We enter October under an energetic shift as Venus stations retrograde in Scorpio on October 3rd. While Mercury retrogrades arrive like clockwork every 3 ½  months, Venus only turns backward once every 1 ½ years. This month, their cycles intertwine: Mercury begins its retrograde on October 24th, setting up a rare, potent period where both inner planets are moving backward simultaneously through the final week of October and into mid-November.

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.