Aspects 2026
JANUARY
25th January: Neptune Ingress Aries
In the middle of the Pluto conjunctions, and perhaps helping us to hold tight to our people, our tribe and our ideas about who we are, Neptune the planet of delusion, enters a brand new orbit of the zodiac. This is a phenomenal change in mood, and one that will be augmented when Saturn joins Neptune on Valentine’s Day. Our dreams our changing, our religions and spiritual senses are going to be the focus, and we are going to have to fight for the freedom to feel into our own inner life and express those ideas.
FEBRUARY
13th / 14th February: Saturn Ingress Aries To Conjunct Neptune
Neptune is already in Aries, at zero degree and now Saturn joins the watery mystical planet. These two have opposing forces of building and dissolving, but Neptune has the stronger influence here as you can see by the last time their meeting deconstructed the Berlin Wall and the authoritarian regime that is represented.
This meeting was in Capricorn (hence why the Iron Curtain had to go), but Saturn conjunct Neptune always brings about some kind of spiritual advancement or event, that catapults humanity onwards, and in Aries, we should all be experiencing this for ourselves.
Or a cosmic, space themed event, - we all have to watch the Manhattan project on Netflix which documents some of this - there will also be incursions with the uncanny, or spectral or paranormal AND the divine.
17th February: Annular Solar Eclipse @ 28’ Aquarius On North Node
The Aquarius New Moon is always the date of the Chinese New Year, and it just so happens that this is a Solar Eclipse. Of course this enhances the start of this year, like firing a klaxon gun, and on top of this powerful introduction, it is the year of the Fire Horse. This is a ‘get stuff done, ask questions later’ kind of energy, and in ancient China they would kill all the female babies born in this year as they were going to be far too dynamic to make a good marriage or exist in a society that prized meek and obedient women.
The eclipse itself will be at 28’ Aquarius, and opening doorways to futuristic ideas and events that will surprise, delight and shock in equal measure. It represents another foray into the Age of Aquarius which doesn’t actually start until year 2160, but humanity will be leaning into the future via this water and consciousness carrying zodiac sign’s Solar Eclipse in the year of the Fire Horse.
26th February: Mercury Retrograde In Water Signs
On 26th February we have the first of three Mercury retrogrades which are all in water signs. It feels like Mercury will be mopping up the mess of the tsunami of the Grand Water Trine of 2025 and adding depth and wisdom to the big emotional waves that have been crashing through our lives.
This one is in Pisces and ends on 20th March.
The next one is 29th June - 23rd July in Cancer, almost exactly repeating the Jupiter Retrograde of 2025.
The third starts on 23rd October and finishes on 13th November to go direct at the same time as Venus stations direct from her retrograde, so deep scorpionic fated love and perhaps heart wounding is coming up to be cleared here.
MARCH
3rd March: Lunar Eclipse @ 12’ Virgo On South Node
This Lunar Eclipse on the South Node representing the past will hopefully bring about a correction of ideas or events from the past. Far from being revisionist history, this is a realignment of values so that we can honestly see things from a new, much healthier perspective.
It does mean that out-dated information and behaviours cannot remain at socially acceptable.
20th March: APDM Starts Including April And May
On 20th March an APDM starts…all planets in direct motion, which speeds everything up somewhat. This is generally good news, but things happen very fast, and sometimes things happen so fast, you have not had time to consider them, and the horse has already bolted - and as this is the year of the Fire Horse, the speed of events and their drama, could be shocking and disorientating.
The APDM starts with Mercury, involving our personal thoughts, but ends with Pluto, drawing us back to our karmic life mission.
APRIL
25th April: Uranus Ingress Gemini (for seven years)
Uranus, the planet of chaos, disruption and enlightenment, now enters Gemini for the next seven years. We have had a taster of this future tech, ai and transhumanist activities, but humanity has no idea what is coming as Uranus does love to surprise. Uranus will throw in a few curve balls so that we have to grip the layers and complexity of the coming digital revolution.
JUNE
29th June: Jupiter Ingress Leo (for one year)
Jupiter will expand whatever it touches, including antagonism and pain, yet here in Leo, whatever is in our hearts is top priority and we do have to take accountability for how we present ourselves. This is an opportunity to express ourselves, but we also be prepared to have courage for our convictions. There is plenty of opportunity for life’s pleasures, flirting, love affairs and also the ensuing drama as the lion roars.
JULY
17th July: Uranus Trine Pluto
Uranus and Pluto are going to make five exact trines through to 2029, just like back in 2012 to 2015, when they made seven squares. The squares were much more progressive and demanding, and these trines should enable us to develop intellectually and socially since they are both in air signs. New ways of learning and communicating, perhaps beyond this world will surprise us all.
Uranus is the quick, fast and chaotic change that is startling but also enlightening, whilst Pluto is deeply revolutionary on a soul level, and together in an air sign they will evolve humanity beyond our wildest dreams.
The next exact trine in 2026 will be on 29th November.
OCTOBER
2nd October: Venus Retrograde @ 8’ Scorpio
This Venus Retrograde starts in Scorpio where an excavation into our inner world makes a powerful realisation on the energy we carry around love, how to love, and why we resist or fall without question. Past abuse may come up for review and recapitulation.
Venus enters Libra half way through this retrograde, where she rules romance, art, luxury and money. There maybe reconsiderations about what constitutes a good relationship or value for money; expenditure might come under question. Essentially we are asked to look at our part in whatever we are creating and whether this stems from deep misgivings or past mishaps.
NOVEMBER
4th November: Mars Enters Shadow Zone @ 20’ Leo
Mars will retrograde in 2027, but the power-down of energy and progress starts in 2026, where Mars enters the shadow zone in Leo.
The actual retrograde will start on 10th January 2027 which means a slow start to the year, where things may not go as planned. Consider this the refinement of all you should be doing and that Virgo, where the retrograde starts, will correct or discard everything out of alignment with your heart (Leo).