November 11, 2025→March 11, 2026
Jupiter retrograde · Cancer
Jupiter retrograde that began in late 2025. A review of what counted as growth: expansion turns inward rather than outward.
2026Transit calendar
Key dates of the astrological year
All retrograde periods, eclipses, and slow-planet sign ingresses in 2026. The calendar is refreshed once a year.
The essentials of 2026
- Neptune leaves Pisces after 14 years and enters Aries on 26 January — the biggest shift in collective ideals in a decade.
- Saturn changes sign from Pisces to Aries on 14 February, and Uranus moves from Taurus to Gemini on 26 April: both shifts switch the theme of the decade.
- Venus retrograde from 3 October to 14 November, from Scorpio back into Libra: the most significant retrograde of the year for love and money.
- Total solar eclipse in Leo on 12 August — a powerful reset point for creative self-expression.
01RetrogradesRetrograde periods
When a planet visually moves backward relative to Earth, its energy «rolls back» inward. A season for reviews, repairs, returns — not for new beginnings.
February 26, 2026→March 20, 2026
Mercury retrograde · Pisces
The first Mercury retrograde of the year, in a water sign. Confusion in agreements that rested on “we understood each other, right?”. A good time to rewrite and clarify.
May 6, 2026→October 16, 2026
Pluto retrograde · Aquarius
The yearly Pluto retrograde. A six-month window when the rebuilding of the collective and the personal goes deeper.
June 29, 2026→July 23, 2026
Mercury retrograde · Cancer
The second Mercury retrograde of the year. Old family conversations come back, along with themes of home and the past.
July 7, 2026→December 12, 2026
Neptune retrograde · Aries
The first full Neptune retrograde in Aries. A stress test for the new ideals declared at the start of the year.
July 26, 2026→December 10, 2026
Saturn retrograde · Aries
The first Saturn retrograde in Aries. A return to what you started on your own in spring — and the question of whether it can carry the load.
September 10, 2026→February 8, 2027
Uranus retrograde · Gemini
Uranus retrograde turns the information reform into an inner review. It ends in 2027.
October 3, 2026→November 14, 2026
Venus retrograde · Scorpio
The key retrograde of the year for relationships: Venus stations in Scorpio and backs into Libra on 25 October. Exes come back; values and what we pay for get reviewed.
October 24, 2026→November 13, 2026
Mercury retrograde · Scorpio
The third and last Mercury retrograde of the year, running alongside Venus retrograde. The “heaviest”-feeling stretch of autumn: unspoken things come to the surface.
More on retrogrades: Mercury retrograde in 2026.
02EclipsesSolar and lunar eclipses
Eclipses are «amplified» new and full moons. They launch themes for the next 6 months (solar) or close old cycles (lunar).
February 17, 2026
Annular solar eclipse · Aquarius
A reset point for communities, projects and shared plans. It launches a six-month cycle of new beginnings within groups.
March 3, 2026
Total lunar eclipse · Virgo
A finale for Virgo themes: routine, health, work. An emotional peak and a moment of clarity about what no longer works.
August 12, 2026
Total solar eclipse · Leo
The most powerful eclipse of the year. Themes of creative self-expression, children and visibility. The path of totality crossed Iceland and northern Spain.
August 28, 2026
Partial lunar eclipse · Pisces
Closing Pisces themes: illusions dissolve, and you see the price of what began on 12 August.
Eclipses come in pairs, and the stretch between them works as a single period: eclipses in 2026, dates and what each one means.
03Sign ingressesSlow planets change signs
Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto stay in each sign for 7 to 30 years — these transitions define eras. Saturn and Jupiter change sign every 2.5 and 1 year respectively.
January 26, 2026
Neptune: Pisces → Aries
Neptune finally leaves its own sign after fourteen years and opens a new 14-year cycle in Aries. The theme shifts from dissolution to the search for a new ideal of action.
February 14, 2026
Saturn: Pisces → Aries
Saturn closes its three-year “school of Pisces” and begins a cycle in Aries: a demand for independence and responsibility for your own decisions.
April 26, 2026
Uranus: Taurus → Gemini
Uranus moves into Gemini for good after seven years in Taurus. The reform shifts from matter and money to information, communication and ways of thinking.
June 30, 2026
Jupiter: Cancer → Leo
Jupiter changes the tone of the year: from home, roots and care to the stage, creativity and the right to be seen. It stays in Leo until 26 July 2027.
≈ July 27, 2026
Lunar nodes: Pisces / Virgo → Aquarius / Leo
A new 18-month karmic axis: the North Node in Aquarius points to growth through communities, technology and shared projects; the South Node in Leo asks you to stop leaning on your personal stage.
And what will these transits do to your chart?
A general calendar shows what happens in the sky. A personal reading shows which of your planets these transits actually engage — and in what areas of life.
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