A new year also means new astrology insights: Welcome to your 2026 horoscope for each zodiac sign.
In 2026, the stars are suggesting, it will be a year full of clarity, global change, individual progress, and authentic self-expression. There are several major astrological transits that will kick off all this growth and movement. Some of them include:
The North Node of Destiny shifts into Aquarius, while the South Node of Karma, Comfort, and Familiarity will be in Leo from July 2026 into 2027. Put another way, the moon’s nodes offer us an opportunity to collectively lean into the uncomfortable but initiatory energy of the north node, bringing us into alignment with what we want to see both individually and collectively. That north-node energy in Aquarius asks us to step into authenticity and eccentricity, and to start thinking of outside-the-box for solutions that work for all. Meanwhile, the south node in Leo requires facing our ego and need for attention head-on so that we can leave these shadow aspects behind. This year is about the greater good, not your 15 minutes of fame.
February 17: A new moon solar eclipse in Aquarius
March 3: A full moon total lunar eclipse in Virgo
August 12: A new moon total solar eclipse in Leo
August 28: A full moon partial lunar eclipse in Pisces
Mercury retrograde will happen three times this year, all in water signs (Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio). This is an opportunity to have emotional breakthroughs, honor our past without living in it, and challenge the collective messaging that emotions are a bad thing and realizing they actually tell you exactly what you need to know about yourself, your boundaries, and your desires. The Mercury retrograde dates are:
Mercury retrograde 1: February 25–March 20 in Pisces
Mercury retrograde 2: June 29–July 23 in Cancer
Mercury retrograde 3: October 24–November 13 in Scorpio
January 26: Neptune (the planet of art, culture, dreams, intuition, and spirituality) enters Aries.
One of three major outer planetary shifts all happening in the same year! Neptune will change the zeitgeist from illusions, over-romanticization, and toxic emotional ties into grunge, punk, hardcore, independence, and risk-taking. This could bring about more independent films, artists, designers, and influential folks coming up without management and less celebrity and influencer culture. New paths of creating and sharing are being forged for years to come.
February 13: Saturn (the planet of karma, discipline, lessons, and boundaries) enters Aries.
It’s Saturn return time for those with natal Saturn in Aries in their birth charts! This transit will be with us until 2028 and asks us all to get more clear about how we want to show up in the world with independence, courage, and action. Less talking and wishing, more doing and being!
April 25: Uranus (the planet of sudden shake-ups and changes) enters Gemini.
From now until 2033 we have the chance to completely shift the way we think, communicate, and perceive the world. Uranus is known for transforming and altering the world through the lens of the sign it’s in. Gemini is all about connection, ideation, networking, travel, and information. The last time we had this transit, there were civil wars, borders being redefined globally, and revolutions. Will we see more of the same in 2026?
June 30: Jupiter (the planet of expansion and luck) enters Leo.
This will see major expansions related to performance, self-confidence, leadership, and ego. A great time to pour into your passion projects, become more generous, and expand creatively—but you’ll need to balance the ego. You are the channel; remember that. So take action before your ideas walk away only to be carried out by someone else.
There will be a Venus (the planet of love, sex, beauty, and money) retrograde in Scorpio and Libra in 2026. Venus retrogrades tend to recalibrate relationships, and it’s even more likely when the retrograde is happening in the sign of partnerships (Libra) and intimacy (Scorpio). Who are you closest to? Why? Let both parties answer that question honestly, and know that staying with someone isn’t always the most loving answer. Keeping your guards up and shutting out love entirely isn’t the answer either. This retrograde will allow you to find the truth about who you love.
October 3: Venus retrograde starts in Scorpio.
October 25: Venus retrograde enters Libra.
November 13: Venus stations direct in Libra.
It’s important to note that many of these planetary shifts will be here with us for years to come. This means that 2026 marks the beginning of a brand-new reality for us on a global scale. Individual shifts will be felt, but expect to see all the ways in which we as a society change too.
Below, find your yearly horoscope for 2026. Read for both your sun sign and your rising sign for thoughtful tips on how to support your energy and space throughout the year.
Aries and Aries Rising 2026 Horoscope
Aries, 2026 will push you into a new era of self-definition, but not the impulsive kind you’re known for. Instead, this year asks for depth, consistency, and a more grounded relationship with your own desires. With both Neptune and Saturn entering your sign early on in the year, you may feel caught between insatiable inspiration and a great deal of responsibility. This pressure cooker effect is happening so that you can step into dreaming bigger while simultaneously growing up—or at least, stepping up to the plate.
The tension that’s building this year is between productivity and liberating yourself, especially as the Aquarius solar eclipse on February 17 pulls you into new communities and spaces that may expand your sense of purpose. You’re shedding old versions of yourself that were kept in survival mode or on autopilot rather than true intentionality. By summer, Jupiter’s move into Leo will remind you that joy is not a distraction from your path. If anything, enjoying your life is fuel for your goals. So let 2026 be the year you choose self-respect over endless urgency, and allow people to meet the real you, not the rushed version of you.
Taurus and Taurus Rising 2026 Horoscope
Taurus, you’re moving toward a year that gently dismantles your attachment to comfort so that you can build something more meaningful. Stepping outside of what you know and what you’ve been doing into the life that you actually want is the theme for 2026. The Aquarius solar eclipse on February 17 will highlight your public life, reputation, and long-term goals. This is a nudge to consider whether the identity you’ve cultivated matches the life you secretly crave. You don’t need to uproot everything, but you will feel the urge to make choices that align more closely with your integrity and inner calling than where you’ve been putting your time and energy the last few years.
Meanwhile, Mercury’s retrograde in Pisces in the spring will invite a soft reevaluation of your friendships, community ties, and the beliefs you’ve inherited rather than chosen. Imagine looking at the world through more loving and trusting eyes? Imagine being so positive that other people change their tune too? That can be your reality in 2026. The more you grant yourself permission to evolve, the more the world mirrors that evolution back to you. By late summer, the Leo solar eclipse will ask for changes at home or within your emotional foundation, encouraging you to create a living environment (and life overall) that supports your expanding sense of self-worth. Ask for more, and you shall receive this year!
Gemini and Gemini Rising 2026 Horoscope
Gemini, 2026 marks the beginning of a long-awaited reinvention. This is sparked by Uranus entering your sign on April 25. This isn’t a subtle shift, either—this is years’ worth of sudden realizations and a reclamation of your autonomy. You may have shut down your truth and originality; and while others may find your day-to-day choices unpredictable, you’ll simply feel like you’re finally telling the truth this year. People who want you be available to them rather than to yourself should be released before year end. The Pisces Mercury retrograde in late February also brings an important pause in your career path or sense of productivity, prompting you to face the parts of yourself that are vying for attention or praise. This will be a great chance to close old chapters, or reflect on whether your ambitions still reflect your values and recalibrate as necessary.
The Aquarius solar eclipse further widens your worldview and may pull you toward a new chapter of studying something you’ve had a hidden interest in, traveling somewhere new to you, or connecting with a spiritual practice that expands your sense of meaning in the world. By August, the Leo solar eclipse will boost your communication sector, helping you to share what you’ve learned or new ideas that have arisen from this cracked-wide-open version of yourself with clarity and confidence. Expect your voice to carry more weight this year, but with more consequences—so it’s important in 2026 to speak from conviction and truth.
Cancer and Cancer Rising 2026 Horoscope
This year may stretch you in ways that feel both vulnerable and exciting, Cancer. Jupiter’s move from your sign into Leo in June will activate your financial realm, encouraging you to build confidence in yourself and better habits around money, resources, and long-term security. But before expansion comes reflection, and the Cancer Mercury retrograde in late June might stir up old insecurities about self-worth, spending habits, or the ways you’ve learned to overfunction in relationships. You’re ready to clear this all out in 2026, so don’t be afraid to face what crops up head on. Instead of spiraling, use this year as an opportunity to renegotiate boundaries with yourself. Being responsible and organized is going to feel incredibly gratifying for you. You’re not getting high off of quick fixes the way you used to, and that’s a great thing for your mental and emotional health, especially in the long-term.
This new chapter can be credited to the inner work you’ve done and how much you’re willing to face this year. By the time the August lunar eclipse in Pisces arrives, you’ll understand that trusting and leaning on others for support is not a weakness but a new skill you’re developing. This is a year of rewriting your emotional operating system so that you can receive without guilt and move forward without fear.
Leo and Leo Rising 2026 Horoscope
What a special year ahead for you, Leo! It will turn the spotlight back onto you, but this time it's not about asking you to do more, perform more, or be someone that you’re not. It’s about true authenticity. With Jupiter (the planet of expansion, fortune, and luck) in your sign starting June 30, plus the Leo solar eclipse in August this year, consider this your cosmic reset button—2026 is ushering in a new identity, new relationships with visibility, and a deeper sense of creative purpose. When Jupiter enters your sign in early June, it will amplify everything you touch and make it impossible to ignore any part of your life that has grown too small. Expect an accelerated timeline of growth: new opportunities, renewed confidence, and a renewed belief that your dreams are not only valid but overdue.
Meanwhile, a Pisces Mercury retrograde earlier in the year encourages you to clear out the psychological clutter, old fears, and unresolved emotional debts that could cause you to think you’re not worthy of all the blessings headed your way. What emerges is a version of you that is freer, bolder, and far more aligned with your truth rather than needing to prove your value to anyone else. This is the year you stop asking permission to take up space humbly, and strike out confidently and honestly.
Virgo and Virgo Rising 2026 Horoscope
Virgo, this year is closing out a major chapter for you and opening up the opportunity to create a newfound dream life with ease and support. With a lunar eclipse in your sign on March 3, 2026 begins with shedding the blockages you’re most blind to in your own life. You’re releasing habits, identities, expectations, and self-imposed rules that may have kept you in motion back in the day but no longer support your growth in this chapter. You’re graduating from a small, stuck, and sad version of yourself into the most confident and bright Virgo we’ve seen thus far.
The Pisces Mercury retrograde will focus on your partnerships, both romantic and contractual, but not in a superficial way. During this retrograde you’re going to be figuring out who is genuinely capable of meeting you where you are and providing you with the life you desire. Some of your relationships will strengthen through honest dialogue, while others will become obviously misaligned as you try to express your newfound needs. My suggestion? Prioritize stability, emotional freedom, and proper communication skills with everyone you commit to (romantic, business, or otherwise). With Uranus entering Gemini in April, this transit should stir up your professional life, making your path less linear but way more aligned. If you’ve been craving a shift, this is the transit that finally pushes all things forward. By late summer, the Pisces lunar eclipse will highlight how deeply you’ve changed recently, and you’ll likely feel ready to choose connections from a place of wholeness rather than obligation.
Libra and Libra Rising 2026 Horoscope
Libra, 2026 is allowing your relationships to deepen and a new version of you to bloom from the safety, security, and true sense of feeling that comes from being known by the people you have in your life. After a chapter of feeling hurt, rejected, or confused about where you fit in, this year will prove to you that it was all worth the wait. The Aquarius solar eclipse in February will inspire you to take your creativity and sense of whimsy more into consideration. You won’t get to where you want to go by forcing productivity; instead, remove the distractions that dilute your ability to focus. If you’re looking for love, cut out the noise of the wrong people. If you feel like you never have time for your hobbies, this is the year to stop wasting your precious time on earth and make time for what you care about. Doing what you loathe will only bring more of what you loathe.
Meanwhile, Venus’s Scorpio-to-Libra retrograde in October brings an introspective look at your relationship to intimacy, self-worth, and the patterns you fall into when seeking connection with others. You may become aware of old wounds you’ve glossed over, but this time around you’ll feel called to address what has been quietly undermining your joy and release the parts of your patterns that don’t feel like you anymore. By the time the Leo solar eclipse arrives in August, your friendships and community will take on new significance. You may find yourself surrounded by people who see your true self, your depth, and your uniqueness and want to celebrate it rather than dampen it. Keep those people close this year and beyond.
Scorpio and Scorpio Rising 2026 Horoscope
Scorpio, this coming year is an opportunity for you to get more clear about who you are, the distractions that keep you from becoming your fullest self, and finally putting yourself first. In fact, 2026 pushes you into a profound reorientation of desire. Getting close to someone takes emotional intimacy and mutual intention. You’ve been really good at holding space for others, but if it takes being alone for a period of time before having requited love and connection in your life, be willing to be alone before you waste your time with people who fall into the same patterns with you. You do not need to find powerful people or people who put you in power dynamics…realize that you are the power you’re seeking to be in proximity to.
In February, the Pisces Mercury retrograde brings old creative blocks and romantic patterns to the surface. This isn’t happening to punish you or make you feel broken, but to help you move through them with a newfound clarity. You’re becoming more honest about what you want and less willing to maintain connections that rely on emotional guesswork. Venus retrograding through your sign in October deepens this process, inviting you to explore vulnerability, forgiveness, and self-compassion before the year is over. Career shifts may occur around the August Leo solar eclipse, pulling you into new roles or spotlighting moments that once felt intimidating but now feel fated. You’ll notice your heart is softer, your instincts sharper, and your values clearer. This year isn’t about transformation for transformation’s sake; 2026 is about rebuilding your life around truths you can finally admit.
Sagittarius and Sagittarius Rising 2026 Horoscope
Sagittarius, get ready to rest into a new, luxurious reality. For you, 2026 centers around home, family, and the emotional landscapes you often move quickly past. There are big shifts in your family dynamics that are allowing you the chance to claim your role as the head of the family. Let yourself redefine that role. You are the one who makes the rules—so why not rest? Vacation? Enjoy life? That’s what you would actually want to do if you called the shots—c’mon now!
The Pisces Mercury retrograde in February will draw attention to your friendships and immediate community. The foundations are revealing where your avoidance, nostalgia, or old wounds have shaped your decisions more than you realized. Instead of outrunning your feelings, 2026 asks you to sit with them long enough to understand what you truly need…and then ask for those things from the people around you. The Aquarius solar eclipse will bring refreshing clarity to your communication style, helping you articulate your boundaries with more nuance and less defensiveness. By summer, Jupiter’s shift into Leo will inspire you to step outside of your habitual way of living with travel, study, and adventure, now with a new, authentic you guiding your choices. The Leo solar eclipse on August 12 should further expand your worldview, encouraging you to reconnect with joy as a practice. Get back to being a kid again, regardless of your age! Say yes to as many things as you can this year! This is a year when being emotionally honest becomes the key to finding your freedom.
Capricorn and Capricorn Rising 2026 Horoscope
My steadfast Caps, you’re entering a year defined by communication, problem-solving, and a deeper awareness of how your voice shapes your relationships. Personally and professionally, there’s been an invitation into riskier environments that reap greater rewards for you. No matter what anyone else is saying or doing, don’t lose sight of the reality that you want. That goal is going to keep you in alignment all year long, but temptation will be present. It’s important that you ignore it and keep focused on who and what you actually want in your life. The Pisces Mercury retrograde in February should slow your pace just enough to help you notice patterns of overthinking, self-editing, or assuming responsibility for conversations that aren’t yours to fix. As you simplify your mental landscape, your emotional world becomes easier to navigate.
The Aquarius solar eclipse will highlight your finances and self-worth, potentially opening new streams of income or prompting a shift in how you manage your confidence so that you’re not second-guessing your ability to stay afloat—financially or emotionally—anymore. Uranus entering Gemini in April might bring an unexpected change to your daily routine (where you live, where you work, or the company you keep). These disruptions will ultimately free you from routines that have run their course and are ready to be released, but that you wouldn’t have otherwise let go of. By the time the Leo solar eclipse arrives on August 12, you’ll feel ready to take emotional and financial risks that once felt reckless but are now deeply aligned with your long-term growth. Go for it, full speed ahead, Cap! This is your year to win alongside some great and aligned people.
Aquarius and Aquarius Rising 2026 Horoscope
Aquarius, with a solar eclipse in your sign in February, this year feels like a divine fork in the road, one where you are stepping out of a chapter of being controversial or chaotic just for the bit. Instead, step into a mature and confident stage of life. That might mean taking on a major responsibility (starting or leading a company, expanding your family, deepening close relationships), but this hard work will see you shedding any old goals that no longer align with the present version of you. Your outdated expectations need to be released, and your dependence on being rebellious or chasing an unattainable level of freedom has to be reckoned with in 2026. You’ve been quietly becoming a more content and genuine version of yourself, and this is the year where you will rise up because of how you’re vibrating through the world. Others are taking major notice of who you are now!
This eclipse is both a release and a rebirth, pulling you toward opportunities that honor your individuality and away from the roles you’ve outgrown. Financial or self-worth themes emerge during the Pisces Mercury retrograde. You might be overextending or overspending, and that needs to be taken care of in order to sustain the life you want going forward. Uranus entering Gemini in April lights up your creativity and romantic life, making the year more spontaneous than you typically allow. Unplanned trips and changes to your life will arise, and it’s important that you roll with the punches. Keep smiling through the confusion, and all will make sense in the not so distant future, Aquarius.
Pisces and Pisces Rising 2026 Horoscope
Pisces, 2026 offers the chance to finally step into your role as a leader. This year asks you to let your intuition guide you forward, trusting more deeply than ever before that the path you’re drawn to is the path you’re meant for. It doesn’t matter what others think or say about your choices at this time, because being able to rely on yourself is a huge part of what will bring this dream to life. With Mercury retrograde happening in your sign early on in the year, you need to revisit unresolved pain and memories. These might pop up in your dreams, or seeking spiritual guidance may help you resolve the questions you have. This moment of support and surrender will help you understand what you’ve been unconsciously carrying around and put it all down once and for all. This transit may seem frustrating, but on the other side, you will be able to see it as a clarifying process that strengthened your sense of identity as you move through the rest of 2026 with ease and trust.
The solar eclipse in Aquarius on February 17 will bring closure to a cycle of solitude, preparing you for a more social, connected year ahead. You don’t actually want to be alone—you just want to be around the right people. Allow this eclipse to encourage you to create boundaries that protect your time, energy, and creativity as you go out into the world and find your soulmates, platonic and romantic. By the time the lunar eclipse in your sign arrives on August 28, you’ll be ready to cut ties with someone from your past that keeps you feeling insecure and confused about your place in this world. This could also be an opportunity to sever ties with an old narrative entirely, stepping into a year that feels cleaner, lighter, and more aligned with your true self. You deserve a life of confidence, not confusion.
Horoscope 2026, in summary
The coming year will be filled with several transits and opportunities to become a more content, confident, and in-flow version of yourself through real surrender and release. The life that you desire is already here, unfolding naturally in the present moment, and 2026 offers you a chance to enjoy it all more fully. Instead of focusing so much on what you don’t have, can you use the year ahead to become content with what already is? Can you trust that what you want is already coming? Let all areas of your life reflect who you are and what you believe in, and your true desires are prepped and primed to come true.
Want more predictions in the coming year? Don’t forget to read my monthly tarotscopes, which combine tarot and astrological predictions for each zodiac sign.
Hello, spiritual friend! Your tarotscope is here to help you navigate 2026.
