Monday 30th March 2026
04.30 to 13.31 A finger of fate yod is manifest involving the Moon, Saturn, the Sun and Pluto.
04.59 The diligent slowly waxing gibbous Moon, decelerating at 5 Virgo, waning quincunx Pluto at 5 Aquarius
05.14 The Moon at 5 Virgo waxing quincunx Saturn at 5 Aries
09.11 The Moon at 7 Virgo opposition her ascending node at 7 Pisces
13.31 The Moon at 10 Virgo waxing quincunx The Sun at 10 Aries
16.02 Venus enters Taurus today March 30th, as an evening star, joining Uranus in this sign. See below.
18.45 The Moon at 13 Virgo opposition Mercury at 13 Pisces
STATE OF THE SKY. (ALL TIMES ON THIS SITE ARE GMT.)
We are leaving an eventful eclipse season.
The Sun today is at 10 degrees Aries. Saturn and Neptune are also in Aries. Mercury and Mars are in Pisces.
There are 82 days to the Northern Hemisphere Summer Solstice. All the planets are direct in motion. The Full Moon in Libra is on Wednesday night/Thursday morning. Everything is now in the balance. Lunar pressures are rising. Careful choices and advancement are part and parcel of the next 2 days.
MERCURY
Mercury entered Pisces as an evening star and is residing in Pisces for a lengthy 63 days. He has now completed his retrograde loop. Mercury trines Jupiter in Cancer 3 times during this period, conferring an optimistic quality onto the 9 weeks. Now a direct morning star Mercury trines Jupiter a final time on April 3rd. He leaves his shadow on April 9th at 23 Pisces. Mercury sextiles Uranus on April 15th, with creative ingenuity. Mercury leaves Pisces for Aries on April 15th and is conjunct Neptune on the day of the Aries New Moon April 17th. This whole period is mentally intuitive and dreamy. Thought processes are guided by intuition, empathy, and subtle, non-verbal cues. Communication expresses ideas through poetry, art, music, and fantasy. Thinking is fluid. This can lead to confusion, escapism, forgetfulness, and a tendency to be overwhelmed by emotions, but essentially this is a time for faith.
Mercury retrograde periods ahead.
Jun 29 to Jul 23, 2026
Oct 24 to Nov 13 2026
Feb 9 to Mar 3, 2027
Oct 7 to Oct 28, 2027
Jan 24 to Feb 14, 2028
May 21 to Jun 14, 2028
VENUS
Venus enters Taurus today March 30th, as an evening star, joining Uranus in this sign. She dances through this sign in a fleeting 25 days. Venus squares Pluto on April 3rd, a trifle lascivious. Venus sextiles Jupiter on April 13th, with all home comforts. Venus is conjunct Uranus at 30 degrees Taurus on April 24th, the highlight of the residence. Venus enters Gemini 2 hours later on that day, April 24th. Her next retrograde phase is the 41 day period from Oct 3rd to Nov 14th 2026 in Scorpio and Libra. The Venus in Taurus vibration is a very grounded, sensual, and stable energy, focusing on pleasures, financial security, and aesthetic beauty.
MARS
Mars enters Pisces on March 2nd. Mars swims through the Pisces ocean in 38 days. The residence is potentially mellow. Mars leaves Pisces for Aries on April 9th. Mars in Pisces blends action-oriented energy with dreamy, emotional, and intuition, often leading to a passive, indirect, or highly creative approach to life. We are driven by feelings rather than logic with Mars in Pisces. Mars is next retrograde from Jan 10th 2027 to April 1st 2027 in Leo/Virgo.
JUPITER
Jupiter is in Cancer from June 9th 2025 to June 30th 2026. He is now direct. Jupiter is exalted in Cancer. His energy is focused on 'the home' and the people, places, and memories that make us feel safe and secure. This one is 'the family way'. Jupiter in Cancer cares. Jupiter in Cancer 'expands home', it centres us on 'selfhood', our place, our world domain. It 'holds together' after the energetic flurry of Jupiter in Gemini. Jupiter in Cancer spreads peace. Not a bad thought in such a chaotic world right now.
SATURN
Saturn is direct in Aries. Saturn's first foray into Aries lasted from 25/5/25 to 1/9/25. After returning to Pisces for 5 months he finally settled in Aries on February 14, 2026. During the 2025 Saturn in Aries period Ukraine launched 'Operation Spiderweb', a large drone attack on Russian military bases. More than 40 aircraft of the Russian Air Force were attacked. Iran and Israel were at war. Iran attacked US bases in Qatar. Israel was at war with Syria.
The astrology of Saturn in Aries has a focus on disciplined action, pioneering leadership, and structural changes. This transit brings karmic lessons regarding individual responsibility, courage, and self-assertion, often manifesting as intense global transformations and a need for new, bold leadership. Wars do manifest.
During this residence Jupiter in Leo 'fire trines' Saturn in Aries 3 times, 31/8/26, 3/4/27, and 11/7/27. This is very courageous. Saturn sextiles Pluto once, March 28th 2026, this signals a transformational tome for global structures, focusing on reforming power dynamics and strengthening foundations. Mars conjuncts Saturn at 8 Aries on 19/4/26, a very forceful time with a planetary stellium in Aries. Saturn leaves Aries for Taurus on April 12th 2028. Saturn in Aries forces us to build personal authority and take responsibility. Aries fire forges steel.
URANUS
Uranus is direct in Taurus. He first buzzed into Gemini on 7th July 2025. Uranus's initial residence in this sign was from July 7th 2025 to November 8th 2025. Uranus re-enters Gemini on April 25th 2026 for a 6.25 year stay, leaving for Cancer on August 3rd 2032. The period of Uranus in Taurus, 2018 to 2026, has coincided with severe weather events around the world and the rise of right wing populist politics, (similar to the 1930s).
NEPTUNE
Neptune re-entered Aries on January 26, 2026, where he will remain until March 23, 2039. On January 26 Neptune entered Aries for the first time since 1875-during which there was the American Civil War, the unification of Germany and Italy, and the rise of spiritualism and new religious movements. Essentially, this planetary transit is a time of great shifts in beliefs and opinions, in paradigms and world orders. Aries brings the pursuit of bravery, freedom, and fresh starts. However, Neptune can be tricky, illusionary and hard to pin down, so we may not see ourselves clearly, or we might struggle with clarifying what we're really trying to change, and why.
PLUTO
Pluto re-entered Aquarius on Nov 19th 2024 and will remain there till the year 2043.
Pluto was last in Aquarius from 1777 to 1798. Pluto in Aquarius will revolutionize society, technology, and collective power structures. This era marks a shift from Capricorn's top-down, traditional control toward Aquarian-driven horizontal power, emphasizing AI, digital rights, and, crucially, the 'power of the people'.
UPCOMING ECLIPSES
Aug 12th 2026. A Total Solar Eclipse at 20 Leo visible from Europe(far northwest Spain, low at sunset), quintile Uranus. Electric Avenue.
Aug 28th-29th 2026 A Partial Lunar Eclipse at 5 Pisces visible from Europe, Africa and America, opposite Mercury. Magic mirror on the soul.
Feb 6th 2027 An annular Solar Eclipse at 17 Aquarius.
Feb 21st 2027 A penumbral lunar eclipse at 3 Virgo.
Aug 2nd 2027 TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE at 11 Leo. ECLIPSE OF THE CENTURY. ONE YOU MUST NOT MISS.
Aug 17th 2027 A Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius.
Jan 12th 2028 A Partial Lunar Eclipse at 22 degrees Cancer.
Jan 26th 2028 An Annular Solar Eclipse 6 degrees Aquarius.
THE LUNAR STANDSTILL.
The Mean Lunar Node is in Pisces. We are (first half of 2026) approaching the end of a Major Lunar Standstill. This is a period lasting for three years within the 18.6 year lunar nodal cycle. The last major lunar standstill centred on June 2006, and this current one was centred on January 2025. During these years we are observing extreme northerly and southerly lunar rising and setting points on the local horizon when the Moon is in tropical Gemini/Cancer or Sagittarius/Capricorn. The next Minor standstill is 2034 and the next Major standstill is in 2043.