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Asteria · Yearly Forecast
July 13, 2026
profection year

Michael's year of the 4th house

Age 39 · year 40 of life · February 9, 2026 → February 9, 2027

Leo on the active cusp. Year lord: Sun, natal Aquarius 20°32' in the 10th house.

Right now Sun transits Cancer 21°12' in your 2nd 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
Oct 6, 2026JupiteroppositionSun
Feb 22, 2027JupiteroppositionSun℞
Apr 30, 2027SaturnsextileSun
Jun 1, 2027JupiteroppositionSun

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 (Sun) or your profected 4th house weigh heaviest for this year's themes.

July 2026
Jul 26, 2026MarsoppositionSaturn
Jul 28, 2026MarstrineSun
Jul 31, 2026MarssextileMars
August 2026
Aug 4, 2026MarssquareJupiter
Aug 4, 2026MarsoppositionUranus
Aug 14, 2026JupitersquarePluto
Aug 19, 2026MarsoppositionVenus
Aug 20, 2026MarsconjunctionMoon
Aug 22, 2026MarsoppositionNeptune
Aug 24, 2026MarstrineMercury
Aug 26, 2026MarstrinePluto
September 2026
Sep 15, 2026MarssquareMars
Sep 20, 2026MarstrineJupiter
Sep 28, 2026JupitertrineSaturn
October 2026
Oct 6, 2026JupiteroppositionSun
Oct 15, 2026MarssquarePluto
Oct 18, 2026JupitertrineMars
November 2026
Nov 2, 2026MarstrineSaturn
Nov 4, 2026MarsoppositionSun
Nov 8, 2026MarstrineMars
Nov 13, 2026JupitertrineUranus
Nov 15, 2026MarstrineUranus
December 2026
Dec 10, 2026MarstrineVenus
Dec 13, 2026MarssextileMoon
Dec 17, 2026MarstrineNeptune
Dec 22, 2026MarsoppositionMercury
January 2027
Jan 1, 2027MarssextilePluto
Jan 11, 2027JupitertrineUranus℞
Jan 18, 2027MarssextilePluto℞
Jan 28, 2027MarsoppositionMercury℞
February 2027
Feb 2, 2027MarstrineNeptune℞
Feb 5, 2027MarssextileMoon℞
Feb 7, 2027JupitertrineMars℞
Feb 7, 2027MarstrineVenus℞
Feb 22, 2027JupiteroppositionSun℞
March 2027
Mar 5, 2027MarstrineUranus℞
Mar 5, 2027JupitertrineSaturn℞
Mar 16, 2027MarstrineMars℞
April 2027
Apr 18, 2027MarstrineMars
Apr 19, 2027SaturntrineSaturn
Apr 26, 2027NeptunesquareVenus
Apr 30, 2027SaturnsextileSun
May 2027
May 1, 2027MarstrineUranus
May 17, 2027SaturnconjunctionMars
May 19, 2027NeptunesquareMoon
May 21, 2027JupitertrineSaturn
May 27, 2027MarstrineVenus
May 29, 2027MarssextileMoon
May 31, 2027MarstrineNeptune
June 2027
Jun 1, 2027JupiteroppositionSun
Jun 3, 2027MarsoppositionMercury
Jun 7, 2027MarssextilePluto
Jun 15, 2027JupitertrineMars
Jun 18, 2027SaturntrineUranus
Jun 25, 2027MarssquareSaturn
July 2027
Jul 3, 2027JupitertrineUranus
Jul 6, 2027MarsoppositionJupiter
Jul 7, 2027MarssquareUranus

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 9, 2026
Moon back to natal · 27 days away. Libra rising · Moon in 9th house.
Solar Return
2026-02-09 07:11 UTC
Sun back to natal degree. The Solar Return ASC and MC frame the year ahead.
Saturn cycle
Opposition
Peak Dec 15, 2031 · age 44.8. Saturn opposes itself again at the centre of life: the reckoning the phrase 'midlife crisis' is pointing at. What you have built becomes fully visible, measured against what you actually wanted. The friction is honest accounting: time is now visibly finite, and the gap between the real life and the intended one has to be faced.

Progressions

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

Progressed Sun
Aries 0°06'
About thirty years per sign: sign changes mark major life-phase boundaries.
Progressed Moon
Sagittarius 11°23' · 7th house
The inner monthly weather over years, roughly 2.3 years per sign.
Progressed lunation
Disseminating
Sharing what was learned. Teaching, mentoring, integration.

Eclipses ahead

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

DateKindAt HitsOrb
Aug 12, 2026SolarLeo 20°02'opposition Sun0.5°
Aug 28, 2026LunarPisces 4°54'conjunction Mercury3.5°
Feb 6, 2027SolarAquarius 17°38'conjunction Sun2.9°

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°22'2nd house
Neptuneuntil Dec 12, 2026Aries 4°24'11th house
Plutountil Oct 16, 2026Aquarius 4°36'9th 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
Feb 9, 20264thLeoSun
Mar 9, 20265thVirgoMercury
Apr 9, 20266thLibraVenus
May 9, 20267thSagittariusJupiter
Jun 9, 20268thCapricornSaturn
Jul 9, 20269thCapricornSaturn
Aug 9, 202610thAquariusSaturn
Sep 9, 202611thPiscesJupiter
Oct 9, 202612thAriesMars
Nov 9, 20261stGeminiMercury
Dec 9, 20262ndCancerMoon
Jan 9, 20273rdCancerMoon

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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