Latest:-Monday 26th January 2026

The Sun and four planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Pluto, are in Aquarius for 11 more days. The astrological atmosphere is now progressive, future focused, eccentric, nonconformist, and humanitarian. Clear blue light envelops the biosphere. The next pinch points are Mars conjunct Pluto late (GMT) tomorrow and Mercury conjunct Venus on Thursday. Both conjunctions in Aquarius.
00.08 The rapidly waxing Moon at 4 Taurus waxing square Pluto at 4 Aquarius
04.48 The Moon at First Quarter
06.55 Evenng star Mercury at 9 Aquarius waning tri-decile Uranus at 27 Taurus
10.51 The Moon at 10 Taurus waxing square Mercury at 10 Aquarius
12.37 The Moon at 11 Taurus sextiles the her node at 11 Pisces
13.23 Jupiter at 18 Cancer waxing tri-decile Neptune at 30 Pisces
13.32 The Moon at 11 Taurus waxing square Venus at 11 Aquarius
17.41 Neptune re-enters Aries. Neptune is re-entering Aries, offering us a second chance to understand the journey ahead. This time around, we'll go full throttle in Aries to find our path until March 2039.
STATE OF THE SKY. (ALL TIMES ON THIS SITE ARE GMT.)
The Sun today is at 7 degrees Aquarius. Mercury, Venus Mars and Pluto are also in Aquarius. We are in the foothills of a new eclipse season with an Annular Solar Eclipse on Feb 17th and a Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3rd.
Saturn and Neptune are in Pisces. Their unconsummated 'test of faith' conjunction, dominating most of 2025, was closest on July 14th and is exactly conjunct on Feb 20th 2026. Currently the pair are in Pisces, revisiting old issues. Saturn and Neptune are direct in motion, the aspect is tightening. There are 53 days to the Vernal equinox.
Jupiter and Uranus are the only planets currently retrograde. The Full Moon in Leo is next Sunday.
MERCURY
Mercury entered Aquarius on Jan 20th joining the Moon, Sun, Venus and Pluto in this sign. Mercury resides in Aquarius for a brief 16 days. Now an evening 'star' Mercury overtakes Venus on Jan 29th at 15 degrees Aquarius. Mercury squares Uranus on Feb 5th. Mercury leaves Aquarius for a long stint in Pisces starting on Feb 6th. Mercury in Aquarius symbolises an innovative, humanitarian, and unconventional mind, focused on progressive ideas, group dynamics, and future advancements. This is a short lived clear air. Mercury turns retrograde on Feb 26th 2026 at 22 Pisces, falling into Venus' arms again 2 days later..
Mercury retrograde periods ahead.
Feb 26 to Mar 20, 2026
Jun 29 to Jul 23, 2026
Oct 24 to Nov 13 2026
Feb 9 to Mar 3, 2027
Oct 7 to Oct 28, 2027
VENUS
Venus entered Aquarius on Jan 17th as an evening star. She resides here for a mere 23 days.
Venus is conjunct Mercury at 15 degrees Aquarius on Jan 29th, hopefully a 'merry meet'. Venus squares Uranus on Feb 8th, with agitation. Venus leaves Aquarius for Pisces on Feb 10th. This is something of a refreshing change after recent weeks of the 'Capricorn crawl'. Little sympathy around but a clearer perspective to our predicament.
Her next retrograde phase is the 41 day period from Oct 3rd to Nov 14th 2026 in Scorpio and Libra.
MARS
Mars enters Aquarius on Jan 23rd, joining the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Pluto in this sign. He resides here for 38 days. Mars now 'does his own thing'. Mars is conjunct Pluto on Jan 27th at 4 degrees Aquarius. A doughty aspect and a shot into the future. There is only one other aspect for Mars in Aquarius-Mars squares Uranus on Feb 27th, a jangled vibration. Mars leaves Aquarius for Pisces on March 2nd.
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 retrograde (from Nov 11th 2025 to March 11th 2026). 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 and has been in Pisces from Sept 1st. Saturn's first foray into Aries lasted from 25/5/25 to 1/9/25. After returning to Pisces for 5 months he finally settles in Aries on February 14, 2026. We now have unfinished business with relinquishing, faith and sacrifice, finally putting them to bed.
URANUS
Uranus is now retrograde and back 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 turns direct in Taurus on Feb 3rd 2026 and re-enters Gemini on April 25th 2026.
He returns to Gemini a 6.25 year stay, leaving for Cancer on August 3rd 2032.
NEPTUNE
Neptune will re-enter Aries on January 26, 2026, where he will remain until March 23, 2039. On January 26 Neptune enters 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.
UPCOMING ECLIPSES
Feb 17th 2026. An Annular Solar Eclipse at 29 Aquarius visible from Antarctica. The eclipsed Sun is square Uranus. A tense event.
March 2nd-3rd 2026. A Total Lunar Eclipse at 13 Virgo visible from the Pacific, North West America and North East Asia. The eclipsed Moon is sextile Jupiter. A 'lucky break' eclipse.
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.
THE LUNAR STANDSTILL.
The Mean Lunar Node is in Pisces. We are (very early 2026) well past the climax 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.