It’s here! The new energetic era that astrologers have been talking about for years has finally arrived as we begin settling into 2026.
2026 is the Year of the Fire Horse and it gallops in like a wild stallion full of maverick energy. Unlike 2025, which brought dizzying pendulum swings that left everyone unmoored, 2026 is unapologetically decisive. Gone is the mystery about where people stand on the issues. The masks are off and call to action is more than audible. How can we do things differently?
Pluto—the planet of transformation—leads the way now in Aquarius as it becomes activated by Mercury and Mars during the entire first week of the season. On January 27, 2026, a highly intense Mars-Pluto conjunction occurred in Aquarius, marking a peak moment for power, transformation, and action-driven change. This conjunction merged Mars's drive with Pluto's intensity, forcing confrontations with deeply buried truths and accelerating structural shifts in personal or global life.
The pressure to replace outdated ways of being and moving through the world is strong now. But luckily, you also have the stamina, focus, and desire to either move into a different direction—or fully come into your power to make bold moves towards your 2026 goals. Since Pluto is a key player in the astrology of 2026, your current efforts could manifest, again and again, over the next eleven months.
To sustain this transformation, the planets deliver one of the most exciting astral combinations in the year ahead. The planet of the past and tradition, Saturn pairs with Uranus, the planet of chaos, all season long. Your formula for success should be combining the past elements that were still working with out-of-the-ordinary solutions. Aquarian energy truly shines in this area, emphasizing humanitarian and community efforts.
Neptune—the planet of dreams, spirituality, and fantasy— has entered Aries, a zodiac sign it hasn’t visited since 1875. For the next fourteen years, the non-tangible side of life adopts a fiery and colorful tone. Since Neptune only changes signs every fourteen years, this is a seed moment, when many of us begin writing new stories and walking new paths that will develop over the next fourteen years.
Saturn—the planet of self-mastery and responsibility—follows Neptune in, deepening the focus on the fire element as it also enters Aries on February 13. A lot of the collective tension that was felt throughout 2025 responds to the relationship between these two planets, so you can expect many awakenings to land now, as they both get reinvigorated with new energy. Saturn and Neptune are scheduled to begin a new cycle at the beginning of Pisces season.
February 1 brings the Full Moon in Leo, which officially heralds the first eclipse season of 2026. This is an important moment to listen to your heart, which will be sending important messages to your mind. At this lunar event, you might feel pressure to step into new projects, but the message is that, for your new endeavors to succeed, your heart must be fully aligned, too.
The season comes to a close with a potent Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse, the first eclipse of 2026! Arriving on February 17 at 4:01 a.m. PST, in the sign of Aquarius, this eclipse feels like a major celestial inauguration. The radical shifts you’ve been intuitively preparing for all season have arrived, allowing you to flow into a new beginning, a new relationship, and even a new paradigm altogether! This season, we bring you a sensory act to help you attune to the unique message this eclipse has for you!
Manifestation: Set aside time to mentally picture yourself already having achieved your goals, focusing on the positive emotions that come with it. With Neptune and Saturn in Aries, this blend of intuition with subsequent structured action will help us achieve our dreams and spiritual, psychic, and creative energies and make them real. When you allow yourself to receive with gratitude, then take steps to kindly use the items or support manifested, you align with your spiritual flow of energy.
Try to make consistent time to focus what we want to see more of in our lives: peace, joy, sharing, abundance, and coming together as a force for love, and the highest good of all. Then we will be truly co-creating with the cosmos in the best way possible - all the ingredients are there for us right now.
MANY BLESSINGS, JULIE REEVES, https://sightedastrology.com/
Personal Note; Find out how all the planetary events affect you in these first months of February 2026. What cycle are you in? Please contact me at julie@sightedastrology.com for an appointment. All consultations may be done on Zoom and can be video recorded for you to keep.