This month opens with Mercury exiting its post-retrograde shadow on August 6th, lifting the fog and signaling the go-ahead on things delayed by July’s retrograde. This signal of forward momentum is shortly followed by a Solar Eclipse in Leo on the 12th, which highlights the Leo themes already begun with late June’s entry of Jupiter into Leo.

Jupiter in early Leo will act like a magnifying trigger as it makes a trine to Neptune, a sextile to Uranus, and an opposition to Pluto. Jupiter magnifies what it touches, and it is turning up the volume on the outer planets, amplifying the air-and-fire themes that are already dominant in the sky.

Jupiter fundamentally magnifies whatever it touches, meaning the radiant themes of Leo will be amplified on the world stage over the next year. Ruled by the Sun, Leo is the archetype of rejuvenation, creativity, and stepping onto the center stage of one's own life.

Welcome to your guide to the Astrology of 2026! The year ahead is packed with major astrological events, setting the stage for a continued period of profound change which was set into motion in 2025, when 3 of the slower-moving outer planets entered new signs, then retrograded back into their previous signs in the fall to finish up business. The planets that entered new signs in 2025 will re-enter those signs for the long haul, with Saturn and Neptune entering Aries this winter, and Uranus re-entering Gemini in the spring.