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Leo Yearly Astrology Forecast 2026

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Why be an imitation when you are unique?

Welcome to your year of Endless Summer!

Major relationship shifts and transformations occur at the very beginning of 2026, Leo. Setting you up for what many are calling the Summer of Love when Jupiter arrives in your sign at the end of June. But for you, this will actually be a year long personal Coachella love-fest. Or even quest as planetary shifts will also impact on your houses of travel, journeys and going further, and of dreams and goals.

From the third week of January right up until your ruler the Sun leaves Aquarius and your 7^th on Feb 18^th, your annual partnership peak is powered by the intensity of Pluto, now in permanent residence in Aquarius up until 2043. This year also brings a shift in the Nodal Axis. The North Node will move from Pisces and your 8^th into Aquarius and your 7^th. While the South Node moves from Virgo and your 2^nd into your own sign. This occurs right in your birthday season on July 27. Before the Nodes make their move, we always see eclipses appear on the new axis. And always solar eclipses.

Eclipses are important reset points for you. Just like your next door sign of Cancer, your sensitivity to them is heightened because no matter if they are solar or lunar eclipses – your ruler is always involved. But solar eclipses are the most impactful. The moon temporarily blocks the life-giving light of your ruler. You feel disconnected from your source. Which is why Leo’s need to take extra care during eclipses. You are literally thrown into the dark.

Do keep this in mind especially when it comes to any kind of duo, duet, double act or duel as the year begins. Past, present or potential. And single Leos are advised not to go seeking that special someone in the days leading up to and immediately after the Annular Solar Eclipse in Aquarius on Feb 17. If someone does appear to magically cross your path even though you were not looking, do take it very slowly. And as a general rule, avoid making big decisions around relationships during an eclipse period. There is always something you do not yet know under an eclipse.

Eclipse warnings aside, as the planets move into Aquarius and your 7^th and conjunct Pluto, and with Mars also joining Pluto on Jan 27, the heat is on long before Jupiter’s summer of love arrives. Intensity fuels both current and potential unions. And whether you are single or settled, you will also be looking at how you deal with conflict in a union. This is part of becoming a warrior for love. It’s not about battles or disagreements. Just how you handle them. Because once you identify that conflict style, you can adjust, step free or easily talk about it when there is no conflict happening. It also allows you to understand how your partner or others deal with disagreements. So that when they do occur, you can better understand where the other party is coming from. Or what triggers them/you.

But this is a year when you will be making love, not war. It’s a year of expansion, luck, self-expression and self-love. It’s filled with optimism and spontaneity. And the first quarter of ‘26 sets the scene.

Saturn and Neptune in Aries: The Path Ahead Gets Real

Neptune and then Saturn move out of Pisces and your 8^th and into Aries and your 9^th in January/February. Neptune will not return to Pisces in our lifetimes. Saturn won’t be back for another 28-29 years. You go from a period of restriction, down-sizing, confusion or even forced transition that you did not look for, to freedom, expansion, clarity and certainty.

Aries is the sign of self-directed action. Your 9^th is your house of long distance travel, journeys, learning, the law, beliefs and big goals and dreams. Neptune sees you imagine more – or hands you that vision. Saturn shows you what you need to do in order to get there or make it happen. It’s the planet of self-authorship. Which in the sign of self-assertion can bring all the elements you need together.

Neptune returns to Aries on Jan 26. Saturn on February 14. Leos take note – Saturn in your love planet. You actually have two – lucky you. So, this could be about a big love just as easily as it could be about a major journey or destination. For the first time in our lifetimes, Saturn and Neptune will meet in Aries on Feb 20. Just three days after the eclipse in your 7^th house. Take it this brings in a new direction for you. And one where you are very much in charge of where it takes you.

Uranus in Gemini – Go Directly to Your Dream

So, let’s talk about goals. Your goals. Not anyone else’s. They are unique to you. Yes, many of us share the same themes around what we want to manifest for ourselves. We may want to attract in more money, that dream job, start a business, success in a creative venture, manifest a new and better home, or a mate for instance. But the exact details and specifics of it – they are custom and bespoke to us.

Your dream is not going to be the same as anyone else’s. Just as theirs is probably not the same as yours. You can of course, dream up a joint goal with someone else. And this again will be unique to the two of you. When dreams come together and fuse to become shared, they get imbued with a special kind of magic. Those are different. We are going to stick with yours for now.

Here’s an example for you. Let’s say your dream is to own the quintessential English thatched cottage with roses around the door. You imagine it sitting in a pretty village amidst its charming gardens. Opening your rustic front door and the story book interior. You’ve pretty much nailed it down to the final details. And every week you buy a lottery ticket to open that channel to bring you the money to buy it.

Then – ta da! Winner, winner cottage dinner! You win not just the price of buying that thatched cottage – but millions more. And here’s when it can all go wrong. Well meaning loved ones and friends gather round and ask you why you are going to buy a thatched cottage when you now have enough money to buy a palace instead? You waiver. Perhaps they are right. Maybe you should upgrade that dream. Now there you are, sitting in your mansion but wondering why you’re not happy? You should be. Especially as everyone tells you how lucky you are and how gorgeous your home is. But you feel oddly empty and it doesn’t feel like home. Try as you might, you simply don’t love it.

That is because the big house was never your dream. Your dream was the thatched cottage. In other words – in this scenario, you would have bought someone else’s dream. Just as if your dream was the penthouse apartment, but you got talked into buying a thatched cottage, you might end up unhappy too.

Our goals are part of our identity. Yes, they will evolve and change over time. Because we do too. But if you look back across how what you want has shifted and changed, the desire behind the dreams remains true to you. Which is why we need to hold onto the authentic essence of them in order to make them happen.

Your second love planet is Uranus – crazy cupid and planet of the unpredictable, shocking and electrifying. It returns to Gemini and your 11^th of friends, goals and the future on April 26. And it’s all about what we as individuals add to the collective. And in this house, opens up new paths towards our goals. It’s the ultimate people mover and delivery system combined. It brings the people who will power your future. And who can help you make those goals reality. Just as you are going to engage with them and perhaps act as the catalyst for them to manifest theirs. This is dynamic co-creation. And yes, it is powerful magic.

Loaded with ideas, inventiveness and innovation in your social sector, Uranus charges your imagination and opens up new and unexpected pathways to make things happen. The people it places in your path will prove to be pivotal. Be a joiner. Connect. Show up. As yourself. That’s the most important part. Gemini is the sign which cuts to the chase. So, this is why Uranus in here has a ‘Go directly to your dream’ approach. And to stay true to its unique essence which is merely a reflection of you.

If you have been thinking about joining a club, party, movement, group, community or even starting one yourself – do it. Uranus in Gemini puts you in exploratory mode. A social smorgasbord where you can pick and choose, have a taster session and then see where you fit. Exciting, very different and unusual people will cross your path. Especially when your ruler the Sun arrives in here on May 21^st. They may appear without prior warning. Or you encounter them due to last minute invitations or sudden changes of plan. Expect your social circle to shift and your life choices to open up via who you meet and connect with under Uranus in here.

Jupiter in Leo – Fly Away to Endless Summer

Smooth as a classic Sinatra song, Jupiter in your 1^st invites you to come fly away when it arrives in your sign on June 30. To a land of endless summer. It’s been 12 years since Jupiter last paid you an up close and personal visit. It you were 18 or over, 12 years ago, look back at what opportunities arrived. How your image, appearance or look become your calling card or nexus of attraction and attention. And expect the same kind of themes to repeat this time around.

If you are old enough, take a moment to think back to those opportunities or open doors which appeared for you last Jupiter transit. Remember, Jupiter is a planet which invites. It is always up to us how we RSVP to its invitations. What did you say yes to or explore? Which of the many portals which should have swung open for you did you walk through and which did you walk past? Reflect on this.

If you have any coulda, woulda, shoulda regrets from this period, then the good news I have for you is that doors to anything you feel you missed out on, will open once again at some point over the 12 months Jupiter is with you. All you simply have to do is cross the threshold this time around.

If this is your first Jupiter in your 1^st experience as a fully-fledged adult, then do keep the above in mind. Don’t let fear stop you. Especially insecurities around your talents, capabilities or even what others may think. Is it fear of failure or fear of success holding you back? Jupiter always wants to expand your life in a key area. But that won’t happen if you simply stick to what you know or lurk in that comfort zone, Leo. This is an invitation to go experience just what an endless summer life could look like for you.

There are those people who actually do live endless summer lives. Surfers and polo players for instance who move with the change of seasons. Bands tour. Film makers go on location. Those who can afford it chase the sun via holidays when the temperature cools where they live. Or take it sunny and crisp with winter sports. For you, Leo – the Sun feels like it will be shining for you no matter whether you are travelling – or staying put. However, with this Jupiter, travel – and boarding that aircraft to fly away more than once, is a distinct possibility.

Be a first rate version of yourself,

not a second rate version of someone else.

Judy Garland

Jupiter in your sign is all about bigging up your image. Making big, bold, beautiful changes to your face, profile, style, appearance, look, personal message, title and brand. Ones that are designed to make you stand out. Jupiter never does anything by half-measures. It’s not uncommon to undergo anything from a wardrobe revamp to tweakments all the way up to an extreme makeover under a Jupiter in your 1^st transit. And in your sign – which is designed to shine and stand out, everyone will sit up and take notice.

Your best time for those adjustments will be your birthday cycle when the Sun joins Jupiter from July 22. Your a magnetic force to be reckoned with at this point. Especially when the Sun and Jupiter oppose Pluto in your 7^th. Jupiter will also trine Saturn and Neptune in your 9^th delivering opportunities around travel, anything to do with people and places overseas, the mass media, law and ‘lucky’ breaks.

Ultimately, this Jupiter is about the best possible version of you. As the quote above tells us – not a second rate version of someone else. Sure, gather your inspiration. But then from this create something that’s your signature look. Which you work in a way that nobody could. After all, why simply be an influence when you can be an icon?

This is going to be more important than you think. Simply because when we look and feel our best we are at our most outgoing and confident. Our vibration is raised and this in turn acts as a magnet. Drawing the people and opportunities we’re seeking effortlessly into our orbit. So get ready to serve – alluringly, roaringly confident, more lustrous and in a larger than life way. You are an original. So why imitate anyone else? Turns out playing you could be the role of a lifetime, Leo.

Your birthday season puts us back in eclipse weather again. With a total solar eclipse occurring at the time of the new moon in your sign on Aug 12, this could be a powerful portal to rebirth. And you emerging with a powerfully reforged image which announces to the world just what the new you is all about.

Venus rules two areas in your chart. Taurus and your 10^th of career, status and public image. And Libra and your 3^rd house of communication. Venus will be retrograde during October and November. As well as pressing pause on all Venus-ruled endeavours – love and money specifically, you may want to use this time to review your progress on your journey to date, celebrate how far you have travelled and then course correct as needed.

November also sees Jupiter and Mars conjunct the South Node in your 1^st and oppose the North in your 7^th. This can bring a partnership or theme around love, full circle. Just be aware that although Jupiter’s Summer of Love offers attraction, relationships that are easy and solutions and opportunities, it won’t magically fix something that is broken beyond repair. For some, this can bring in that lasting love which feels like fate (it is). But if instead this sees you having to let go of a relationship you thought would be part of your life forever, you will be able to release it with grace and understanding.

The end of 2026 will still feel like the sun is shining no matter what hemisphere you reside in as the Sun enters Sagittarius and your 5^th on Nov 22. This is Jupiter’s ruling sign and we are in winter fire weather. The new micromoon of Dec 9 will trine Jupiter – which is about to retrograde in your 1^st from the 13^th. What this whispers about is that this is a slow start towards something you may not yet quite be able to glimpse. You know it is just below the horizon – waiting to appear. But you just can’t see it yet. Take it that Jupiter and Uranus have more in store for you in ‘27. Your summer of love isn’t over, Leo. It’s only halfway through.

In a nutshell: Get ready for a long, hot summer of love. That’s what Jupiter in your sign promises you. While Uranus in Gemini sends you the circle, group of gathering to turn the whole experience into a festival. All year long, Leo.

17 Jan 2026 Venus enters Aquarius (7^th)

20 Jan 2026 Sun enters Aquarius (7^th)

20 Jan 2026 Venus conjunct Pluto in Aquarius (7^th)

22 Jan 2026 Sun conjunct Pluto in Aquarius (7^th)

23 Jan 2026 Mars enters Aquarius (7^th)

26 Jan 2026 Neptune re-enters Aries (9^th)

27 Jan 2026 Mars conjunct Pluto in Aquarius (7^th)

1 Feb 2026 Full Moon in Leo (1^st)

1 Feb 2026 Full Moon in Leo trine Ceres in Aries (1^st to 9^th)

2 Feb 2026 Full Moon in Leo opposition Venus in Aquarius (1^st to 7^th)

14 Feb 2026 Saturn re-enters Aries (9^th)

17 Feb 2026 New Moon in Aquarius – Annular Solar Eclipse (7^th)

17 Feb 2026 New Moon and Annular Solar Eclipse in Aquarius square Uranus in Taurus (7^th to 10^th)

18 Feb 2026 Sun enters Pisces (8^th)

20 Feb 2026 Saturn and Neptune conjunct in Aries (9^th)

3 Mar 2026 Full Moon in Virgo – Total Lunar Eclipse (2^nd)

3 Mar 2026 Full Moon in Virgo – Total Lunar Eclipse sextile Jupiter in Cancer (2^nd to 12^th)

20 Mar 2026 Sun enters Aries (9^th) – Spring Equinox Northern Hemisphere, Autumn Southern

22 Mar 2026 Sun conjunct Neptune in Aries (9^th)

25 Mar 2026 Sun conjunct Saturn in Aries (9^th)

17 Apr 2026 New Moon in Aries (9^th) – Seven factor stellium in Aries, Sun, Moon, Mercury Mars, Saturn, Neptune, Chiron

17 Apr 2026 New Moon conjunct Chiron in Aries (9^th)

20 Apr 2026 Sun enters Taurus (10^th)

26 Apr 2026 Uranus re-enters Gemini (11^th)

21 May 2026 Sun enters Gemini (11^th)

31 May 2026 Full Blue Micromoon in Sagittarius (5^th)

31 May 2026 Full Blue Micromoon in Sagittarius trine Saturn in Aries (5^th to 9^th)

13 Jun 2026 Venus enters Leo (1^st)

21 Jun 2026 Sun enters Cancer (12^th) – Summer Solstice Northern Hemisphere, Winter Southern

30 Jun 2026 Jupiter enters Leo (1^st)

19 Jul 2026 Mystic Rectangle/Envelope: Jupiter in Leo sextile Moon in Libra trine Pluto in Aquarius sextile Neptune in Aries trine Jupiter in Leo. Jupiter in Leo opposition Pluto in Aquarius. Moon in Libra opposition Neptune in Aries. Uranus in Gemini sextile Jupiter in Leo and Neptune in Aries. (1^st to 3^rd to 7^th to 9^th to 1^st. 3^rd to 9^th, 1^st to 7^th. 11^th to 1^st and 9^th)

20 Jul 2026 Jupiter in Leo trine Neptune in Aries (1^st to 9^th)

20 Jul 2026 Jupiter in Leo opposition Pluto in Aquarius (1^st to 7^th)

22 Jul 2026 Sun enters Leo (1^st)

24 Jul 2026 Grand Fire Trine: Jupiter in Leo trine Moon in Sagittarius trine Neptune in Aries trine Jupiter in Leo (1^st to 5^th to 9^th to 1^st)

24 Jul 2026 Mystic Rectangle/Envelope: Jupiter in Leo trine Moon in Sagittarius sextile Pluto in Aquarius trine Uranus in Gemini sextile Jupiter in Leo. Jupiter in Leo opposition Pluto in Aquarius. Uranus in Gemini opposition Moon in Sagittarius. Neptune in Aries sextile Uranus in Gemini and Pluto in Aquarius (1^st to 5^th to 7^th to 11^th to 1^st. 1^st to 7^th, 11^th to 5^th. 9^th to 11^th, 9^th to 7^th)

27 Jul 2026 Sun in Leo opposition Pluto in Aquarius (1^st to 7^th)

27 Jul 2026 Sun in Leo trine Neptune in Aries (1^st to 9^th)

27 Jul 2026 Sun in Leo sextile Uranus in Gemini (1^st to 11^th)

27 Jul 2026 North Node enters Aquarius. South Node enters Leo (7^th/1^st)

29 Jul 2026 Sun conjunct Jupiter in Leo (1^st)

29 Jul 2026 Full Moon in Aquarius (7^th)

29 Jul 2026 Full Moon in Aquarius opposition Jupiter in Leo (7^th to 1^st)

12 Aug 2026 New Moon in Leo – Total Solar Eclipse (1^st)

23 Aug 2026 Sun enters Virgo (2^nd)

28 Aug 2026 Full Moon in Pisces – Partial Lunar Eclipse (8^th)

28 Aug 2026 Full Moon in Pisces – Partial Lunar Eclipse opposition Mercury in Virgo (8^th to 2^nd)

28 Aug 2026 T-Square: Full Moon in Pisces – Partial Lunar Eclipse opposition Mercury in Virgo square Uranus in Gemini (8^th to 2^nd to 11^th)

31 Aug 2026 Jupiter in Leo trine Saturn in Aries (1^st to 9^th)

23 Sep 2026 Sun enters Libra (3^rd) Autumn Equinox Northern Hemisphere, Spring Southern

26 Sep 2026 Sun in Libra opposition Neptune in Aries (3^rd to 9^th)

26 Sep 2026 Full Moon in Aries (9^th)

26 Sep 2026 Full Moon conjunct Neptune in Aries (9^th)

26 Sep 2026 Sun in Libra trine Pluto in Aquarius (3^rd to 7^th)

26 Sep 2026 Full Moon in Aries sextile Pluto in Aquarius (9^th to 7^th)

28 Sep 2026 Mars enters Leo (1^st)

2 Oct 2026 Mars in Leo trine Neptune in Aries (1^st to 9^th)

3 Oct 2026 Venus stationary retrograde in Scorpio (4^th)

10 Oct 2026 Retrograde Venus in Scorpio square Mars in Leo (4^th to 1^st)

15 Oct 2026 Sun in Libra sextile Jupiter in Leo (3^rd to 1^st)

23 Oct 2026 Sun enters Scorpio (4^th)

24 Oct 2026 Sun conjunct retrograde Venus in Scorpio (4^th)

26 Oct 2026 Full Moon in Taurus square Pluto in Aquarius (10^th to 7^th)

12 Nov 2026 Jupiter conjunct South Node in Leo opposition North Node in Aquarius (1^st to 7^th)

12 Nov 2026 Jupiter in Leo trine Moon and Galactic Centre conjunct in Sagittarius (1^st to 5^th)

15 Nov 2026 Mars conjunct the South Node in Leo opposition North Node in Aquarius (1^st to 7^th)

16 Nov 2026 Mars conjunct Jupiter in Leo (1^st)

19 Nov 2026 Mars in Leo trine Galactic Centre in Sagittarius (1^st to 5^th)

19 Nov 2026 Sun in Scorpio square Mars in Leo (4^th to 1^st)

22 Nov 2026 Sun enters Sagittarius (5^th)

24 Nov 2026 Sun in Sagittarius trine Neptune in Aries (5^th to 9^th)

24 Nov 2026 Full Supermoon in Gemini (11^th)

24 Nov 2026 Full Supermoon in Gemini trine Pluto in Aquarius (11^th to 7^th)

24 Nov 2026 Full Supermoon conjunct Uranus in Gemini (11^th)

25 Nov 2026 Sun in Sagittarius opposition Uranus in Gemini (5^th to 11^th)

28 Nov 2026 Grand Fire Trine: Sun in Sagittarius trine Moon in Leo trine Saturn in Aries trine Sun in Sagittarius (5^th to 1^st to 9^th to 5^th)

29 Nov 2026 Uranus in Gemini trine Pluto in Aquarius (11^th to 7^th)

30 Nov 2026 Sun in Sagittarius trine Saturn in Aries (5^th to 9^th)

9 Dec 2026 New Micromoon in Sagittarius (5^th)

9 Dec 2026 New Micromoon in Sagittarius trine Jupiter in Leo (5^th to 1^st)

13 Dec 2026 Jupiter stationary retrograde in Leo (1^st)

18 Dec 2026 Sun in Sagittarius trine retrograde Jupiter in Leo (5^th to 1^st)

18 Dec 2026 Sun in Sagittarius trine Chiron in Aries (5^th to 9^th)

19 Dec 2026 Sun conjunct the Galactic Centre in Sagittarius (5^th)

21 Dec 2026 Sun enters Capricorn (6^th) – Winter Solstice Northern Hemisphere, Summer Southern