The Astrology of 2026
Mercury is the planet of communication, perception, thought, learning, language, travel, logic, how we process, transmit, and exchange information.
In 2026, Mercury will retrograde three times in the Water Signs:
February 26th - March 20th in Pisces
June 29th - July 23rd in Cancer
October 24th - November 13th in Scorpio
These retrogrades will symbolize moments in 2026 when we’ll be told to slow down and reassess our emotional narratives, intuitive responses, and subconscious patterns. The aftermath will be that we’ve gained clarity, emotional maturity, and greater sense of awareness.
Venus is the planet of love, beauty, art, relationships, values, attraction, harmony, pleasure, aesthetics, and how we relate to others and ourselves.
In 2026, Venus will retrograde from October 3rd - November 14th, beginning in Scorpio, her sign of detriment, and ending in Libra, her home.
Venus Retrograde in both Scorpio and Libra during October and November will symbolize a deep re-evaluation of intimacy, trust, and emotional bonds alongside a necessary reassessment of balance, fairness, and reciprocity in our relationships, values, and self-worth.
Mars is the planet of action, ambition, drive, desire, anger, courage, and how we assert ourselves, make decisions, solve problems, and pursue what we want.
In 2026, Mars will move through several signs that challenge us to balance impulse with strategy, emotional motivation with discipline, and personal desire with long-term sustainability. Thankfully, Mars will remain direct throughout all of 2026, meaning we’re offered a rare year of uninterrupted momentum. We’ll learn how our actions come with clear results, encouraging us to recalibrate how we initiate and move toward our goals.
Jupiter is the planet of growth, expansion, wisdom, opportunity, abundance, faith, meaning, knowledge, and the beliefs that shape how we experience life.
Jupiter will station direct in Cancer on March 10th, 2026, reviving emotional growth, healing, security, and nourishment around home, family, connection to our loved ones, and our sense of belonging. Later in the year, on June 30th, 2026, Jupiter will enter Leo where he’ll shift our growth and expansion toward confidence, creativity, leadership, joy, and wholehearted self-expression.
Saturn is the planet known as the architect of time, and rules maturity, responsibility, change, discipline, structure, boundaries, karma, and the lessons that shape our resilience.
Saturn re-enters Aries on February 13th, 2026, marking the official beginning of a bold new cycle, and will stay in Aries until April 12th, 2028.
This Saturn transit will encourage us to grow up, take responsibility for ourselves, our independence, leadership, courage, and self-directed ambitions by building strength through decisive action rather than avoidance or delay.
Uranus is the planet of disruption, unexpected and sudden changes, rebellion, innovation, awakening, collective movements, and the breakthroughs that liberate us from outdated systems and identities.
Uranus will re-enter Gemini on April 25th, 2026, officially beginning a seismic new chapter of cultural and technological transformations. Uranus in Gemini initiates a multi-year revolution of the mind that will reshape our communication, technology, media, education, and collective thinking. This transit will teach us how to adapt quickly, think differently, and embrace new ways of exchanging information and ideas.
Neptune is the planet of collective ideals, spirituality, mysticism, aspirations, dreams, intuition, imagination, and is known for dissolving certainty and timelines. She softens facts, heightens emotions, and inspires compassion, creativity, and sometimes confusion.
Neptune re-enters Aries on January 26th, 2026, beginning a long transit (until May 21st, 2038) that signals the dawn of a new era.
Neptune in Aries will inspire us to take assertive action on our dreams, actively take the lead in creating our own reality, and embody our visions with drive and determination.
Pluto is the planet of transformation, power, rebirth, alchemy, evolution, and the cycles of destruction and renewal that reshapes individuals and societies.
Pluto in Aquarius demands progress, innovation, and freedom, inspiring collective change, revolutionizing technology, and challenges the social structures and outdated systems that need redistribution. She works through collective communities, systems, and technologies, and inspires us to confront where unhealthy dynamics have kept us from evolving.
Pluto will stay in Aquarius until March of 2043, acting as a powerful turning point in our society’s evolution, altruism, and humanitarian power.