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
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
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
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
4.2 Saturn–Uranus: the final bridge of the previous regime
- January 20, 2026 — Saturn sextile Uranus — 27° Pisces / 27° Taurus
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.)
4.4 Jupiter and Saturn: the constructive aspect of the second half
- August 31, 2026 — Jupiter trine Saturn — 13°41 Leo / 13°41 Aries
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
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)
