# Astrology Calendar 2026

> In 2026, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Feb 26 to Mar 20; Jun 29 to Jul 23; Oct 24 to Nov 13). There are 4 eclipses: Annular Solar Eclipse on February 17, 2026 in Aquarius; Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3, 2026 in Virgo; Total Solar Eclipse on August 12, 2026 in Leo; Partial Lunar Eclipse on August 28, 2026 in Pisces. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/2026

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-03-20 14:45 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 2026-06-21 08:25 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 2026-09-23 00:05 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 2026-12-21 20:50 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-17 12:11 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Aquarius | 28°50' Aquarius |
| 2026-03-03 11:33 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Virgo | 12°51' Virgo |
| 2026-08-12 17:45 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Leo | 20°02' Leo |
| 2026-08-28 04:12 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 4°51' Pisces |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Uranus | 2025-09-06 04:42 UTC at 1°27' Gemini | 2026-02-04 02:17 UTC at 27°27' Taurus | Gemini, Taurus | 2025-05-20 to 2026-05-21 |
| Jupiter | 2025-11-11 16:45 UTC at 25°09' Cancer | 2026-03-11 03:27 UTC at 15°05' Cancer | Cancer | 2025-08-17 to 2026-06-06 |
| Mercury | 2026-02-26 06:47 UTC at 22°33' Pisces | 2026-03-20 19:37 UTC at 8°29' Pisces | Pisces | 2026-02-11 to 2026-04-09 |
| Pluto | 2026-05-06 15:44 UTC at 5°30' Aquarius | 2026-10-16 02:24 UTC at 3°04' Aquarius | Aquarius | 2026-01-12 to 2027-02-07 |
| Mercury | 2026-06-29 17:37 UTC at 26°15' Cancer | 2026-07-23 22:55 UTC at 16°19' Cancer | Cancer | 2026-06-13 to 2026-08-07 |
| Neptune | 2026-07-07 11:21 UTC at 4°25' Aries | 2026-12-12 22:13 UTC at 1°36' Aries | Aries | 2026-03-16 to 2027-04-02 |
| Saturn | 2026-07-26 19:58 UTC at 14°44' Aries | 2026-12-10 23:24 UTC at 7°55' Aries | Aries | 2026-04-20 to 2027-03-15 |
| Uranus | 2026-09-10 18:41 UTC at 5°41' Gemini | 2027-02-08 12:23 UTC at 1°40' Gemini | Gemini | 2026-05-25 to 2027-05-26 |
| Venus | 2026-10-03 07:09 UTC at 8°29' Scorpio | 2026-11-14 00:21 UTC at 22°51' Libra | Scorpio, Libra | 2026-08-31 to 2026-12-15 |
| Mercury | 2026-10-24 07:11 UTC at 20°58' Scorpio | 2026-11-13 15:55 UTC at 5°02' Scorpio | Scorpio | 2026-10-04 to 2026-11-30 |
| Jupiter | 2026-12-13 00:59 UTC at 27°01' Leo | 2027-04-13 02:13 UTC at 16°59' Leo | Leo | 2026-09-17 to 2027-07-11 |

## January 2026

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-01 21:11 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2026-01-03 10:03 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 13°02' Cancer |
| 2026-01-17 12:42 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2026-01-18 19:52 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 28°44' Capricorn |
| 2026-01-20 01:44 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2026-01-20 05:44 UTC | Saturn sextile Uranus | Exact sextile |
| 2026-01-20 16:41 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2026-01-23 09:16 UTC | Mars enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2026-01-26 14:30 UTC | Neptune enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |

## February 2026

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-01 22:09 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 13°04' Leo |
| 2026-02-04 02:17 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 27°27' Taurus |
| 2026-02-06 22:47 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2026-02-10 10:18 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2026-02-14 00:39 UTC | Saturn enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2026-02-17 12:11 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Aquarius | 28°50' Aquarius |
| 2026-02-18 15:51 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2026-02-20 18:29 UTC | Saturn conjunct Neptune | Exact conjunction |
| 2026-02-26 06:47 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 22°33' Pisces |

## March 2026

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 14:15 UTC | Mars enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2026-03-03 11:33 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Virgo | 12°51' Virgo |
| 2026-03-06 10:45 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2026-03-11 03:27 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 15°05' Cancer |
| 2026-03-19 01:24 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 28°27' Pisces |
| 2026-03-20 14:45 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 2026-03-20 19:37 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 8°29' Pisces |
| 2026-03-28 22:34 UTC | Saturn sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 2026-03-30 16:00 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |

## April 2026

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 02:12 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 12°21' Libra |
| 2026-04-09 19:36 UTC | Mars enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2026-04-15 03:21 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2026-04-17 11:52 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 27°29' Aries |
| 2026-04-20 01:39 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2026-04-24 04:02 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2026-04-26 01:01 UTC | Uranus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |

## May 2026

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-01 17:23 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 11°21' Scorpio |
| 2026-05-03 02:57 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2026-05-06 15:44 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 5°30' Aquarius |
| 2026-05-16 20:01 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 25°58' Taurus |
| 2026-05-17 10:26 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2026-05-18 22:26 UTC | Mars enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2026-05-19 01:05 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2026-05-21 00:37 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2026-05-31 08:45 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 9°56' Sagittarius |

## June 2026

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-01 11:55 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2026-06-13 10:46 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2026-06-15 02:54 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 24°03' Gemini |
| 2026-06-21 08:25 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 2026-06-28 19:29 UTC | Mars enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2026-06-29 17:37 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 26°15' Cancer |
| 2026-06-29 23:57 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 8°15' Capricorn |
| 2026-06-30 05:56 UTC | Jupiter enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |

## July 2026

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-07 11:21 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 4°25' Aries |
| 2026-07-09 17:22 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2026-07-14 09:44 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 21°59' Cancer |
| 2026-07-15 22:22 UTC | Uranus sextile Neptune | Exact sextile |
| 2026-07-18 04:39 UTC | Uranus trine Pluto | Exact trine |
| 2026-07-20 07:47 UTC | Jupiter trine Neptune | Exact trine |
| 2026-07-20 14:45 UTC | Jupiter opposite Pluto | Exact opposition |
| 2026-07-21 11:13 UTC | Jupiter sextile Uranus | Exact sextile |
| 2026-07-22 19:13 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2026-07-23 22:55 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 16°19' Cancer |
| 2026-07-24 23:09 UTC | Neptune sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 2026-07-26 19:58 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 14°44' Aries |
| 2026-07-29 14:36 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 6°30' Aquarius |

## August 2026

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-06 19:13 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2026-08-09 16:28 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2026-08-11 08:31 UTC | Mars enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2026-08-12 17:45 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Leo | 20°02' Leo |
| 2026-08-18 19:23 UTC | The North Node enters Aquarius | Leaves Pisces |
| 2026-08-23 02:19 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2026-08-25 11:04 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2026-08-28 04:12 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 4°51' Pisces |
| 2026-08-31 22:05 UTC | Jupiter trine Saturn | Exact trine |

## September 2026

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-10 08:12 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2026-09-10 16:21 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2026-09-10 18:41 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 5°41' Gemini |
| 2026-09-11 03:27 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 18°26' Virgo |
| 2026-09-16 08:31 UTC | Neptune sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 2026-09-23 00:05 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 2026-09-26 16:49 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 3°37' Aries |
| 2026-09-28 02:49 UTC | Mars enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2026-09-30 11:44 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |

## October 2026

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-03 07:09 UTC | Venus stations retrograde | 8°29' Scorpio |
| 2026-10-10 15:50 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 17°21' Libra |
| 2026-10-16 02:24 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 3°04' Aquarius |
| 2026-10-23 09:38 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2026-10-24 07:11 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 20°58' Scorpio |
| 2026-10-25 08:56 UTC | Venus re-enters Libra (retrograde) | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2026-10-26 04:12 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 2°46' Taurus |

## November 2026

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-11-09 07:02 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 16°53' Scorpio |
| 2026-11-13 15:55 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 5°02' Scorpio |
| 2026-11-14 00:21 UTC | Venus stations direct | 22°51' Libra |
| 2026-11-22 07:23 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2026-11-24 14:54 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 2°20' Gemini |
| 2026-11-25 23:37 UTC | Mars enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2026-11-29 11:27 UTC | Uranus trine Pluto | Exact trine |

## December 2026

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-12-04 08:14 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2026-12-06 08:33 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2026-12-09 00:52 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 16°57' Sagittarius |
| 2026-12-10 23:24 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 7°55' Aries |
| 2026-12-12 22:14 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 1°36' Aries |
| 2026-12-13 00:59 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 27°01' Leo |
| 2026-12-21 20:50 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 2026-12-24 01:28 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 2°14' Cancer |
| 2026-12-25 18:22 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 2026?

In 2026, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Feb 26 to Mar 20; Jun 29 to Jul 23; Oct 24 to Nov 13). There are 4 eclipses: Annular Solar Eclipse on February 17, 2026 in Aquarius; Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3, 2026 in Virgo; Total Solar Eclipse on August 12, 2026 in Leo; Partial Lunar Eclipse on August 28, 2026 in Pisces. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2026?

Mercury is retrograde 3 times in 2026: from February 26, 2026 to March 20, 2026 (Pisces); from June 29, 2026 to July 23, 2026 (Cancer); from October 24, 2026 to November 13, 2026 (Scorpio).

### When Are the Eclipses in 2026?

Annular Solar Eclipse in Aquarius on February 17, 2026; Total Lunar Eclipse in Virgo on March 3, 2026; Total Solar Eclipse in Leo on August 12, 2026; Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on August 28, 2026.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 2026?

March Equinox: March 20, 2026 at 10:45 AM ET (14:45 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 2026 at 4:25 AM ET (08:25 UTC); September Equinox: September 22, 2026 at 8:05 PM ET (00:05 UTC on September 23); December Solstice: December 21, 2026 at 3:50 PM ET (20:50 UTC).

### Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

## Method

Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time.

Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/2026). Free to cite with a link to the source page.