Astrological Highlights

Astrological Highlights for 2026

Updated 30 January 2026, using the Raman Ayanamsha for the Pacific Time Zone (-8:00 GMT)

Inauspicious Dates For Travel, Business, Communications

1. The day when the Sun changes signs in the Sidereal Zodiac. The days before and day after the solar ingress are also considered inauspicious.
    • Sun enters Capricorn 13 January 2026
    • enters Aquarius 11 February 2026
    • enters Pisces 13 March 2026
    • enters Aries 13 April 2026
    • enters Taurus 13 May 2026
    • enters Gemini 13 June 2026
    • enters Cancer 14 July 2026
    • enters Leo 15 August 2026
    • enters Virgo 15 September 2026
    • enters Libra 15 October 2026
    • enters Scorpio 14 November 2026
    • enters Sagittarius 14 December 2026
 2. The last five days before a New Moon. New Moon dates are:
    • 18 January 2026
    • 17 February 2026 (partial solar eclipse)
    • 18 March 2026
    • 17 April 2026
    • 16 May 2026
    • 15 June 2026
    • 14 July 2026
    • 12 August 2026
    • 11 Septmeber 2026
    • 10 October 2026
    • 9 November 2026
    • 9 December 2026

 

3. When Mercury is in retrograde motion:
    • 26 February to 20 March 2026
    • 18 July to 10 August 2026
    • 29 June to 23 July 2026
    • 24 October to 14 November 2026

 

4. Mars aspecting Saturn and Rahu/Ketu Eclipse Points  (take notice at least one week before and after exact aspects):

 

    • 5 December 2025, Mars entered Sagittarius, exactly square Saturn in Pisces on 8 December 2025
    • 13 March 2026, Mars conjunct Rahu at 16 degrees Aquarius
    • 19 April, Mars conjunct Saturn at 15 degrees of Pisces
    • 2 June 2026, Saturn aspects Sun in Taurus at 19 degrees
    • 30 June 2026:  Mars aspecting Rahu/Ketu axis
    • 18 July 2026, Saturn aspects Mars in 21 degrees Taurus
    • 14 November 2026, Mars conjunct Ketu at 2 degrees Leo, Jupiter at 3 degrees Leo
    • 21 January 2027, Mars in 8th House aspect with Saturn in. 16 degrees of Pisces

 

5. Eclipse dates 2026
    • 17 Febuary 2026: Annular Solar at 6 degrees of Aquarius (only visible in Antarctica)
    • 3 March 2026 (Total Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius/Leo at 3:37 pm PST)
    • 12 August 2026: Total Solar  Eclipse (only visible in Western Europe and Greenland)
    • 27 August 2026 (Partial Lunar Eclispe at 21:16 PDT at 12 degrees of Leo/Aquarius)
    • For more information visit: https://timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2026-February-17

 

 

6. The day before a Full Moon, and the 11th day after a Full Moon is considered inauspicious. Add 10 to get the 11th day of the lunar cycle. The Full Moon dates are:
    • 3 January 2026
    • 1 February 2026
    • 3 March 2026 
    • 1 April 2026
    • 1 May 2026
    • 31 May 2026
    • 29 June 2026
    • 29 July 2026 
    • 27 August 2026
    • 26 September 2026
    • 25 October 2026
    • 24 November 2026
    • 23 December 2026

    Planetary Motions For 2026 (using Raman Ayanamsha, Pacific Time Zone)

    Mercury
      • entered Scorpio 22 October 2025, goes retrograde 10 November, reenters Libra 24 November, goes direct in Libra 29 November, re-entered Scorpio 4 December 2025
      • entered Satittarius 27 December 2025
      • entered Capricorn 15 January 2026
      • enters Aquarius 2 February 2026; goes retrograde 26 February at 29 degree of Aquarius; goes forward 20 March 2026 at 15 degrees Aquarius
      • enters Pisces 9 April 2026
      • enters Aries 29 April 2026
      • enters Taurus  13 May 2026
      • enters Gemini on 28 May 2026
      • enters Cancer on 19 June 2026; goes retrograde 29 June at 3 degrees Cancer; re-enters Gemini on 10 July, goes forward in Gemini on 23 July,
      • enters Cancer 4 August 2026
      • enters Leo on 21 August 2026
      • enters Virgo on 6 September 2026
      • enters Libra on 25 September 2026; goes retrograde at 28 degrees Libra; goes direct on 13 November at 12 degrees Libra
      • enters Scorpio on 1 December 2026
      • enters Sagittarius on 20 December 2026
      • enters Capricorn 8 January 2027
    Venus
      • entered Sagittarius 18 December 2025
      • entered Capricorn 15 January 2026
      • enters Aquarius on 4 February 2026
      • enters Pisces on 28 February 2026
      • enters Aries on 24 March 2026
      • enters Taurus on 18 April 2026
      • enters Gemini on 13 May 2026
      • enters Cancer on 7 June 2026
      • enters Leo on 3 July 2026
      • enters Virgo on 30 July 2026
      • enters Libra on 31 August 2026; goes retrograde 3 October at 15 degrees Libra; goes direct on 14 November at 0 degrees Libra
      • enters Scorpio on 31 December 2026
      • enters Sagittarius on 28 January 2027

     

    Mars

      • entered Sagittarius 5 December 2025
      • entered Capricorn on 13 January 2026
      • enters Aquarius on 21 February 2026
      • enters Pisces on 31 March 2026
      • enters Aries on 9 May 2026
      • enters Taurus on 18 June 2026
      • enters Gemini on 31 July 2026
      • enters Cancer on 15 September 2026
      • enters Leo on 9 November 2026; goes retrograde on 10 January 2027 at 17 degrees of Leo; re-enters Cancer on 14 March 2026; goes direct on 2 April 2027 at 28 degrees Cancer; re-enters Leo on 19 April 2027
      • enters Virgo on 2 July 2027
      • enters Libra on 22 August 2027

     

    Jupiter
      • entered Taurus on 24 April 2024
      • entered Gemini on 7 May 2025
      • entered Cancer on 3 October 2025
      • went retrograde in Cancer on 11 November 2025
      • reentered Gemini on 20 December 2025, goes direct in Gemini on 11 March 2026
      • reenters Cancer 24 May 2026
      • enters Leo on 20 October 2026
      • enters Virgo on 15 November 2027; goes retrograde on 12 January 2028; retrogrades into Leo on 10 March 2028; goes direct on 12 May 2028
      • reenters Virgo 15 July 2028
      • enters Libra on 15 August 2029

     

    Saturn
      • entered Aquarius on 8 April 2022
      • re-enters Capricorn on 3 August 2022
      • re-enters Aquarius on 3 January 2023
      • goes retrograde in Aquarius on 18 June 2023
      • enters Pisces on 17 March 2025
      • goes retrograde 13 July 2025, goes direct 27 November 2025
      • enters Aries on 20 May 2027
      • enters Taurus on 5 April 2030
      • enters Gemini on 19 May 2032

     

    Rahu/Ketu
      • entered Pisces/Virgo on 16 December 2023
      • enters Aquarius/Leo on 12 June 2025
      • enters Capricorn/Cancer on 8 December 2026
      • enters Sagittarius/Gemini on 20 August 2028
      • enters Scorpio/Taurus on 20 February 2030

    Uranus
      • entered Aries on 19 May 2016
      • enters Taurus on 6 May 2024
      • enters Gemini on 17 September 2030
    Neptune
      • entered Pisces on 8 March 2022
      • enters Aries on 5 May 2035
    Pluto
      • entered Sagittarius on October 22, 2005
      • enters Capricorn on 4 March 2019, retrograde 25 April 2019; re-entered Sagittarius 17 June 2019
      • re-entered Capricorn 5 January 2020
      • enters Aquarius on 4 March 2038