” July 7, 2026 / Direct โ€” December 12, 2026
  • Saturn Rx โ€” July 26, 2026 / Direct โ€” December 10, 2026
  • Uranus Rx โ€” September 10, 2026
  • Chiron Rx โ€” August 3, 2026
  • Jupiter Rx โ€” December 12, 2026

4) Structural aspects of the year

(the ones that actually shape 2026)

4.1 Saturnโ€“Neptune: the central cycle of the year

  • February 20, 2026 โ€” Saturn conjunct Neptune โ€” 0ยฐ45 Aries (cycle inception)

Nearby activations (by personal planets and luminaries) that make the cycle operational:

  • March 7 โ€” Venus conjunct Neptune โ€” 1ยฐ Aries
  • March 8 โ€” Venus conjunct Saturn โ€” 2ยฐ Aries
  • April 13 โ€” Mars conjunct Neptune โ€” 2ยฐ Aries
  • April 19 โ€” Mars conjunct Saturn โ€” 7ยฐ Aries
  • April 20 โ€” Mercury conjunct Saturn โ€” 7ยฐ Aries
  • March 25 โ€” Sun conjunct Saturn โ€” 4ยฐ Aries
  • March 22 โ€” Sun conjunct Neptune โ€” 1ยฐ Aries

4.2 Saturnโ€“Uranus: the final bridge of the previous regime

  • January 20, 2026 โ€” Saturn sextile Uranus โ€” 27ยฐ Pisces / 27ยฐ Taurus

4.3 The July cluster (Uranusโ€“Neptuneโ€“Pluto + Jupiter)

  • July 15 โ€” Uranus sextile Neptune โ€” 4ยฐ Gemini / 4ยฐ Aries
  • July 18 โ€” Uranus trine Pluto โ€” 4ยฐ Gemini / 4ยฐ Aquarius
  • July 25 โ€” Neptune sextile Pluto โ€” 4ยฐ Aries / 4ยฐ Aquarius
  • July 20 โ€” Jupiter trine Neptune โ€” 4ยฐ Leo / 4ยฐ Aries
  • July 20 โ€” Jupiter opposite Pluto โ€” 4ยฐ Leo / 4ยฐ Aquarius
  • July 21 โ€” Jupiter sextile Uranus โ€” 4ยฐ Leo / 4ยฐ Gemini

(Pure architecture: a cluster.)


4.4 Jupiter and Saturn: the constructive aspect of the second half

  • August 31, 2026 โ€” Jupiter trine Saturn โ€” 13ยฐ41 Leo / 13ยฐ41 Aries

4.5 Pluto activated by personal planets

January (Aquarius, ~3ยฐ)

  • January 22 โ€” Mercury conjunct Pluto โ€” 3ยฐ Aquarius
  • January 23 โ€” Sun conjunct Pluto โ€” 3ยฐ Aquarius
  • January 27 โ€” Mars conjunct Pluto โ€” 3ยฐ Aquarius

April / May (fixed signs, ~5ยฐ)

  • April 25 โ€” Sun square Pluto โ€” 5ยฐ Taurus / 5ยฐ Aquarius
  • May 26 โ€” Mars square Pluto โ€” 5ยฐ Taurus / 5ยฐ Aquarius

October (Leoโ€“Aquarius axis, ~3ยฐ)

  • October 3 โ€” Mars opposite Pluto โ€” 3ยฐ Leo / 3ยฐ Aquarius

5) Monthly calendar

January 2026

  • Mercury enters Capricorn (Jan 1) / enters Aquarius (Jan 20)
  • Venus enters Aquarius (Jan 17)
  • Sun enters Aquarius (Jan 19)
  • Mars enters Aquarius (Jan 23)
  • Neptune enters Aries (Jan 26)
  • Pluto cluster in Aquarius (Jan 22โ€“27)

February 2026

  • Mercury enters Pisces (Feb 6)
  • Venus enters Pisces (Feb 10)
  • Saturn enters Aries (Feb 13)
  • Solar eclipse in Aquarius (Feb 17, 28ยฐ49)
  • Saturn conjunct Neptune (Feb 20, 0ยฐ45 Aries)
  • Mercury retrograde begins (Feb 26)

March 2026

  • Mars enters Pisces (Mar 2)
  • Lunar eclipse in Virgo (Mar 3, 12ยฐ54)
  • Sun enters Aries (Mar 20)
  • Mercury stations direct (Mar 20)
  • Saturn sextile Pluto (Mar 28, 5ยฐ Aries/Aquarius)

April 2026

  • Mars enters Aries (Apr 9)
  • Mercury enters Aries (Apr 14)
  • Uranus enters Gemini (Apr 25)
  • Sun square Pluto (Apr 25, 5ยฐ)

May 2026

  • Pluto stations retrograde (May 6)
  • Mars enters Taurus (May 18)
  • Sun enters Gemini (May 20)
  • Mercury enters Gemini (May 17) + Mercury conjunct Uranus (~1ยฐ)
  • Mars square Pluto (May 26, 5ยฐ)

June 2026

  • Mercury enters Cancer (Jun 1)
  • Venus conjunct Jupiter (Jun 9, 25ยฐ Cancer)
  • Chiron enters Taurus (Jun 19)
  • Mercury retrograde begins (Jun 29)
  • Jupiter enters Leo (Jun 30)

July 2026

  • Neptune stations retrograde (Jul 7)
  • Mercury stations direct (Jul 23)
  • Saturn stations retrograde (Jul 26)
  • Nodal shift: NN Aquarius / SN Leo (Jul 26)
  • July cluster (Jul 15โ€“21): Uranusโ€“Neptuneโ€“Pluto + Jupiter

August 2026

  • Mars enters Cancer (Aug 11)
  • Total solar eclipse in Leo (Aug 12, 20ยฐ02)
  • Partial lunar eclipse in Pisces (Aug 28, 4ยฐ54)
  • Jupiter trine Saturn (Aug 31, 13ยฐ41)

September 2026

  • Uranus stations retrograde (Sep 10)
  • Venus enters Scorpio (Sep 10)
  • Mercury enters Libra (Sep 10)
  • Mars enters Leo (Sep 27)

October 2026

  • Venus retrograde begins (Oct 3, Scorpio)
  • Mars opposite Pluto (Oct 3, ~3ยฐ Leo/Aquarius)
  • Pluto stations direct (Oct 15)
  • Mercury retrograde begins (Oct 24, Scorpio)
  • Venus Rx re-enters Libra (Oct 25)

November 2026

  • Mercury stations direct (Nov 13)
  • Venus stations direct (Nov 13)
  • Mars enters Virgo (Nov 25)

December 2026

  • Saturn stations direct (Dec 10)
  • Neptune stations direct (Dec 12)
  • Jupiter stations retrograde (Dec 12)
  • Sun enters Capricorn (Dec 21)

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