Important Astrological Dates for 2026
All times are for the Eastern time zone. Daylight Savings Time is given where appropriate.
by Miriam Klamkin
This Almanac is organized by categories. Please click on the category below to go to that section.
Solar Holidays Lunations Stations/Retrogrades . Aspects and Ingresses
Solar Holidays
Imbolc 2/3 3:02 pm
Spring Equinox 3/20 10:45 am
Beltane 5/5 7:48 am
Summer Solstice 6/21 4:24 am
Lammas 8/7 7:42 am
Fall Equinox 9/22 8:05 pm
Samhain 11/7 4:52 am
Winter Solstice 12/21 3:50 pm
Lunations – Moon Phases
Full Moon 1/3 5:02 am 13° Cancer 01′
New Moon 1/18 2:51 pm 28° Capricorn 43′
Full Moon 2/1 5:09 pm 13° Leo 03′
New Moon* 2/17 7:01 am 28° Aquarius 49′
Full Moon* 3/3 6:37 am 12° Virgo 53′
New Moon 3/18 9:23 pm 28° Pisces 27′
Full Moon 4/1 10:11 pm 12° Libra 21′
New Moon 4/17 7:51 am 27° Aries 28′
Full Moon 5/1 1:23 pm 11° Scorpio 20′
New Moon 5/16 4:01 pm 25° Taurus 57′
Full Moon** 5/31 4:45 am 9° Sagittarius 55′
New Moon 6/14 10:54 pm 24° Gemini 03′
Full Moon 6/29 7:56 pm 8° Capricorn 14′
New Moon 7/14 5:43 am 21° Cancer 59′
Full Moon 7/29 10:35 am 6° Aquarius 30′
New Moon* 8/12 1:36 pm 20° Leo 01′
Full Moon* 8/28 12:18 am 4° Pisces 54′
New Moon 9/10 11:26 pm 18° Virgo 25′
Full Moon 9/26 12:48 pm 3° Aries 37′
New Moon 10/10 11:50 am 17° Libra 21′
Full Moon 10/26 12:11 am 2° Taurus 45′
New Moon 11/9 2:02 am 16° Scorpio 53′
Full Moon 11/24 9:53 am 2° Gemini 20′
New Moon 12/8 7:51 pm 16° Sagittarius 56′
Full Moon 12/23 8:28 pm 2° Cancer 13′
* Eclipse ** Blue Moon
Stations /Retrograde periods
All planets direct 3/21 – 5/5
Mercury 2/26 – 3/20, 6/29 – 7/23, 10/24 – 11/13
Venus 10/3 – 11/13
Mars no retrograde this year
Jupiter 11/11/2025 – 3/10/2026, 12/12/2026 – 4/12/2027
Saturn 7/26 – 12/10
Uranus 9/6/2025 – 2/3/2026, 9/10/2026 – 2/8/2027
Neptune 7/7 – 12/12
Pluto 5/6 – 10/15
Other dates of interest – Aspects and Ingresses
Saturn sextile Uranus 1/20
Neptune D re-enters Aries 1/26
Saturn D re-enters Aries 2/13
Saturn conjunct Neptune 2/20
Saturn sextile Pluto 3/28
Uranus D re-enters Gemini 4/25
Jupiter enters Leo 6/30
Uranus sextile Neptune 7/15
Uranus trine Pluto 7/18
Jupiter trine Neptune 7/20
Jupiter oppose Pluto 7/20
Jupiter sextile Uranus 7/21
Neptune sextile Pluto 7/25
Jupiter trine Saturn 8/31
Venus enters Scorpio 9/10
Neptune Rx sextile Pluto 9/15
Venus Rx re-enters Libra 10/25
Uranus Rx trine Pluto 11/29
Venus D re-enters Scorpio 12/4
Miriam Klamkin has been working with the stars since 1974. Her astrological practice, Night Vision Astrology, includes private consultations, chart services, classes, and workshops. She can be reached by phone at 978-376-9164, or via e-mail as miriam@nightvisionastrology.com.