Planetary transits 2026
Every sign change and retrograde of the year, from Shani, Guru and Rahu–Ketu to the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars, computed by the Swiss Ephemeris.
The year's big moves
Retrogrades in 2026
- Saturn (Shani) in PiscesMon 27 Jul to Fri 11 Dec · 137 daysAsk
- Venus (Shukra) in LibraSat 3 Oct to Sat 14 Nov · 42 daysAsk
- Jupiter (Guru) in LeoSun 13 Dec to Tue 13 Apr 2027 · 121 daysAsk
- Mercury retrograde 2026: all three periods and their shadows →
Month by month
January 2026
- 13 JanVenus enters Capricorn
- 14 JanSun enters Capricorn
- 16 JanMars enters Capricorn
- 17 JanMercury enters Capricorn
February 2026
- 3 FebMercury enters Aquarius
- 6 FebVenus enters Aquarius
- 13 FebSun enters Aquarius
- 23 FebMars enters Aquarius
- 26 FebMercury turns retrograde in Aquarius
March 2026
- 2 MarVenus enters Pisces
- 11 MarJupiter turns direct in Gemini
- 15 MarSun enters Pisces
- 21 MarMercury turns direct in Aquarius
- 26 MarVenus enters Aries
April 2026
- 2 AprMars enters Pisces
- 11 AprMercury enters Pisces
- 14 AprSun enters Aries
- 19 AprVenus enters Taurus
- 30 AprMercury enters Aries
May 2026
- 11 MayMars enters Aries
- 14 MayVenus enters Gemini
- 15 MayMercury enters Taurus
- 15 MaySun enters Taurus
- 29 MayMercury enters Gemini
June 2026
- 2 JunJupiter enters Cancer
- 8 JunVenus enters Cancer
- 15 JunSun enters Gemini
- 20 JunMars enters Taurus
- 22 JunMercury enters Cancer
- 29 JunMercury turns retrograde in Cancer
July 2026
- 4 JulVenus enters Leo
- 7 JulMercury moves back into Gemini
- 16 JulSun enters Cancer
- 24 JulMercury turns direct in Gemini
- 27 JulSaturn turns retrograde in Pisces
August 2026
- 1 AugVenus enters Virgo
- 2 AugMars enters Gemini
- 5 AugMercury enters Cancer
- 17 AugSun enters Leo
- 22 AugMercury enters Leo
September 2026
- 2 SeptVenus enters Libra
- 7 SeptMercury enters Virgo
- 17 SeptSun enters Virgo
- 18 SeptMars enters Cancer
- 26 SeptMercury enters Libra
October 2026
- 3 OctVenus turns retrograde in Libra
- 17 OctSun enters Libra
- 24 OctMercury turns retrograde in Libra
- 31 OctJupiter enters Leo
November 2026
- 6 NovVenus moves back into Virgo
- 12 NovMars enters Leo
- 13 NovMercury turns direct in Libra
- 14 NovVenus turns direct in Virgo
- 16 NovSun enters Scorpio
- 22 NovVenus enters Libra
December 2026
- 2 DecMercury enters Scorpio
- 5 DecRahu enters Capricorn
- 5 DecKetu enters Cancer
- 11 DecSaturn turns direct in Pisces
- 13 DecJupiter turns retrograde in Leo
- 16 DecSun enters Sagittarius
- 22 DecMercury enters Sagittarius
Planetary transits 2026: questions
When does Saturn (Shani) change sign in 2026?
Saturn (Shani) stays in Pisces all of 2026.
When does Jupiter (Guru) change sign in 2026?
Jupiter (Guru) enters Cancer on Tuesday, 2 June 2026, then enters Leo on Saturday, 31 October 2026.
When do Rahu and Ketu change sign in 2026?
Rahu enters Capricorn on Saturday, 5 December 2026. Ketu moves with Rahu, always in the opposite sign.
Which planets go retrograde in 2026?
Mercury three times, Venus once, Jupiter once, Saturn once. Rahu and Ketu always move backwards, and the Sun and Moon never do.
What is a gochar (transit)?
Gochar is where the planets are now, read against your birth chart. A slow planet changing sign, Saturn every two and a half years or Jupiter about every year, moves its effect to a new house of every chart, which is why those dates are watched. How a transit reads for you depends on your Moon sign and lagna.
Why do these dates differ from a Western horoscope?
These are sidereal (Vedic) signs, Lahiri ayanamsa, about 24° behind the tropical signs Western astrology uses, so a planet changes sign here on different dates. Retrograde dates are the same in both, because they are about motion.
What it means for you
These dates are the same for everyone. Which house of your chart each one touches depends on your Moon sign and lagna, and KP timing finds the hours when the ruling planets favour your task, or a trading session, in your own chart.
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