Monday 9th March 2026
retro-Mercury trine Jupiter

05.24 retro-Mercury, now a morning star, at 15 Pisces waning trine retro-Jupiter at 15 Cancer
(2nd of 3 in the current phase:-glimmers of optimism)
11.29 The Moon at 28 Scorpio opposition Uranus at 28 Taurus.
The Moon is void of course for 4.1 hours
13.32 Mercury at 15 Pisces waxing novile Pluto at 5 Aquarius
15.38 The Moon enters Sagittarius
18.22 The Moon at 1 Sagittarius waning trine Neptune at 1 Aries
21.16 The Moon at 3 Sagittarius waning trine Saturn at 3 Aries
STATE OF THE SKY. (ALL TIMES ON THIS SITE ARE GMT.)
We are starting to pull out of an eventful eclipse season. Mercury turned retrograde on Feb 26th.
The Sun today is at 18 degrees Pisces. Mercury and Mars are also in Pisces. Venus, Saturn and Neptune are in Aries.
There are 11 days to the Vernal Equinox. Jupiter and Mercury are currently retrograde but Jupiter turns direct on Wednesday. Mercury stations direct on March 20th.
The week ahead sees retro-Mercury applying to Mars. They perfect next Sunday. This is the 4th of 5 conjunctions of Mercury and Mars since October 2025. (Oct 20th 2025, Nov 12th 2025, Jan 18th 2026, March 15th 2025 and April 20th 2026). 'Words into actions.'
MERCURY
Mercury entered Pisces as an evening star on Feb 6th joining Saturn in this sign. Mercury resides in Pisces for a lengthy 63 days, performing his retrograde loop. Mercury trines Jupiter in Cancer 3 times during this period, conferring an optimistic quality onto the 9 weeks. hopefully the War will end soon. Mercury entered his shadow on Feb 11th. Mercury turned retrograde at 23 degrees Pisces on Feb 26th. Mercury was at Inferior Conjunction with the Sun at 17 Pisces on March 7th. Now as a morning star he trines Jupiter a 2nd time today March 9th. Mercury is conjunct Mars on March 15th at 10 Pisces, turning thoughts into action. Mercury stations direct on 20th March at 8 degrees Pisces.
Now moving direct again, 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 on 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.
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 Aries on March 6th as an evening star joining Saturn and Neptune in this sign. She resides here for a brief, ardent and raucous 24 days. Venus sextiles Pluto on March 10th, the power of love. Venus leaves Aries for Taurus on March 30th.
Her next retrograde phase is the 41 day period from Oct 3rd to Nov 14th 2026 in Scorpio and Libra.
MARS
Mars enters Pisces on March 2nd.. Mars swims through the Pisces ocean in 38 days. The residence is potentially mellow. Mars is conjunct retrograde Mercury on March 15th at 10 degrees Pisces. Mars trines Jupiter on March 22nd. 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 retrograde but turns direct on Wednesday March 11th. 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 now 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 now 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 (early 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.