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Asteria · Yearly Forecast
July 13, 2026
profection year

Martin's year of the 2nd house

Age 97 · year 98 of life · January 15, 2026 → January 15, 2027

Gemini on the active cusp. Year lord: Mercury, natal Aquarius 11°45' in the 10th house.

Right now Mercury transits Cancer 20°22' in your 3rd house (℞).

Year-lord transits

Major contacts to your year lord over the next 12 months: the year's loudest weather, per Hellenistic practice.

DateFromAspect To year lord
Aug 22, 2026JupiteroppositionMercury
Sep 28, 2026SaturnsextileMercury℞
Feb 16, 2027SaturnsextileMercury

The year ahead

Every Jupiter-through-Pluto transit that goes exact in the next twelve months: the dates the major influences peak.

Hits to your year lord (Mercury) or your profected 2nd house weigh heaviest for this year's themes.

July 2026
Jul 26, 2026MarssquareMoon
Jul 30, 2026MarsconjunctionMars
August 2026
Aug 4, 2026MarsoppositionSaturn
Aug 10, 2026PlutosextileUranus℞
Aug 12, 2026MarssextileNeptune
Aug 13, 2026MarssextileJupiter
Aug 17, 2026MarssquareUranus
Aug 19, 2026NeptuneconjunctionUranus℞
Aug 22, 2026JupiteroppositionMercury
Aug 27, 2026MarstrineVenus
September 2026
Sep 6, 2026MarsconjunctionPluto
Sep 10, 2026MarstrineMoon
Sep 19, 2026MarsoppositionSun
Sep 28, 2026SaturnsextileMercury℞
Sep 30, 2026MarssquareJupiter
October 2026
Oct 4, 2026MarstrineUranus
Oct 14, 2026JupitersextileMars
Oct 18, 2026MarsoppositionMercury
November 2026
Nov 7, 2026MarssextileMars
Nov 10, 2026JupitertrineSaturn
Nov 15, 2026MarstrineSaturn
Nov 19, 2026UranussextileUranus℞
Nov 28, 2026MarsconjunctionNeptune
Nov 28, 2026MarstrineJupiter
December 2026
Dec 17, 2026PlutosextileUranus
January 2027
Jan 14, 2027JupitertrineSaturn℞
February 2027
Feb 12, 2027JupitersextileMars℞
Feb 16, 2027SaturnsextileMercury
Feb 18, 2027MarstrineJupiter℞
Feb 19, 2027MarsconjunctionNeptune℞
March 2027
Mar 6, 2027MarstrineSaturn℞
Mar 20, 2027MarssextileMars℞
Mar 21, 2027NeptuneconjunctionUranus
April 2027
Apr 3, 2027SaturnsquarePluto
Apr 14, 2027MarssextileMars
Apr 25, 2027UranussextileUranus
Apr 30, 2027MarstrineSaturn
May 2027
May 12, 2027SaturnsextileMars
May 17, 2027MarsconjunctionNeptune
May 17, 2027MarstrineJupiter
June 2027
Jun 8, 2027MarsoppositionVenus
Jun 11, 2027JupitersextileMars
Jun 12, 2027SaturnsquareSun
Jun 15, 2027SaturntrineSaturn
Jun 21, 2027MarssextilePluto
Jun 26, 2027MarsoppositionMoon
Jun 30, 2027MarssquareMars
July 2027
Jul 2, 2027JupitertrineSaturn
Jul 6, 2027MarstrineSun
Jul 6, 2027MarssquareSaturn

Returns ahead

The cycles where a planet returns to its natal position: fresh charts cast on top of the natal shaping their windows.

Lunar Return
August 2, 2026
Moon back to natal · 19 days away. Aquarius rising · Moon in 1st house.
Solar Return
2026-01-15 07:06 UTC
Sun back to natal degree. The Solar Return ASC and MC frame the year ahead.

Progressions

Secondary progressions (day-for-a-year): the inner clock that redraws the chart slowly over a life.

Progressed Sun
Taurus 2°35'
About thirty years per sign: sign changes mark major life-phase boundaries.
Progressed Moon
Libra 24°51' · 6th house
The inner monthly weather over years, roughly 2.3 years per sign.
Progressed lunation
Gibbous
Refinement. Perfecting the work, with culmination in sight.

Eclipses ahead

Solar and lunar eclipses within ~18 months that fall within orb of a natal placement.

DateKindAt HitsOrb
Feb 20, 2027LunarVirgo 2°06'conjunction Neptune1.2°
Aug 2, 2027SolarLeo 9°55'opposition Mercury1.8°

Retrograde now

Planets currently moving backward through the zodiac and the natal house each is rolling through.

PlanetUntilAt Your house
Mercuryuntil Jul 23, 2026Cancer 20°22'3rd house
Neptuneuntil Dec 12, 2026Aries 4°24'12th house
Plutountil Oct 16, 2026Aquarius 4°36'10th house

Monthly profection schedule

Within the profection year the active house rotates one step every month, starting on your birthday. The monthly lord rules that month's cusp.

FromHouseSign Lord
Jan 15, 20262ndGeminiMercury
Feb 15, 20263rdCancerMoon
Mar 15, 20264thCancerMoon
Apr 15, 20265thLeoSun
May 15, 20266thLibraVenus
Jun 15, 20267thScorpioMars
Jul 15, 20268thSagittariusJupiter
Aug 15, 20269thCapricornSaturn
Sep 15, 202610thCapricornSaturn
Oct 15, 202611thAquariusSaturn
Nov 15, 202612thAriesMars
Dec 15, 20261stTaurusVenus

Retrograde windows ahead

Mercury, Venus, and Mars retrograde periods over the next 12 months. Each window is bounded by the two stations that open and close it.

StartsEndsPlanet Stations RxDirect
Jul 13, 2026Jul 23, 2026MercuryCancer 20°Cancer 16°
Oct 3, 2026Nov 14, 2026VenusScorpio 8°Libra 22°
Oct 24, 2026Nov 13, 2026MercuryScorpio 20°Scorpio 5°
Jan 10, 2027Apr 1, 2027MarsVirgo 10°Leo 20°
Feb 9, 2027Mar 3, 2027MercuryPisces 5°Aquarius 20°
Jun 10, 2027Jul 4, 2027MercuryCancer 6°Gemini 27°
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