Planet Sign Changes 2026: Exact Ingress Dates
In 2026 the slow planets change sign 4 times in the tropical zodiac: Neptune into Aries on 26 Jan 2026; Saturn into Aries on 14 Feb 2026; Uranus into Gemini on 26 Apr 2026; Jupiter into Leo on 30 Jun 2026. Every date and time is computed from each planet's real position via Swiss Ephemeris — not copied from another site.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, 2026–2027
| Planet | Date and time (UTC) | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| Neptune | 26 Jan 2026 17:40 UTC | Pisces → Aries |
| Saturn | 14 Feb 2026 00:12 UTC | Pisces → Aries |
| Uranus | 26 Apr 2026 00:51 UTC | Taurus → Gemini |
| Jupiter | 30 Jun 2026 05:52 UTC | Cancer → Leo |
| Jupiter | 26 Jul 2027 04:49 UTC | Leo → Virgo |
Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars: the next 120 days
| Planet | Date and time (UTC) | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | 23 Oct 2026 09:38 UTC | Libra → Scorpio |
| Venus | 25 Oct 2026 09:10 UTC | Scorpio → Libra (retrograde) |
| Sun | 22 Nov 2026 07:23 UTC | Scorpio → Sagittarius |
| Mars | 25 Nov 2026 23:37 UTC | Leo → Virgo |
| Venus | 4 Dec 2026 08:13 UTC | Libra → Scorpio |
| Mercury | 6 Dec 2026 08:33 UTC | Scorpio → Sagittarius |
| Sun | 21 Dec 2026 20:50 UTC | Sagittarius → Capricorn |
| Mercury | 25 Dec 2026 18:23 UTC | Sagittarius → Capricorn |
| Venus | 7 Jan 2027 08:53 UTC | Scorpio → Sagittarius |
| Mercury | 13 Jan 2027 06:06 UTC | Capricorn → Aquarius |
| Sun | 20 Jan 2027 07:30 UTC | Capricorn → Aquarius |
| Mercury | 1 Feb 2027 01:26 UTC | Aquarius → Pisces |
Why these dates differ from Thai astrology calendars
Western astrology uses the tropical zodiac, which begins at the March equinox. Thai astrology counts the signs sidereally, against the stars. The two are currently about 24 degrees apart, so the same planet enters a given sign on different dates in each system. Neither table is wrong; they answer different questions. AiRA reads charts with Western astrology, so this page uses the tropical dates.
How AiRA calculates these dates
AiRA reads each planet's apparent longitude from Swiss Ephemeris day by day, finds the day it crosses a 30-degree sign boundary, then narrows the crossing to the minute. A planet moving backwards across a boundary is listed as its own event and marked retrograde. The times are astronomy. Which part of your life a sign change touches depends on where that sign sits in your own chart.
See which house of your own birth chart each planet is moving through.
Check my chart freeFrequently asked questions
What are these sign-change dates calculated from?
From each planet's real apparent position via Swiss Ephemeris. A planet changes sign at the instant its longitude crosses a 30-degree boundary of the tropical zodiac. The dates are computed, not copied from another site.
Why do Thai astrology calendars give different dates for the same planet?
Western astrology uses the tropical zodiac, which starts at the March equinox. Thai astrology counts the signs sidereally, against the stars, and the two are currently about 24 degrees apart. The same planet therefore enters a given sign on different dates in each system — neither table is a mistake.
Why does a planet sometimes enter a sign, leave it and come back?
When a planet turns retrograde near a sign boundary it crosses back into the previous sign, then re-enters once it turns direct. Each crossing is listed separately and the backward ones are marked retrograde.
See also which planets are retrograde right now · full moon and new moon dates · today's planetary positions
Last computed 2026-10-05