Transits & Retrogrades
Track every major planetary transit. Know when to push forward and when to pause. Each event includes your sign-by-sign survival guide.
A transit occurs when a planet in the sky forms a significant angle to a point in your birth chart or moves into a new zodiac sign. These are the engine of astrological timing — the reason your horoscope changes from week to week even though your natal chart stays fixed. Mercury retrogrades disrupt communication and travel roughly three times per year. Eclipse seasons (twice annually) mark pivotal turning points. Saturn returns, which happen every 29.5 years, force fundamental life restructuring. Each transit carries a specific energy that affects everyone, but hits hardest when it aspects your personal natal placements.
Our transit guides use NASA JPL ephemeris calculations to give you exact dates, then interpret each event through both classical (Ptolemy, Lilly, Morinus) and modern psychological astrology frameworks. Every guide includes sign-by-sign breakdowns so you can see exactly how each transit lands for your specific Sun, Moon, and Rising signs. We cover practical implications — when to sign contracts, when to start projects, when to pause and reflect — grounded in the actual astronomical geometry, not vague generalizations.
To get the most from transit astrology, pair these guides with your personal horoscope (which synthesizes transits into a single forecast), your natal placements (to see which transits activate your chart most powerfully), and your zodiac sign profile (for the baseline personality these cosmic events are acting upon).
Eclipse Season
Follows the nodal axis (shifts every ~18 months)Twice yearly (approximately every 6 months)
The universe grabs the steering wheel. Eclipse season brings the changes you didn't plan but were always meant to happen — sudden, destabilizing, and ultimately exactly right.
Full Moon
Rotates through all 12 signs annuallyMonthly (every ~29.5 days)
Everything comes to a head. What you planted two weeks ago at the new moon is now ripe. What no longer serves you is ready to be released under the full moon's light.
Jupiter Retrograde
LibraJuly 11 – November 11, 2026
The universe stops giving and starts asking. Are you grateful for what you have? Do you believe what you say you believe? Jupiter retrograde wants real answers.
Jupiter Return
Your natal Jupiter signAge ~12
Every 12 years, the planet of luck returns to where it was when you were born. A new growth cycle begins — and the doors that open during this period can change the trajectory of your entire life.
Mars Retrograde
Leo → CancerJanuary 6 – February 23, 2027
The warrior turns inward. Your ambition stalls, your rage simmers, and every unresolved conflict demands a rematch.
Mercury Retrograde
LeoJuly 18 – August 11, 2026
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New Moon
Same sign as the current Sun signMonthly (every ~29.5 days)
The sky goes dark so you can dream clearly. The new moon is your monthly reset — a blank page, a cleared slate, a whispered invitation to begin again.
Saturn Retrograde
AriesAugust 13 – December 28, 2026
The cosmic auditor reviews your life. Shortcuts get exposed, delayed karma arrives, and the structures you've built reveal whether they can hold weight.
Saturn Return
Your natal Saturn signAges 27-31
Around age 29, the universe gives you a pop quiz on your entire life so far. Everything that isn't built on truth gets demolished. Everything that is gets fortified.
Venus Retrograde
Aries → PiscesMarch 1 – April 12, 2025
The universe's relationship audit. Old lovers, old wounds, and the question you've been avoiding about what you actually want.