Posted on February 2, 2026 by Henry Seltzer of ASTROGRAPH.COM
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This is yet another month of potent outer planet interactions with personal planets as well as Sun and Moon, Taurus. The consequences are that you will likely feel the pinch of transformational effects that will change you in ways both subtle and extreme, hopefully for your evolutionary benefit. This is the goal of a helpful cosmos that is ultimately on your side. Your identity is shifting and also your vocational situation, with a stellium of planets gathered in or near that sector. In the recent late Capricorn New Moon from mid-January that governs the first two weeks of February, your ruler, Venus, was closely conjunct Pluto and also Mars was activated, implying that – along with self-development – your important partnerships are a large part of what is going on for you this month and might be contributing to your career moves and reorientation. There could be novel ideas and treatments, and, of course, surprises. Your relationships are part of this unexpected side of things where there could be some interesting developments. You also could be counting more and more on your own internal moral compass and your own unique values to see you through, as is wise. The mid-month Aquarius New Moon and Solar Eclipse of the 17th is another wild one, where you might find yourself trying on new roles in your social scene and as far as your long-term goals are concerned. This New Moon can be an occasion that shakes you up from the inside out, as you review and renew early childhood trauma that can lead to better understandings of ancient inner wounding, walled away deep inside you, that is ready to come out and achieve more constructive awareness, acceptance, and integration within you. This ultimately leads to a relief of old and outmoded symptoms that are ripe for deep and positive change.
The following was written by our in-house astrologer, Leslie Benson. You can find her here.
Previous New Moon in Capricorn – Jan 18th
The late Capricorn New Moon from last month continues to activate your ninth sector of learning, beliefs, and long-range direction, setting a serious tone around where you are headed and the principles guiding your choices. Your tenth or career sector could also be affected from the proximity. With multiple planets grouped in Capricorn, this lunation emphasizes structure, strategy, and commitment. Close aspects to Uranus and Saturn–Neptune suggest that your plans and also your inner work could be evolving as old assumptions dissolve and new perspectives emerge. Goals connected to education, travel, or your broader life path may require adjustment as your worldview continues to mature and evolve.
Full Moon in Leo – Feb 1st
The Leo Full Moon lights up your fourth sector of home, family, foundations, and emotional security, opposing a densely packed Aquarius stellium in your tenth sector of career, reputation, and visibility. You may feel pulled between private needs and worldly responsibilities. This lunation can reveal where your home base requires attention, adjustment, or care, especially if outer demands have been loud or relentless. You win when you can calmly notice what you genuinely need in order to feel more steady, supported, and emotionally resourced.
Saturn Conjunct Neptune – Jan 24th-Mar 7th
This is a major backdrop of the month and one of the most significant configurations of the year. Saturn and Neptune conjoin at 0° Aries, exact on February 20th, landing in your twelfth sector of rest, closure, healing, and unconscious patterns. This marks a profound threshold, both collectively and personally. You may find yourself releasing outdated narratives, expectations, or coping strategies, while a new paradigm forms slowly and is still nascent. Something within your inner world is dissolving even as something new is being born. Confusion or fatigue could also arise, especially if you try to force results too quickly. Over time, this conjunction supports deep spiritual maturation, inner restructuring and centering, and building capacity to be with uncertainty. One invitation is to simplify, listen inward, and allow a new inner framework to form as you become more acquainted with deeper layers of your subconscious, emotional depths, and unseen inner processes.
Uranus Stations Direct – Feb 3rd
Uranus stations direct in your sign, moving now toward Gemini and your second sector of values and security. Uranus in the final degrees of your first sector of identity, embodiment, and self-definition seeks novel approaches. This week can bring sudden shifts in self-perception, energy levels, priorities, or how you feel in your own skin. As Uranus makes its final station in your sign. the emphasis turns toward integration. Consider what you have learned about authenticity, independence, and your own unique brilliance over the past several years, and how those insights or growth arcs are now being embodied in your sense of identity and personal values.
Mercury Enters Pisces – Feb 6th
Mercury enters Pisces and your eleventh sector of community, friendships, networks, and future goals. With communication and logical thinking a bit fuzzier during this window, it may be more supportive to engage in communal spaces that encourage imagination, inspiration, and shared vision.
Venus Enters Pisces – Feb 10th
Venus ingresses into Pisces, the sign of her exaltation, and your eleventh sector, offering ease in friendships, collaboration, and supportive communities. This transit favors connection through shared values, creativity, and compassion. It can be a helpful counterbalance to an otherwise intense month, especially when you lean into relationships or environments that feel gentle, inspiring, and emotionally nourishing.
Mercury Pre-shadow – Feb 11th
Mercury enters its pre-shadow phase in your eleventh sector, signaling the gradual approach of its upcoming retrograde. You might start to witness the retrograde symptoms of missed connections and mechanical breakdowns. This is an early cue to simplify group plans, double-check schedules, back up digital data, and observe recurring themes related to future goals, friendships, and long-term aspirations. Mercury stations on the 25th which may greatly intensify these occurrences,
Saturn Enters Aries – Feb 13th
Saturn enters Aries and your twelfth sector of dream imagination, subconscious material, and inner processing. This begins a two-and-a-half year phase of subconscious tending and inner work, even though your outer life may remain quite active. Saturn here asks for disciplined presence, strong energetic boundaries, and a more mature relationship with your own inner world. This transit can highlight what drains you, as well as what restores and enlivens you, and which inner patterns need quiet, consistent attention. It favors therapy, spiritual practice, solitude, and long-term habits that support nervous system health. Life progress may in general be subtle or less visible but can also be deeply consequential in supporting your resilience and inner fire.
Solar Eclipse in Aquarius – Feb 17th
The Solar Eclipse and New Moon in Aquarius activates your tenth sector of career, leadership, reputation, and life direction. You may find your social sector to be activated also. Eclipses mark potent turning points, and this one may coincide with shifts in responsibilities, public roles, or vocational trajectory. With the Sun and Moon tightly squaring Uranus in your sign, revelations could come from nowhere and unexpectedly inform you, or events could crop up that feel sudden or destabilizing. Flexibility and surrender can be especially helpful during this eclipse season. Observe what is changing in the public sphere of your life and allow without steering it for a new sense of direction to emerge – step by step.
Sun Enters Pisces – Feb 18th
As the Sun enters Pisces, attention turns further to your eleventh sector of community and future orientation. Life goals and long-range visions are highlighted, even as specifics might be hard to come by or remain fluid.
Venus Trine Jupiter – Feb 21st-23rd
Your ruling planet, Venus, in your eleventh or social sector, forms a supportive trine to Jupiter in your third sector of communication, learning, local community, and daily movement. This is one of the most supportive transits of the month. Encouragement may arrive through friends, siblings, neighbors, or collaborative spaces. It is a favorable time to share ideas, reconnect, and allow reciprocity to guide interactions. Following your curiosity and pleasure toward uplifting learning or conversation can be especially nourishing now.
Mercury Stations Retrograde – Feb 25th
Mercury stations retrograde in Pisces, backtracking through your eleventh sector until March 20th. Plans with friends or groups may shift, and scheduling may require extra patience. Missed connections could become common. Priorities may reorganize. This is a better time to review and potentially revise goals, revisit collaborations, and, rather than push for rapid progress, clarify commitments.
Mars Square Uranus – Feb 24th-28th
The month closes with Mars in your tenth sector squaring Uranus in your first sector, building tension between professional demands and your evolving sense of self. Restlessness, pressure, or abrupt changes around work, authority, or direction may arise. This is volatile energy that can surface deeply rooted frustration or anger for release. Physical movement can help discharge excess energy, and extra nervous system care is highly encouraged. With conscious direction, this current can catalyze necessary change, especially where you are ready to claim greater autonomy and act from a clearer, more authentic sense of self.
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