In my book The Complete Guide to Astrological Self-Care, I share insights on how to navigate the 24 different New and Full Moons; the retrograde cycles of Mercury, Venus, and Mars; and periods of life I call Stellar Life Stages. Below you will find dates for the upcoming lunations and retrograde cycles as well as a resource to be able to determine more precisely when you are moving through a Stellar Life Stage.
New and Full Moons
Below you will find dates for the New and Full Moons through 2027. All days reflect Eastern Time Zone.
New Moons
January 18, 2026: Capricorn New Moon (28 degrees)
February 17, 2026: Aquarius New Moon Solar Eclipse (28 degrees)
March 18, 2026: Pisces New Moon (28 degrees)
April 17, 2026: Aries New Moon (27 degrees)
May 16, 2026: Taurus New Moon (25 degrees)
June 14, 2026: Gemini New Moon (24 degrees)
July 14 2026: Cancer New Moon (21 degrees)
August 12, 2026: Leo New Moon Solar Eclipse (20 degrees)
September 10, 2026: Virgo New Moon (18 degrees)
October 10, 2026: Libra New Moon (17 degrees)
November 9, 2026: Scorpio New Moon (16 degrees)
December 8, 2026: Sagittarius New Moon (16 degrees)
January 7, 2027: Capricorn New Moon (17 degrees)
February 6, 2027: Aquarius New Moon Solar Eclipse (17 degrees)
March 8: Pisces New Moon (17 degrees)
April 6, 2027: Aries New Moon (16 degrees)
May 6, 2027: Taurus New Moon (15 degrees)
June 4, 2027: Gemini New Moon (13 degrees)
July 3, 2027: Cancer New Moon (11 degrees)
August 2, 2027: Leo New Moon Solar Eclipse (9 degrees)
August 31, 2027: Virgo New Moon (8 degrees)
September 29, 2027: Libra New Moon (6 degrees)
October 29, 2027: Scorpio New Moon (5 degrees)
November 27, 2027: Sagittarius New Moon (5 degrees)
December 27, 2027: Capricorn New Moon (5 degrees)
Full Moons
January 3, 2026: Cancer Full Moon (13 degrees)
February 1, 2026: Leo Full Moon (13 degrees)
March 3, 2026: Virgo Full Moon Lunar Eclipse (12 degrees)
April 1, 2026: Libra Full Moon (12 degrees)
May 1, 2026: Scorpio Full Moon (11 degrees)
May 31, 2026: Sagittarius Full Moon (9 degrees)
June 29, 2026: Capricorn Full Moon (8 degrees)
July 29, 2026: Aquarius Full Moon (6 degrees)
August 28, 2026: Pisces Full Moon Lunar Eclipse (4 degrees)
September 26, 2026: Aries Full Moon (3 degrees)
October 26: Taurus Full Moon (2 degrees)
November 24: Gemini Full Moon (2 degrees)
December 23: Cancer Full Moon (2 degrees)
January 22, 2027: Leo Full Moon (2 degrees)
February 20, 2027: Virgo Full Moon Lunar Eclipse (2 degrees)
March 22, 2027: Libra Full Moon (1 degree)
April 20, 2027: Scorpio Full Moon (0 degrees)
May 20, 2027: Scorpio Full Moon (29 degrees)
June 18, 2027: Sagittarius Full Moon (28 degrees)
July 18, 2027: Capricorn Full Moon Lunar Eclipse (25 degrees)
August 17, 2027: Aquarius Full Moon Lunar Eclipse (24 degrees)
September 15, 2027: Pisces Full Moon (22 degrees)
October 15, 2027: Aries Full Moon (21 degrees)
November 13, 2027: Taurus Full Moon (21 degrees)
December 13, 2027: Gemini Full Moon (21 degrees)
Planetary Retrogrades
Below you will find dates for retrograde cycles of Mercury, Venus, and Mars through 2027. All days reflect Eastern Time Zone.
Mercury Retrograde
February 26 - March 20, 2026 (22 Pisces - 8 Pisces)
June 29 - July 23, 2026 (26 Cancer - 16 Cancer)
October 24 - November 13, 2026 (20 Scorpio - 5 Scorpio)
February 9 - March 3, 2027 (5 Pisces - 20 Aquarius)
June 10 - July 4, 2027 (6 Cancer - 27 Gemini)
October 7 - October 28, 2027 (4 Scorpio - 19 Libra)
Venus Retrograde
October 3 - November 13, 2026 (8 Scorpio - 22 Libra)
Mars Retrograde
January 10 - April 1, 2027 (10 Virgo - 20 Leo)
Planetary Stations
Below you will find dates for the planetary stations of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. These are the dates when the planet either begins its retrograde cycle (stations retrograde) or starts back into forward movement (stations direct), the days around which the planet’s astrological invitations feel very prominent in the collective.
Jupiter
March 10, 2026: Stations Direct (15 Cancer)
December 12, 2026: Stations Retrograde (27 Leo)
April 12, 2027: Stations Direct (16 Leo)
Saturn
July 26, 2026: Stations Retrograde (14 Aries)
December 10, 2027: Stations Direct (7 Aries)
August 9, 2027: Stations Retrograde (27 Aries)
December 23, 2027: Stations Direct (21 Aries)
Uranus
February 3, 2026: Stations Direct (27 Taurus)
September 10, 2026: Stations Retrograde (5 Gemini)
February 8, 2027: Stations Direct (1 Gemini)
September 15, 2027: Stations Retrograde (9 Gemini)
Neptune
July 7, 2026: Stations Retrograde (4 Aries)
December 12, 2026: Stations Direct (1 Aries)
July 9, 2027: Stations Retrograde (6 Aries)
December 15, 2027: Stations Direct (3 Aries)
Pluto
May 6, 2026: Stations Retrograde (5 Aquarius)
October 15, 2026: Stations Direct (3 Aquarius)
May 8, 2027: Stations Retrograde (7 Aquarius)
October 17, 2027: Stations Direct (4 Aquarius)
Stellar Life Stages
Astrology offers us the ability to understand the opportunities and challenges that different period of our lives contain. And while how our life unfolds is unique to all of us, there are certain periods of our life—which I call Stellar Life Stages—that we all experience at the same time as our peers. These include those such as the Jupiter Return, Saturn Return, Pluto Square, Uranus Opposition, Neptune Square, and Chiron Return, all of which are featured in The Complete Guide to Astrological Self-Care. And while there you will find the general age range that encompass these Stellar Life Stages, I thought you may be interested in honing in on exactly when these occur for you.
And while this is something that you would usually need an astrologer to help you determine, unless you have your own astrology software, there is actually a great feature called the Natal Transits Search Engine on the AstroSeek website where you can find these periods. You can find it here. (A brief primer on how to use it. First put in your birth information. Then consider the Stellar Life Stage in which you’re interested. For example, let’s say you wanted to learn about your Saturn Return, you would note “Saturn” in the box both under Transits and Natal, and “0 Con” (this means a conjunction, another way to frame a planet’s Return) under Aspects. You would then select “Transits Only” under Transits/Progres./Solar Arc and then click Calculate.)
Please note that while the website will give you the exact dates for when the planet in the sky makes an alignment with the planet in your chart, that the invitation of a Stellar Life Stage begins a bit before and extends a bit afterwards.
To further hone in on not only the time period but also the personal invitation that this period offers you, you could seek out the guidance of an astrologer. This is something that I look to when working with my clients, helping them to more confidently and consciously understand these periods of their life. If this is something that you’d like to explore, you can find more information on my Stellar Guidance Sessions here.