Astrology Calendar 2026

By Vadim

This is the Chart and Deck astrology calendar for 2026: every retrograde, eclipse and sign change, with the dates checked against an ephemeris and updated every week. The wheel below is the year itself: each arc is a retrograde on its own planet’s ring, each mark on the rim is an eclipse, and the dotted line points at today.

Terracotta: Mercury, Venus, Mars · Ink: Jupiter and beyond · Rim marks: eclipses

Jump to Sep 26 · Oct 26 · Dec 26 · Jan 27 · Feb 27 · May 27 · Jun 27 · Jul 27 · Aug 27 · Sep 27 · Oct 27 · Dec 27

September 2026

• ♅ September 10 to February 8, 2027 · Happening now Uranus retrograde in Gemini Sudden change tends to move inward here, showing up as realization rather than outside upheaval. 6 degrees Gemini

October 2026

• ♀ October 3 to November 13 · Ahead Venus retrograde in Scorpio and Libra Relationships and money decisions tend to ask for a second look during this period, not a fast yes. 8 degrees Scorpio
• ♇ October 15 · Ahead Pluto stations direct in Aquarius Pluto direct tends to bring transformation that had been working quietly back into view. 3 degrees Aquarius
• ☿ October 24 to November 13 · Ahead Mercury retrograde in Scorpio Communication and travel plans tend to need extra care during this stretch, worth double checking details before you assume they are set. 21 degrees Scorpio

December 2026

• ♄ December 10 · Ahead Saturn stations direct in Aries Saturn moving direct tends to release pressure that built during the retrograde and let plans move again. 8 degrees Aries
• ♃ December 12 to April 12, 2027 · Ahead Jupiter retrograde in Leo Growth and expansion plans tend to turn inward for review here, rather than keep moving outward. 27 degrees Leo
• ♆ December 12 · Ahead Neptune stations direct in Aries Neptune direct tends to let dreams and plans drift back outward again. 2 degrees Aries

January 2027

• ♂ January 10 to April 1 · Ahead Mars retrograde in Virgo and Leo Energy and momentum tend to stall here, rewarding patience over pushing forward. Mars slips back into Leo on February 21, 2027 partway through. 10 degrees Virgo

February 2027

• ◑ February 6 · Ahead Annular solar eclipse in Aquarius Solar eclipses tend to mark a fresh start, this one in Aquarius favoring community ties and long term goals. 17 degrees 38 minutes Aquarius. Path of annularity crosses southern Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, then coastal West Africa including Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria.
• ♅ February 8 · Ahead Uranus stations direct in Gemini Uranus direct tends to bring the surprises that built up during its retrograde back out into the open. 2 degrees Gemini
• ☿ February 9 to March 3 · Ahead Mercury retrograde in Pisces and Aquarius This retrograde often shows up as mixed signals and rescheduled plans, a good stretch to slow down with contracts and messages. 6 degrees Pisces
• ◑ February 20 · Ahead Penumbral lunar eclipse in Virgo Lunar eclipses tend to bring endings into focus, this one in Virgo pointing at routines and daily habits. 2 degrees 5 minutes Virgo. Fully visible over Africa, Europe and western Asia; rising over most of the Americas and setting over eastern Asia and western Australia.

May 2027

• ♇ May 8 to October 17 · Ahead Pluto retrograde in Aquarius A repeat of Pluto’s slow internal work on what needs to be released or rebuilt. 7 degrees Aquarius

June 2027

• ☿ June 10 to July 4 · Ahead Mercury retrograde in Cancer and Gemini Old conversations and unfinished business tend to resurface here, and devices tend to get fussier than usual. 6 degrees Cancer

July 2027

• ♆ July 9 to December 15 · Ahead Neptune retrograde in Aries A return to Neptune’s inward, clarifying pace, good for noticing what you have been avoiding. 7 degrees Aries
• ◑ July 18 · Ahead Penumbral lunar eclipse in Capricorn A faint lunar eclipse in Capricorn, worth a quiet moment to notice what structures feel finished. 25 degrees 49 minutes Capricorn. Completely visible over Asia, east Africa and Australia. Wikipedia notes the Moon barely clips the Earth’s penumbra, so it is a very faint, near-miss eclipse in practice.
• ♃ July 26 · Ahead Jupiter enters Virgo Jupiter’s shift into Virgo tends to bring a more practical, detail minded chapter after Leo’s boldness. 0 degrees Virgo

August 2027

• ◑ August 2 · Ahead Total solar eclipse in Leo A major solar eclipse in Leo, often felt as a strong turning point around identity and self expression. 9 degrees 55 minutes Leo. Path of totality crosses southern Spain and Gibraltar, then Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan and Somalia; partial phase visible across the rest of Europe, much of Africa, the Middle East and southern Asia. Totality lasts up to 6 minutes 23 seconds, the longest until 2114.
• ♄ August 9 to December 23 · Ahead Saturn retrograde in Aries A repeat of Saturn’s slow, testing pace, useful for checking commitments rather than starting new ones. 28 degrees Aries
• ◑ August 17 · Ahead Penumbral lunar eclipse in Aquarius A lunar eclipse in Aquarius closing out the year’s eclipse pair, good for noticing which community ties still fit. 24 degrees 12 minutes Aquarius. Completely visible over North and South America; rising over Australia and the central Pacific and setting over West Africa.

September 2027

• ♅ September 15 to February 12, 2028 · Ahead Uranus retrograde in Gemini Another stretch where change works from the inside, more insight than incident. 10 degrees Gemini

October 2027

• ☿ October 7 to October 28 · Ahead Mercury retrograde in Scorpio and Libra A good window for revisiting unfinished business rather than launching something new. 5 degrees Scorpio
• ♇ October 17 · Ahead Pluto stations direct in Aquarius Pluto direct again, a marker for change that has been building to finally become visible. 5 degrees Aquarius

December 2027

• ♆ December 15 · Ahead Neptune stations direct in Aries Neptune direct again, a marker for imagination and intuition moving back into the world. 4 degrees Aries
• ♄ December 23 · Ahead Saturn stations direct in Aries Saturn direct again, a marker for renewed movement on long term plans. 21 degrees Aries

Guides to these cycles

A date on its own does not tell you much. These go through what each cycle tends to mean and what to do with it.

• Mercury retrogradeCrossed messages, plans that need a second look, and what to do about it.
• Venus retrogradeSix weeks of review on what you value, and who.
• Jupiter retrogradeFour months where what you already took on gets a second look.
• The Saturn returnThe once in 29 years passage, the ages it lands at, and what tends to change.
• The solar return chartYour birthday chart, cast for the moment the Sun comes back to its own degree.

Questions people ask

What is happening in the sky right now? Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, Neptune retrograde in Aries, Saturn retrograde in Aries, Uranus retrograde in Gemini. Next up is Venus retrograde in Scorpio and Libra on October 3, 2026.

How many retrogrades are there in 2026? 7 in this calendar, counting every planet from Mercury out to Pluto. Mercury alone turns retrograde three or four times a year, for about three weeks each time.

When are the eclipses? February 6, 2027, annular solar eclipse in aquarius; February 20, 2027, penumbral lunar eclipse in virgo; July 18, 2027, penumbral lunar eclipse in capricorn; August 2, 2027, total solar eclipse in leo; August 17, 2027, penumbral lunar eclipse in aquarius.

Does a retrograde mean something bad is coming? No. A retrograde is an optical effect: from Earth a planet appears to move backward while nothing about it changes. What it tends to do is expose what was already loose, which is why the guides here describe tendencies rather than predictions.

Dates are calendar dates in US Eastern time, matching Cafe Astrology’s published ephemeris; a date can fall a day earlier or later in other time zones. Checked against Cafe Astrology, retrogrades.html, Cafe Astrology, retrogrades.html and mars-retrograde-dates.html, Cafe Astrology, 2027-eclipse-charts.html (date/degree); nationaleclipse.com and Space.com (visibility), Cafe Astrology, 2027-eclipse-charts.html (date/degree); TheSkyLive (visibility), Cafe Astrology, 2027-eclipse-charts.html (date/degree); Wikipedia (visibility), Cafe Astrology, events/jupiter-enters-virgo, Cafe Astrology, 2027-eclipse-charts.html (date/degree); nationaleclipse.com (visibility). This page is rebuilt every week, so the dates above move on their own as each cycle ends.