Libra horoscope for 2026
The big movements of the year for Libra: the slow planets through your houses, the retrograde stretches and the eclipses, each dated.
Where the slow planets start 2026
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto set the background of a year. Each sits in one of Libra's houses, counted by whole signs.
- Jupiter at 21° Cancer10th house
- Career & public lifeAmbition, reputation and your place in the world.
- Saturn at 26° Pisces6th house
- Work & wellbeingDaily routines, health and being of service.
- Uranus at 27° Taurus8th house
- Intimacy & transformationShared resources, depth and rebirth.
- Neptune at 29° Pisces6th house
- Work & wellbeingDaily routines, health and being of service.
- Pluto at 2° Aquarius5th house
- Creativity & romancePlay, self-expression, children and the heart.
2026, month by month
Sign changes of the slow planets, the retrograde periods of Mercury, Venus and Mars, and the eclipses. Dates are in universal time (UTC).
January
- Neptune enters Aries26 Jan
Neptune leaves Pisces and begins a new chapter in Aries, recolouring imagination and surrender. This plays out in your 7th house of relationships & partnership.
February
- Saturn enters Aries14 Feb
Saturn leaves Pisces and begins a new chapter in Aries, recolouring structure and responsibility. This plays out in your 7th house of relationships & partnership.
- Solar eclipse in Aquarius17 Feb
An eclipse accelerates change: endings and beginnings arrive quickly. This plays out in your 5th house of creativity & romance.
- Mercury turns retrograde26 Feb to 20 Mar
Mercury appears to move backwards: a season to review and revisit thinking and communication. This plays out in your 6th house of work & wellbeing.
March
- Lunar eclipse in Virgo3 Mar
An eclipse accelerates change: endings and beginnings arrive quickly. This plays out in your 12th house of rest & the inner world.
April
- Uranus enters Gemini26 Apr
Uranus leaves Taurus and begins a new chapter in Gemini, recolouring change and awakening. This plays out in your 9th house of meaning & expansion.
June
- Mercury turns retrograde29 Jun to 23 Jul
Mercury appears to move backwards: a season to review and revisit thinking and communication. This plays out in your 10th house of career & public life.
- Jupiter enters Leo30 Jun
Jupiter leaves Cancer and begins a new chapter in Leo, recolouring growth and opportunity. This plays out in your 11th house of community & vision.
August
- Solar eclipse in Leo12 Aug
An eclipse accelerates change: endings and beginnings arrive quickly. This plays out in your 11th house of community & vision.
- Lunar eclipse in Pisces28 Aug
An eclipse accelerates change: endings and beginnings arrive quickly. This plays out in your 6th house of work & wellbeing.
October
- Venus turns retrograde3 Oct to 14 Nov
Venus appears to move backwards: a season to review and revisit love, values and money. This plays out in your 2nd house of money & self-worth.
- Mercury turns retrograde24 Oct to 13 Nov
Mercury appears to move backwards: a season to review and revisit thinking and communication. This plays out in your 2nd house of money & self-worth.
Houses are counted by whole signs from Libra: Libra is the 1st house, the next sign the 2nd, and so on.
Your day, from your own chart
Your Sun sign is one part of your chart. Add your birth details to see today's transits to your planets and the house the Moon is crossing for you.
Your year ahead, from your birthday chart
A solar return reading: the chart for the moment the Sun returns to its position at your birth, read for the twelve months that follow.
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Libra as a Sun sign
- Dates
- 23 September to 22 October
- Element
- AirYou live through ideas, words and connection.
- Modality
- CardinalCardinal signs start things: each one opens a season.
- Ruling planet
- VenusVenus rules Libra. Astrologers give that planet's movements extra weight when they read Libra.
As a Libra Sun, you embody the spirit of the balancing scales: equilibrium, harmony, and fair judgment. Known for your diplomatic skills, you prefer to approach life through a lens of fairness and balance. Your charisma and social prowess draw people towards you, and your ability to empathize makes you a beloved friend and confidant. Being a Libra Sun signifies a life of harmony, beauty, and a pursuit of peace. Your charm, your natural knack for diplomacy, and your sense of justice define you.
Other signs in 2026
How does Libra get on with the other signs? Check sign compatibilityYour rising sign is worth reading too. It decides which house each sign falls in for you. Find your rising sign
Questions about the horoscope
How is the Libra 2026 horoscope made?
From the planets' real positions for the year, worked out by the same engine that draws the charts on this site. The page lists when the slow planets change sign, when Mercury, Venus and Mars turn retrograde and direct, and the eclipses, and reads each one through Libra's houses.
Why do the slow planets matter most?
Jupiter stays about a year in each sign, Saturn about two and a half, and Uranus, Neptune and Pluto many years. Their sign changes mark the longer stretches of a year, while the Moon and the inner planets shape its days and weeks.
How are the eclipses found?
An eclipse happens when a new or full Moon falls close to the Moon's nodes. The page checks each new and full Moon of the year and lists the ones close enough to the nodes for an eclipse to occur.
Are these dates exact for me?
The dates are in universal time, so near midnight they can fall a day earlier or later where you live. The houses are counted by whole signs from your Sun sign. Your own chart gives your exact houses.