The year ahead

Astrology Calendar

What the sky is doing today and over the coming months: retrogrades, New and Full Moons, eclipses and the planets changing signs.

Today · Wednesday, November 11

Moon sign
Sagittarius
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent, 5% lit
Retrograde now
Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Happening today
No major changes

When each planet turns, and what retrograde means: What's Happening in the Sky.

Coming up

Retrogrades, New and Full Moons, eclipses and sign changes, in your time zone.

November 2026

  • DirectMercury turns direct in Scorpio
  • DirectVenus turns direct in Libra
  • Sign changeSun enters Sagittarius: Sagittarius season begins
  • MoonFull Moon in Gemini
  • Sign changeMars enters Virgo

December 2026

  • Sign changeVenus enters Scorpio
  • MoonNew Moon in Sagittarius
  • DirectSaturn turns direct in Aries
  • DirectNeptune turns direct in Aries
  • RetrogradeJupiter turns retrograde in Leo
  • Sign changeSun enters Capricorn: Capricorn season begins
  • MoonFull Moon in Cancer

January 2027

  • Sign changeVenus enters Sagittarius
  • MoonNew Moon in Capricorn
  • RetrogradeMars turns retrograde in Virgo
  • Sign changeSun enters Aquarius: Aquarius season begins
  • MoonFull Moon in Leo

February 2027

  • Sign changeVenus enters Capricorn
  • MoonNew Moon in Aquarius
  • EclipseAnnular solar eclipse in Aquarius
  • DirectUranus turns direct in Gemini
  • RetrogradeMercury turns retrograde in Pisces

Reading the calendar

Retrograde and direct: the day a planet appears to stop and start moving backwards, or forwards again.

New and Full Moons: named after the sign the Moon is in. New Moons are traditionally linked with beginnings, Full Moons with completion.

Sign changes: when the Sun or a planet moves into a new sign. The Sun's mark the start of each zodiac season.

Eclipses: listed wherever on Earth they can be seen. Astrology treats them as turning points.

These are events in the sky everyone shares. A Full Horoscope Reading looks at how they meet your own birth chart.

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