General for Week Commencing: Monday 26 October 2026
Aries    Aries Monday 26 October 2026  Mar 21 - Apr 19
It was over the weekend that the Sun and Venus swapped places, keeping the momentum going for the other but in the process, changing the dynamics. It began last Friday when the Sun left your relationship sector, something that at this time each year will always take the solar spotlight off your relationships. This should have and did end all planetary activity on the relationship front, but only for 48 hours, with Venus having retrograded back in on Sunday. Where the Sun put the solar spotlight on your relationships and on the road ahead in a way that asked you to keep your eyes open and head out of the sand, as the planet of love, Venus has opened the doors to the past and second chances and is all about listening to your heart. Meanwhile, the Sun is now doing the same on the financial front, with his return to your financial sector coming a day before Mercury turned retrograde here and two days before Venus left. Venus will return after the Sun is gone and has done his reality checks, but with his retrograde turn keeping Mercury and his smart head for money in the game until he returns.
 
Taurus    Taurus Monday 26 October 2026  Apr 20 - May 20
While the Sun and Venus have effectively swapped places, with the Sun having left your work sector on Friday just as Venus is now spending her first week back here, returning to put the solar spotlight on your relationships just as she was getting ready to leave. Because the Sun was returning to your relationship sector while Venus was retrograding back out, their paths not only crossed, but it was while they were aligned that Mercury, the planet of communication turned retrograde. As well as allowing Mercury to shift his focus onto giving the past and unsaid words a voice, this is going to keep him here and the communication lines open until Venus returns in December. Meanwhile, it was a day before, after over six weeks since she left your work sector, Venus retrograded back in on Sunday that two and a half months after retrograding back out of your career sector, the asteroid Juno, the queen of commitment returned on Saturday. This is a reunion of planets that could see exciting developments on the income, work and career fronts between now and early December.
 
Gemini    Gemini Monday 26 October 2026  May 21 - Jun 21
When the Sun left a playful and creative part of your chart and returned to your work sector last Friday, this brought you to the point in each year when the solar spotlight will always shift from one side of life’s fence to the other. As this ended all planetary activity on the playful and creative side of life’s fence, by the time you move into the new week, life should have taken a busier turn. Instead, while this is not only good news on the job front, but thanks to the Moon’s departure from your career sector over the weekend the week gets off to a positive start on the income, work and career fronts, life is unlikely to become all work and no play anytime soon. Not if Venus and the asteroid Juno have anything to do with it. While the Sun’s departure ended all planetary activity in a playful and creative part of your chart, only for 48 hours. Venus not only retrograded back in on Sunday, but a day after two and a half months after leaving Juno, the queen of commitment returned to an adventurous part of your chart. Having parted ways back in August, they have united to energise the playful, creative and adventurous side of life’s fence.
 
Cancer    Cancer Monday 26 October 2026  Jun 22 - Jul 22
While the Sun and Venus have swapped places, with the Sun returning to a playful and creative part of your chart last Friday, two days before Venus was due to leave and then retrograding back into your home and family sector to take over from where the Sun left off, on both fronts with a change in focus. Until leaving your home and family sector, the Sun had the solar spotlight on home, family and/or property matters in a way that was all about having your eyes open and head out of the sand. The Sun brings reality checks, while in retrograde motion Venus is more focused on the past, second chances and on once again making home where your heart is. Meanwhile, with the solar spotlight now on matters of the heart and all things fun, playful, romantic and creative, there is a call to take this more seriously. Meanwhile, while Venus retrograded back out, Mercury’s retrograde turn here over the weekend means that here as well, the doors are open to the past and second chances. Meanwhile, it's your social life that will get a shot in the arm from Monday’s Full Moon.
 
Leo    Leo Monday 26 October 2026  Jul 23 - Aug 22
While the Moon will leave an adventurous part of your chart on Monday and then return to your career sector as a Full Moon, this will get the new working week off to an empowered start, the impact is going to linger. The Moon can’t move through your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery without aligning with the four planets here and forming a friendly aspect to Mars and Jupiter in Leo. With the Moon leaving on the same day that Mars, the planet of passion and the warrior planet of the cosmos moves into his final month in Leo, this has both added fuel to his passions, drive, warrior and competitive spirit and given you a better sense of where to channel this. Whether it is a passion for adventure inspired by these adventurous lunar vibes or the professional passions, fighting and competitive spirit Monday’s Full Moon in your career sector and having the Moon here until Wednesday might inspire, Mars just wants something to fight for.
 
Virgo    Virgo Monday 26 October 2026  Aug 23 - Sep 22
Helping to get the week off to a positive start is not just the Moon’s return to an adventurous part of your chart on Monday, but as a Full Moon. Two days after the asteroid Juno, the queen of commitment left a playful and creative part of your chart over the weekend, ending all planetary activity there until the Sun returns in December and with all planetary activity on the adventurous front for the year having ended last month, this couldn’t come with better timing. Not despite the fact that over the previous 48 hours things have taken a considerable turn for the better on the income, work and career fronts and there will be evidence of that in the second half of the week, but because it has. The Moon will not only leave an adventurous part of your chart on Wednesday but return to your career sector in the heart of not just the working week but Venus’ first full week back in your income sector and Juno’s first back in your work sector. Monday’s Full Moon is a last ditch effort to pump energy into the playful, creative and adventurous side of life’s fence.
 
Libra    Libra Monday 26 October 2026  Sep 23 - Oct 23
There is not only considerable change in the air, but it is something that is still developing. It began with the Sun’s departure from Libra on Friday, bringing your birthday month to a close. By then, Mercury and Venus had already long since moved through and with no other planets here, this brought you to a point where it was time to close up shop and declare the launch of this new solar year over. Except as far as Venus, the planet that rules the heart and your ruling planet is concerned, gone isn’t gone and on Sunday she retrograded back into Libra to spend the next six weeks reviewing your desires, hopes and aspirations for the coming year while opening the doors to the past and second chances. Venus is also in good company, with her old friend Uranus still in an adventurous part of your chart and the asteroid Juno, the queen of commitment having returned to a playful and creative part of your chart over the weekend for her own do over. Meanwhile, the Sun has traded places and is now in your income sector, where Venus has already spent six weeks steering things in a lucrative direction.
 
Scorpio    Scorpio Monday 26 October 2026  Oct 24 - Nov 21
The Sun only returned to Scorpio on Friday to begin your birthday month and new solar year, but three days in, there has already been a lot of change and things aren’t quite settled yet. When the Sun returned to Scorpio, it was to find Venus and Mercury here, with heart and mind in the game and on the same page and in more ways than one. By this point Venus, who will normally move through Scorpio in 24 days, was not only still there but in retrograde motion while three weeks after he returned to spend 14 to 15 days helping you get your head in the game, think on your feet and make plans for the coming year, Mercury was not only still here but turned retrograde on Saturday. Venus retrograded back out on Sunday, but Mercury is here until she returns in December, keeping your options wide open. The last act before you can fully settle into your birthday month is Monday’s Full Moon in your relationship sector, which might push some buttons or evoke some strong emotional responses, but will help you define your own and your relationship needs.
 
Sagittarius    Sagittarius Monday 26 October 2026  Nov 22 - Dec 21
When the Sun returned to a nostalgic and reflective part of your chart last Friday to begin the month long wind down of your old solar year, it was to find that Venus and Mercury, the planets that rule the heart and mind were not only already here, but Venus was already in retrograde motion and Mercury was at a standstill ahead of a retrograde turn on Saturday. This is always going to be a nostalgic time of year, but rarely to this degree. While Venus retrograded back out on Sunday and they were only in retrograde motion at the same time for 24 hours, this is rare. With Venus gone, the Sun and Mercury can take a more pragmatic approach to looking back and reviewing the past, as opposed to Venus’ more nostalgic trip down memory lane. Venus is still in retrograde motion and will be for another three weeks, but by retrograding back into a social and serendipitous part of your chart, this is going to create something special across the communication, social and relationship fronts.
 
Capricorn    Capricorn Monday 26 October 2026  Dec 22 - Jan 19
While returning to a playful and creative part of your chart on Monday as a Full Moon and then not leaving until Wednesday, the Moon’s return might not sound like the ideal way to begin the new working week, but this couldn’t be more timely and that includes both personally and professionally. Professionally, with Monday Venus’ first full day back in your career sector after retrograding back in, taking over from where the Sun left off and the asteroid Juno settling into her second day back in your income sector, you can afford to wait. It is when the Moon returns to your work sector on Wednesday that the working week will not only really take off, but when a reunion of planets on the income, work and career fronts that had parted ways will make its presence felt. Until then, you can afford to take a wait and see approach as all the players get into position. At the same time, Monday’s Full Moon is going to give the whole playful, creative and adventurous side of life’s fence a shot in the arm. With Mars still a month away from an adventurous part of your chart and all planetary activity in a playful and creative part having ended last month, this is just what the doctor
 
Aquarius    Aquarius Monday 26 October 2026  Jan 20 - Feb 18
With the space of 48 hours, from the Sun’s departure from your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery last Friday and Venus’ return on Sunday, they have not only swapped places but has allowed both sides of life’s fence to avoid missing a beat. This saw the Sun leave and return to your career sector, where he not only found Mercury and Venus and with your heart and mind in the game and on the same page, but long after they both should have left. Six weeks after returning for what is normally a 24 day visit, Venus was not only still here but in retrograde motion, while three weeks after returning for what is normally a 14 to 15 day chance to get your head in the game and to think on your feet, Mercury was at a standstill ahead of a retrograde turn on Saturday. This was just as the Sun and Venus’ paths crossed and they aligned in what was a passing of the torch, for it was a day later that Venus retrograded back out and on Monday she is settling into her first full day back in an adventurous part of your chart, taking over from where the Sun left off.
 
Pisces    Pisces Monday 26 October 2026  Feb 19 - Mar 20
While the Sun’s return to your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery last Friday is the point where the solar spotlight will always shift onto the adventurous side of life’s fence, it was to find that Venus and Mercury were not only already there, but with Venus in retrograde motion and Mercury at a standstill ahead of a retrograde turn on Saturday. Long after both should have left, they were holding the doors open to the past and second chances. This saw Venus retrograde back out on Sunday, but Mercury’s retrograde turn means that while the Sun is only here for a month, he will still be here when she returns. Along with the dwarf planet Ceres, who will turn retrograde next month as well, this is going to keep the playful, creative and adventurous side of life’s fence alive for the rest of the year. Just as well, because as Mars moves into his final month in your work sector on Monday and with the first planetary activity on the career front for the year starting up next month, this will help to keep things balanced.
 
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