2026 Major Astrology Dates: Retrogrades, Eclipses, and More
As we know, timing is everything. So, if you're aware of what's coming up in the astrological skies, you have just a slightly better edge on life. For example, maybe you're looking for the best wedding dates per astrology or you're just wondering how the transits are going to affect your personal birth chart next month. Using astrology can give you better ideas around what to expect... and how to handle it.
2026 Astrological Dates: Retrogrades, Full Moons, New Moons, Eclipses, and More
January
January 3: Full moon (Cancer 13°)
January 6: Venus cazimi (Capricorn 16°)
January 9: Mars cazimi (Capricorn 19°)
January 18: New moon (Capricorn 28°)
January 21: Mercury cazimi (Aquarius 1°)
January 23: Pluto cazimi (Aquarius 3°)
January 26: Neptune enters Aries
February
February 1: Full moon (Leo 13°)
February 11: Mercury conjunct North Node (Pisces 9°)
February 13: Saturn enters Aries
February 17: New moon solar eclipse (Aquarius 28°)
February 17: Venus conjunct North Node (Pisces 9°)
February 20: Saturn conjunct Neptune (Aries 0*)
February 22: Venus trine Jupiter retrograde (Pisces/Cancer 15°)
February 25: Mercury retrograde (Pisces 22°)
February 27: Mercury conjunct Venus (Pisces 22°)
March
March 3: Full moon lunar eclipse (Virgo 12°)
March 7: Mercury cazimi (Pisces 16°)
March 10: Jupiter direct (Cancer 15°)
March 13: Mars conjunct North Node (Pisces 8°)
March 17: Mercury retrograde conjunct North Node (Pisces 8°)
March 18: New moon (Pisces 28°)
March 20: Mercury direct (Pisces 8°)
March 22: Neptune cazimi (Aries 1°)
March 25: Saturn cazimi (Aries 4°)
April
April 1: Full moon (Libra 12°)
April 16: Chiron cazimi (Aries 26°)
April 17: New moon (Aries 27°)
April 23: Venus conjunct Uranus (Taurus 29°)
April 25: Uranus enters Gemini
April 29: Venus square Nodes (Gemini/Pisces/Virgo 7°)
May
May 1: Full moon (Scorpio 11°)
May 6: Pluto retrograde
May 14: Mercury cazimi (Taurus 23°)
May 16: New moon (Taurus 25°)
May 19: Mercury square Nodes (Gemini/Pisces/Virgo 4°)
May 22: Uranus cazimi (Gemini 1°)
May 31: Full moon (Sagittarius 9°)
June
June 9: Venus conjunct Jupiter (Cancer 25°)
June 12: Uranus square Nodes (Gemini/Pisces/Virgo 2°)
June 14: New moon (Gemini 24°)
June 19: Chiron enters Taurus
June 29: Mercury retrograde (Cancer 26°)
June 29: Mars square Nodes (Gemini/Pisces/Virgo 0°)
June 29: Full moon (Capricorn 8°)
June 29: Jupiter enters Leo
July
July 7: Neptune retrograde (Aries 4°)
July 12: Mercury cazimi (Cancer 20°)
July 14: New moon (Cancer 21°)
July 19: Jupiter trine Neptune retrograde (Leo/Aries 4°)
July 23: Mercury direct (Aries 14°)
July 26: Saturn retrograde (Aries 14°)
July 26: South Node enters Leo // North Node enters Aquarius
July 29: Jupiter cazimi (Leo 6°)
July 29: Full moon (Aquarius 6°)
August
August 3: Chiron retrograde (Taurus 0°)
August 12: New moon eclipse (Leo 20°)
August 22: South Node cazimi (Leo 29°)
August 25: Mercury conjunct South Node (Leo 29°)
August 27: Mercury cazimi (Virgo 4°)
August 27: Full moon eclipse (Pisces 4°)
August 31: Jupiter trine Saturn (Leo/Aries 13°)
September
September 10: Uranus retrograde (Gemini 5°)
September 10: New moon (Virgo 18°)
September 17: Chiron retrograde leaves Taurus
September 26: Full moon (Aries 3°)
October
October 3: Venus retrograde (Scorpio 8°)
October 10: New moon (Libra 17°)
October 15: Pluto direct (Aquarius 3°)
October 23: Venus cazimi (Scorpio 0°)
October 24: Mercury retrograde (Scorpio 20°)
October 25: Venus leaves Scorpio
October 25: Full moon (Taurus 2°)
November
November 4: Mercury cazimi (Scorpio 12°)
November 8: New moon (Scorpio 16°)
November 12: Jupiter conjunct South Node (Leo 25°)
November 13: Mercury direct (Scorpio 5°)
November 13: Venus direct (Libra 22°)
November 14: Mars conjunct South Node (Leo 25°)
November 15: Mars conjunct Jupiter (Leo 25°)
November 24: Full moon (Gemini 2°)
December
December 1: Mercury square Nodes (Scorpio/Aquarius/Leo 23°)
December 8: New moon (Sagittarius 16°)
December 10: Saturn direct (Aries 7°)
December 12: Neptune direct (Aries 1°)
December 12: Jupiter retrograde (Leo 27°)
December 29: Venus square Nodes (Scorpio/Aquarius/Leo 21°)
