2026 Planetary Ingress Calendar

Every date a planet changes zodiac sign in 2026, from the Sun's monthly march to the rare outer-planet ingresses, with retrograde re-entries marked.

The major sign changes of 2026

Most of the year's ingresses are routine. The Sun changes sign every month, Venus and Mercury every few weeks, and you can read those straight off the calendar. A few carry real weight, because the slow planets only cross a boundary once in several years, and 2026 stacks several of them into one stretch of spring. Aries is where the weight falls.

  • Neptune enters Aries (January 27). Its first run at the sign since the 1860s, dissolving and idealizing whatever it touches at the very start of the zodiac.
  • Saturn enters Aries (February 14). Arriving within days of Neptune, the two meeting on the first degree of Aries in the first Saturn-Neptune conjunction since 1989. Saturn grounds and tests where Neptune softens, so the pair reads as a reset of what you are willing to build and what you are willing to believe, at once.
  • Uranus enters Gemini (April 26). Settling in after a first pass in 2025, it stays into the early 2030s, so the restless, curious register of Gemini becomes the long backdrop rather than a passing mood.
  • Chiron enters Taurus (June 20). A first pass into the sign, carrying the old ache out of identity and action toward worth and the body.
  • Jupiter enters Leo (June 30). Leaving Cancer behind, it trades quiet and care for visibility and nerve.
  • North Node enters Aquarius (August 19). The whole nodal axis shifts off Pisces and Virgo onto the Aquarius and Leo polarity, which moves where the year's eclipses land for the eighteen months that follow.

One timing note that is not a sign change: Venus turns retrograde in the autumn, the stretch where the year's relationship and money themes tend to surface. Every date here is computed from NASA JPL's DE440 ephemeris, so a crossing in this summary matches that planet's row in the calendar.

Neptune ingresses in 2026

  • enters AriesJanuary 27, 2026

Uranus ingresses in 2026

  • enters GeminiApril 26, 2026

Saturn ingresses in 2026

  • enters AriesFebruary 14, 2026

Chiron ingresses in 2026

  • enters TaurusJune 20, 2026
  • enters AriesSeptember 18, 2026· retrograde re-entry

North Node ingresses in 2026

  • enters AquariusAugust 19, 2026

Jupiter ingresses in 2026

  • enters LeoJune 30, 2026

Mars ingresses in 2026

  • enters AquariusJanuary 23, 2026
  • enters PiscesMarch 3, 2026
  • enters AriesApril 10, 2026
  • enters TaurusMay 19, 2026
  • enters GeminiJune 29, 2026
  • enters CancerAugust 11, 2026
  • enters LeoSeptember 28, 2026
  • enters VirgoNovember 26, 2026

Venus ingresses in 2026

  • enters AquariusJanuary 18, 2026
  • enters PiscesFebruary 10, 2026
  • enters AriesMarch 6, 2026
  • enters TaurusMarch 31, 2026
  • enters GeminiApril 24, 2026
  • enters CancerMay 19, 2026
  • enters LeoJune 13, 2026
  • enters VirgoJuly 10, 2026
  • enters LibraAugust 7, 2026
  • enters ScorpioSeptember 10, 2026
  • enters LibraOctober 25, 2026· retrograde re-entry
  • enters ScorpioDecember 4, 2026

Mercury ingresses in 2026

  • enters CapricornJanuary 2, 2026
  • enters AquariusJanuary 21, 2026
  • enters PiscesFebruary 7, 2026
  • enters AriesApril 15, 2026
  • enters TaurusMay 3, 2026
  • enters GeminiMay 17, 2026
  • enters CancerJune 1, 2026
  • enters LeoAugust 10, 2026
  • enters VirgoAugust 25, 2026
  • enters LibraSeptember 11, 2026
  • enters ScorpioSeptember 30, 2026
  • enters SagittariusDecember 6, 2026
  • enters CapricornDecember 26, 2026

Sun ingresses in 2026

  • enters AquariusJanuary 20, 2026
  • enters PiscesFebruary 19, 2026
  • enters AriesMarch 21, 2026
  • enters TaurusApril 20, 2026
  • enters GeminiMay 21, 2026
  • enters CancerJune 21, 2026
  • enters LeoJuly 23, 2026
  • enters VirgoAugust 23, 2026
  • enters LibraSeptember 23, 2026
  • enters ScorpioOctober 23, 2026
  • enters SagittariusNovember 22, 2026
  • enters CapricornDecember 22, 2026

What a planetary ingress means

An ingress is the moment a planet crosses from one zodiac sign into the next. Each sign frames a planet differently, so the change reads as a shift in tone. The fast inner planets cross signs often, while Jupiter takes about a year per sign and Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto take years, which is why their ingresses are the dates astrologers watch as collective turning points.

A slow planet near a sign boundary often crosses it three times: forward, back while retrograde, then forward again. This calendar marks the retrograde passes so a re-entry reads clearly, which is why a single sign change like Saturn into Aries can carry two or three dates across the year.

For the full daily picture behind these dates, including exact degrees and the position of every planet on any day, open the ephemeris. To see how a given ingress lands on your own chart, cast your birth chart and read the sign against your houses.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a planetary ingress?

An ingress is the moment a planet leaves one zodiac sign and enters the next. Each sign carries its own tone, so an ingress marks a shift in how that planet expresses, and the slow outer-planet ingresses (Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) are read as larger collective turning points.

When does Saturn enter Aries?

Saturn makes its first pass into Aries in late May 2025, retrogrades back into Pisces over the following months, then settles in Aries to stay in early 2026. The forward, back, then forward pattern is normal for a slow planet near a sign boundary, which is why one sign change can carry two or three dates. The calendar lists each exact pass for the year you select.

What is a retrograde ingress?

When a planet changes sign while moving retrograde, it is re-entering a sign it recently left. Slow planets often cross a boundary three times: forward, back while retrograde, then forward again. This calendar flags the retrograde passes so you can tell a first entry from a re-entry.

Which sign changes matter most?

The outer-planet ones. Jupiter changes sign about once a year, Saturn every two to three years, and Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto take seven years or more, so their ingresses are the dates astrologers watch for shifts in the wider mood. The Moon changes sign every couple of days and is read for short-term timing.

How is the ingress calendar different from an ephemeris?

An ephemeris lists every planet's position for every day. This calendar pulls just the sign changes out of that same data and puts them on one timeline, so you can find an exact ingress date without scanning the table. Use the full ephemeris for daily detail and the calendar for sign changes.

What years does the ingress calendar cover?

Any year from 1850 to 2149. Pick a year to see all of its ingresses, including the exact dates planets like Jupiter and Saturn change signs, with retrograde re-entries marked so a multi-pass crossing reads clearly.

How do I find the exact date a planet changes sign?

Pick the year, then read the calendar grouped by planet: each entry gives the exact date a planet enters a sign, with retrograde re-entries marked. The summary above the calendar highlights the year's major outer-planet ingresses. For the full picture on any single day, open the ephemeris.

An ingress changes the sky. Augurine shows it against your chart.

See each ingress land on your own houses and planets, follow live transits, and track which sign changes actually mattered in your timeline.

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