Astrology of 2026

When looking at where the planets will be moving in 2026—which astrologers describe as “transits”—there are a number of significant stories developing in the sky this year.
Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune will move fully into new signs that they visited briefly in 2025. Saturn will be in Aries until 2028. Uranus will be in Gemini until 2033. Neptune will be in Aries until 2039.
We will have our first eclipses on the Aquarius/Leo axis—an eclipse cycle that will continue until January 2028—along with eclipses continuing to unfold on the Virgo/Pisces axis.
Jupiter will finish its time in Cancer and move into Leo, a sign that it visits only once every 12 years.
Venus will have a retrograde cycle that moves through parts of Scorpio and Libra, a part of the sky where Venus’ retrograde cycle only occurs every 8 years.
And we will have Mercury retrograde cycles in all of the water signs—Pisces, Cancer, and Scorpio.
 
While these are planetary movements that we will all experience collectively, they may be more or less significant for different people personally depending on the unique configuration of each person’s chart.
And as always, transits are only ever one part of the story. Transits tend to get much more discussion online because they are more easily generalizable, but transits are only one way that astrology describes the quality of time with which we are moving. Throughout this ancient tradition over thousands of years, astrologers have used a myriad of symbolic timing techniques that function according to principles that bring our experience of time into more complex and elegant dimensions. So, even as I offer these details about the transits of 2026, remember that even if these transits are making degree-based connections to your own chart, they are only ever a part your own personal astrological story.

If any of these transits are making connections with your chart this year, and you would like to talk through how they could be part of the multiple stories developing in your life throughout the year ahead, I still have a few sessions remaining in January, February, and March. If that is work you would like to do together, you can contact me through the Bookings page on my website.
 
Pluto:

-Pluto starts the year at 2º43’ Aquarius
-Pluto reaches 5º30’ Aquarius, then stations retrograde on 6 May 2026
-Pluto retrogrades back to 3º04’ Aquarius, then stations direct on 16 October 2026
-Pluto finishes the year at 4º19’ Aquarius

So, if you have any planets or angles between 2º43’ and 5º30’ Aquarius—as well as those same degrees in Taurus, Leo, or Scorpio—then you will be having a Pluto transit in 2026.
 
Neptune:

-Neptune starts the year at 29º30’ Pisces
-Neptune ingresses into Aries on 26 January 2026
-Neptune reaches 4º25’ Aries, then stations retrograde on 7 July 2026
-Neptune retrogrades back to 1º36’ Aries, then stations direct on 12 December 2026
-Neptune finishes the year at 1º42’ Aries

So, if you have planets or angles between 29º30’ and 29º59’ Pisces—as well as those same degrees in Gemini, Virgo, and Sagittarius—then you will be having a Neptune transit in 2026.
And if you have any planets of angles between 0º00’ Aries and 4º25’ Aries—as well as those same degrees in Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn—then you will also be having a Neptune transit in 2026.
 
Uranus:

-Uranus starts the year retrograde at 27º57’ Taurus
-Uranus retrogrades back to 27º27’ Taurus, then stations direct on 4 February 2026
-Uranus ingresses into Gemini on 26 April 2026
-Uranus reaches 5º41’ Gemini, then stations retrograde on 10 September 2026
-Uranus finishes the year retrograde at 2º20’ Gemini

So, if you have any planets or angles between 27º27’ and 29º59’ Taurus—as well as those same degrees in Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius—then you will be having a Uranus transit in 2026.
And if you have any planets or angles between 0º00’ and 5º41’ Gemini—as well as those same degrees in Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces—then you will also be having a Uranus transit in 2026.
 
Saturn:

-Saturn starts the year at 26º10’ Pisces
-Saturn ingresses into Aries on 14 February 2026
-Saturn reaches 14º45’ Aries, then stations retrograde on 26 July 2026
-Saturn retrogrades back to 7º55’ Aries, then stations direct on 10 December 2026
-Saturn finishes the year at 8º17’ Aries

So, if you have any planets or angles between 26º10’ and 29º59’ Pisces—as well as those same degrees in Gemini, Virgo and Sagittarius—then you will be having a Saturn transit in 2026.
And if you have any planets or angles between 0º00’ and 14º45’ Aries—as well as those same degrees in Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn—then you will also be having a Saturn transit in 2026.
 
Jupiter:

-Jupiter starts the year retrograde at 21º21’ Cancer
-Jupiter retrogrades back to 15º05’ Cancer, then stations direct on 11 March 2026
-Jupiter ingresses into Leo on 30 June 2026
-Jupiter reaches 27º01’ Leo, then stations retrograde on 13 December 2026
-Jupiter finishes the year retrograde at 26º30’ Leo

So, if you have any planets or angles between 21º21’ and 29º59’ Cancer—as well as those same degrees in Libra, Capricorn, and Aries—then you will be having a Jupiter transit this year.
And if you have any planets or angles between 0º00’ and 27º01’ Leo—as well as those same degrees in Scorpio, Aquarius, and Taurus—then you will also be having a Jupiter transit in 2026.
 
Venus retrograde:

-Venus will station retrograde at 8º29’ Scorpio on 3 October 2026
-Venus will station direct at 22º51º Libra on 14 November 2026
 
Mercury retrogrades:

-Mercury will station retrograde at 22º33’ Pisces on 26 February 2026
-Mercury will station direct at 8º31’ Pisces on 20 March 2026
-Mercury will station retrograde at 26º14’ Cancer on 29 June 2026
-Mercury will station direct at 16º21’ Cancer on 23 July 2026
-Mercury will station retrograde at 20º58’ Scorpio on 24 October 2026
-Mercury will station direct at 5º04’ Scorpio on 13 November 2026
 
Eclipses:

-17 February 2026: Solar Eclipse at 28º Aquarius
-3 March 2026: Lunar Eclipse at 12º Virgo
-12 August 2026: Solar Eclipse at 20º Leo
-28 August 2026: Lunar Eclipse at 4º Pisces