If 2025 was about learning the lesson, 2026 is about applying it. The year arrives with a clear directive: reclaim your power and begin again, but this time with intention.
While many of the year’s planetary movements echo themes first introduced in 2025, the difference now is perspective. We’re no longer experimenting blindly. Experience becomes a tool, allowing us to make sharper decisions and move forward with confidence rather than impulse.
Astrologically, the year is dense with activity. Three Mercury retrogrades will interrupt the usual flow of travel, communication and technology, creating moments where progress slows and reflection becomes necessary.
Rather than pushing ahead, these periods reward pause, revision and emotional clarity. Planning major trips or launches outside the retrograde windows may help minimise friction.
Even as the pace slows during retrogrades, the year is punctuated by four eclipses, each marking a moment of closure or initiation: an annular solar eclipse, a total lunar eclipse, a total solar eclipse and a partial lunar eclipse.
Much of 2026’s deeper transformation unfolds quietly through the outer planets. Neptune and Saturn both enter Aries early in the year, blending idealism with accountability.
Uranus re-enters Gemini on April 25, reshaping how we communicate, while Jupiter’s move into Leo on June 30 brings a surge of creative confidence. For those born between 1996 and 1999, this also marks the beginning of a Saturn Return, signalling a defining period of growth.
Every Astrological Event Coming In 2026
Retrogrades
Three Mercury retrogrades shape 2026, occurring from February 26 to March 20 in Pisces, June 29 to July 23 in Cancer, and October 24 to November 13 in Scorpio. With all three taking place in water signs, the emphasis is on emotional depth and reflection.
Venus retrograde in Scorpio and Libra from October 3 to November 13 reopens conversations around love, money and self-worth. Old relationships or unresolved dynamics may resurface, asking to be met with honesty rather than nostalgia.
Additional retrogrades from Saturn and Pluto further spotlight relationships, responsibility and long-term transformation.
Eclipses
Four eclipses shape the year: an annular solar eclipse in Aquarius on February 17, a total lunar eclipse in Virgo on March 3, a total solar eclipse in Leo on August 12, and a partial lunar eclipse in Pisces on August 28.
The February, March and August eclipse seasons are especially catalytic, triggering endings, revelations and decisive new chapters across all zodiac signs.
Supermoons
Three of the year’s full moons will qualify as supermoons: the Wolf Moon on January 3, the Beaver Moon on November 24 and the Cold Moon on December 24.
Full Moons
2026 is shaping up to be an especially rich year for moon gazers, delivering 13 full moons instead of the customary 12.
From the dramatic Wolf Supermoon that lit up the sky on January 3 to the largest supermoon in nearly two decades closing out the year, the lunar calendar is anything but ordinary. A rare Blue Moon in May adds to the intrigue, making 2026 a standout year for lunar activity.
- January 3: Full Moon in Cancer
- February 1: Full Moon in Leo
- March 3: Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Virgo
- April 1: Full Moon in Libra
- May 1: Full Moon in Scorpio
- May 31: Full Blue Moon in Sagittarius
- June 29: Full Moon in Capricorn
- July 29: Full Moon in Aquarius
- August 28: Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Pisces
- September 26: Full Moon in Aries
- October 26: Full Moon in Taurus
- November 24: Full Moon in Gemini
- December 23: Full Moon in Cancer
Aurora Displays
Australia was treated to multiple aurora displays throughout 2025, as the visibility of the Southern Lights (Aurora Australis) aligned with the Sun’s 11-year solar cycle. That cycle is currently in a phase of heightened activity, which peaked around late 2024 to 2025 and drove the surge in sightings.
In 2026, Aurora Australis displays across Australia are expected to remain strong, though they will gradually become less frequent as solar activity begins its slow decline from this peak. Tasmania continues to offer the most reliable viewing conditions, while significant geomagnetic storms may occasionally extend visibility into other southern states.
Planetary Alignment
February 28 ushers in a striking six-planet alignment, often referred to as a “planet parade,” across the evening sky. Shortly after sunset, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will trace an arc overhead, though some — namely Venus, Jupiter and Saturn — will be far easier to spot than others, with sightings of Uranus and Neptune requiring a telescope or binoculars.
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