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Astrology calendar 2026: eclipses, retrogrades, moons

The key dates in the sky in 2026, calculated from the real positions of the planets, month by month.

Eclipses

Tue, Feb 17, 07:11 AMSolar eclipse in Aquarius (annular)
Tue, Mar 3, 06:33 AMLunar eclipse in Virgo (total)
Wed, Aug 12, 01:45 PMSolar eclipse in Leo (total)
Fri, Aug 28, 12:12 AMLunar eclipse in Pisces (partial)

Equinoxes and solstices

Fri, Mar 20, 10:45 AMMarch equinox
Sun, Jun 21, 04:25 AMJune solstice
Tue, Sep 22, 08:05 PMSeptember equinox
Mon, Dec 21, 03:50 PMDecember solstice

Retrogrades

Tue, Feb 3, 10:00 PMUranus turns direct in Taurus
Thu, Feb 26, 02:30 AMMercury turns retrograde in Pisces
Tue, Mar 10, 11:45 PMJupiter turns direct in Cancer
Fri, Mar 20, 04:15 PMMercury turns direct in Pisces
Wed, May 6, 11:45 AMPluto turns retrograde in Aquarius
Mon, Jun 29, 02:00 PMMercury turns retrograde in Cancer
Tue, Jul 7, 08:00 AMNeptune turns retrograde in Aries
Thu, Jul 23, 07:15 PMMercury turns direct in Cancer
Sun, Jul 26, 04:15 PMSaturn turns retrograde in Aries
Thu, Sep 10, 02:45 PMUranus turns retrograde in Gemini
Sat, Oct 3, 03:30 AMVenus turns retrograde in Scorpio
Thu, Oct 15, 11:00 PMPluto turns direct in Aquarius
Sat, Oct 24, 03:30 AMMercury turns retrograde in Scorpio
Fri, Nov 13, 11:30 AMMercury turns direct in Scorpio
Fri, Nov 13, 07:45 PMVenus turns direct in Libra
Thu, Dec 10, 07:00 PMSaturn turns direct in Aries
Sat, Dec 12, 05:30 PMNeptune turns direct in Aries
Sat, Dec 12, 08:30 PMJupiter turns retrograde in Leo

Month by month

January 2026

Sat, Jan 3, 05:03 AMFull moon in Cancer
Sun, Jan 18, 02:52 PMNew moon in Capricorn
Mon, Jan 26, 09:31 AMNeptune enters Aries

February 2026

Sun, Feb 1, 05:09 PMFull moon in Leo
Tue, Feb 3, 10:00 PMUranus turns direct in Taurus
Fri, Feb 13, 07:40 PMSaturn enters Aries
Tue, Feb 17, 07:01 AMNew moon in Aquarius
Tue, Feb 17, 07:11 AMSolar eclipse in Aquarius (annular)
Thu, Feb 26, 02:30 AMMercury turns retrograde in Pisces

March 2026

Tue, Mar 3, 06:33 AMLunar eclipse in Virgo (total)
Tue, Mar 3, 06:38 AMFull moon in Virgo
Tue, Mar 10, 11:45 PMJupiter turns direct in Cancer
Wed, Mar 18, 09:24 PMNew moon in Pisces
Fri, Mar 20, 10:45 AMMarch equinox
Fri, Mar 20, 04:15 PMMercury turns direct in Pisces

April 2026

Wed, Apr 1, 10:12 PMFull moon in Libra
Fri, Apr 17, 07:52 AMNew moon in Aries
Sat, Apr 25, 09:01 PMUranus enters Gemini

May 2026

Fri, May 1, 01:23 PMFull moon in Scorpio
Wed, May 6, 11:45 AMPluto turns retrograde in Aquarius
Sat, May 16, 04:01 PMNew moon in Taurus
Sun, May 31, 04:45 AMFull moon in Sagittarius

June 2026

Sun, Jun 14, 10:54 PMNew moon in Gemini
Sun, Jun 21, 04:25 AMJune solstice
Mon, Jun 29, 02:00 PMMercury turns retrograde in Cancer
Mon, Jun 29, 07:57 PMFull moon in Capricorn
Tue, Jun 30, 01:56 AMJupiter enters Leo

July 2026

Tue, Jul 7, 08:00 AMNeptune turns retrograde in Aries
Tue, Jul 14, 05:44 AMNew moon in Cancer
Thu, Jul 23, 07:15 PMMercury turns direct in Cancer
Sun, Jul 26, 04:15 PMSaturn turns retrograde in Aries
Wed, Jul 29, 10:36 AMFull moon in Aquarius

August 2026

Wed, Aug 12, 01:37 PMNew moon in Leo
Wed, Aug 12, 01:45 PMSolar eclipse in Leo (total)
Fri, Aug 28, 12:12 AMLunar eclipse in Pisces (partial)
Fri, Aug 28, 12:19 AMFull moon in Pisces

September 2026

Thu, Sep 10, 02:45 PMUranus turns retrograde in Gemini
Thu, Sep 10, 11:27 PMNew moon in Virgo
Tue, Sep 22, 08:05 PMSeptember equinox
Sat, Sep 26, 12:49 PMFull moon in Aries

October 2026

Sat, Oct 3, 03:30 AMVenus turns retrograde in Scorpio
Sat, Oct 10, 11:50 AMNew moon in Libra
Thu, Oct 15, 11:00 PMPluto turns direct in Aquarius
Sat, Oct 24, 03:30 AMMercury turns retrograde in Scorpio
Mon, Oct 26, 12:12 AMFull moon in Taurus

November 2026

Mon, Nov 9, 02:02 AMNew moon in Scorpio
Fri, Nov 13, 11:30 AMMercury turns direct in Scorpio
Fri, Nov 13, 07:45 PMVenus turns direct in Libra
Tue, Nov 24, 09:54 AMFull moon in Gemini

December 2026

Tue, Dec 8, 07:52 PMNew moon in Sagittarius
Thu, Dec 10, 07:00 PMSaturn turns direct in Aries
Sat, Dec 12, 05:30 PMNeptune turns direct in Aries
Sat, Dec 12, 08:30 PMJupiter turns retrograde in Leo
Mon, Dec 21, 03:50 PMDecember solstice
Wed, Dec 23, 08:28 PMFull moon in Cancer