Note: transits are calculated for the PT time zone.

1) Sign changes that define the 2026 “theme”

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

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

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2) Eclipses 2026 (the four “cutting” lunations)

• February 17, 2026 — Annular Solar Eclipse — 28°49 Aquarius
• March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — 12°54 Virgo
• August 12, 2026 — Total Solar Eclipse — 20°02 Leo
• August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — 4°54 Pisces

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3) Major retrogradations of 2026

(processes, not isolated events)

Mercury retrograde 2026

• February 25 – March 20, 2026 — Mercury Rx in Pisces
• June 29 – July 23, 2026 — Mercury Rx in Cancer
• October 24 – November 13, 2026 — Mercury Rx in Scorpio

Venus retrograde 2026

• October 3 – November 13, 2026 — Venus Rx in Scorpio and Libra
• October 25, 2026 — 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 — Mars enters Aquarius
• March 2 — Mars enters Pisces
• April 9 — Mars enters Aries
• May 18 — Mars enters Taurus
• June 28 — Mars enters Gemini
• August 11 — Mars enters Cancer
• September 27 — Mars enters Leo
• November 25 — Mars enters Virgo

Other slow retrogrades (seasonal markers)

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

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4) Structural aspects of the year

(the ones that actually shape 2026)

4.1 Saturn–Neptune: the central cycle of the year

• February 20, 2026 — Saturn conjunct Neptune — 0°45 Aries (cycle inception)

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

• March 7 — Venus conjunct Neptune — 1° Aries
• March 8 — Venus conjunct Saturn — 2° Aries
• April 13 — Mars conjunct Neptune — 2° Aries
• April 19 — Mars conjunct Saturn — 7° Aries
• April 20 — Mercury conjunct Saturn — 7° Aries
• March 25 — Sun conjunct Saturn — 4° Aries
• March 22 — Sun conjunct Neptune — 1° Aries

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4.2 Saturn–Uranus: the final bridge of the previous regime

• January 20, 2026 — Saturn sextile Uranus — 27° Pisces / 27° Taurus

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4.3 The July cluster (Uranus–Neptune–Pluto + Jupiter)

• July 15 — Uranus sextile Neptune — 4° Gemini / 4° Aries
• July 18 — Uranus trine Pluto — 4° Gemini / 4° Aquarius
• July 25 — Neptune sextile Pluto — 4° Aries / 4° Aquarius
• July 20 — Jupiter trine Neptune — 4° Leo / 4° Aries
• July 20 — Jupiter opposite Pluto — 4° Leo / 4° Aquarius
• July 21 — Jupiter sextile Uranus — 4° Leo / 4° Gemini

(Pure architecture: a cluster.)

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

• August 31, 2026 — Jupiter trine Saturn — 13°41 Leo / 13°41 Aries

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4.5 Pluto activated by personal planets

January (Aquarius, ~3°)

• January 22 — Mercury conjunct Pluto — 3° Aquarius
• January 23 — Sun conjunct Pluto — 3° Aquarius
• January 27 — Mars conjunct Pluto — 3° Aquarius

April / May (fixed signs, ~5°)

• April 25 — Sun square Pluto — 5° Taurus / 5° Aquarius
• May 26 — Mars square Pluto — 5° Taurus / 5° Aquarius

October (Leo–Aquarius axis, ~3°)

• October 3 — Mars opposite Pluto — 3° Leo / 3° Aquarius

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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 22–27)

February 2026

• Mercury enters Pisces (Feb 6)
• Venus enters Pisces (Feb 10)
• Saturn enters Aries (Feb 13)
• Solar eclipse in Aquarius (Feb 17, 28°49)
• Saturn conjunct Neptune (Feb 20, 0°45 Aries)
• Mercury retrograde begins (Feb 26)

March 2026

• Mars enters Pisces (Mar 2)
• Lunar eclipse in Virgo (Mar 3, 12°54)
• Sun enters Aries (Mar 20)
• Mercury stations direct (Mar 20)
• Saturn sextile Pluto (Mar 28, 5° Aries/Aquarius)

April 2026

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

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 (~1°)
• Mars square Pluto (May 26, 5°)

June 2026

• Mercury enters Cancer (Jun 1)
• Venus conjunct Jupiter (Jun 9, 25° 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 15–21): Uranus–Neptune–Pluto + Jupiter

August 2026

• Mars enters Cancer (Aug 11)
• Total solar eclipse in Leo (Aug 12, 20°02)
• Partial lunar eclipse in Pisces (Aug 28, 4°54)
• Jupiter trine Saturn (Aug 31, 13°41)

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, ~3° 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)