Latest:-Monday 9th February 2026
03.25 The Sun at 20 Aquarius waning novile Neptune at 0 Aries
04.11 The waning and decelerating Moon at 17 Scorpio waxing trine Jupiter at 17 Cancer
05.23 Mercury at 4 Pisces waxing semi-sextile Pluto at 4 Aquarius
12.44 The Moon is at Last Quarter
STATE OF THE SKY. (ALL TIMES ON THIS SITE ARE GMT.)
This is the month when we have an Annular Solar Eclipse on the 17th, Saturn is conjunct Neptune on the 20th and Mercury turns retrograde on the 26th.
The Sun today is at 21 degrees Aquarius. Venus, Mars and Pluto are also in Aquarius. Mercury and Saturn are in Pisces. We are in a new eclipse season with an Annular Solar Eclipse on Feb 17th. There is a Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3rd.
Their unconsummated 'epoch making' conjunction of Saturn and Neptune, dominating most of 2025, in 'test of faith' Pisces, was closest on July 14th and is exactly conjunct on Feb 20th 2026.
There are 39 days to the Vernal equinox.
Jupiter is the only planet currently retrograde.
MERCURY
Mercury entered Pisces 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, lucky fortuitous quality onto the 9 weeks. Mercury enters his shadow on Feb 11th at 8 Pisces. He makes his first trine to Jupiter on Feb 16th, the day before the Solar Eclipse. Mercury stations at 23 degrees Pisces on Feb 26th and turns retrograde. He 'falls into Venus' arms' at 22 Pisces on Feb 28th. Mercury is at Inferior Conjunction with the Sun at 17 Pisces on March 7th. Then as a morning star he trines Jupiter a 2nd time on March 9th. Mercury is conjunct Mars on March 15th at 10 Pisces, turning thoughts into action Mercury stations direct on 20th March at 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 Aquarius on Jan 17th as an evening star. She resides here for a mere 23 days.
Venus leaves Aquarius for Pisces on Feb 10th.
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. He resides here for 38 days. Mars now 'does his own thing'. 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 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.
He returns to Gemini a 6.25 year stay, leaving for Cancer on August 3rd 2032.
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.
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.