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Asteria · Yearly Forecast
July 13, 2026
profection year

Ruth's year of the 10th house

Age 93 · year 94 of life · March 16, 2026 → March 16, 2027

Virgo on the active cusp. Year lord: Mercury, natal Aries 7°04' in the 4th house.

Right now Mercury transits Cancer 20°22' in your 8th 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 1, 2026JupitertrineMercury
Apr 17, 2027PlutosextileMercury
May 30, 2027PlutosextileMercury℞
Jun 18, 2027UranussextileMercury

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 10th house weigh heaviest for this year's themes.

July 2026
Jul 23, 2026MarssquareJupiter
Jul 30, 2026MarssextileUranus
August 2026
Aug 1, 2026JupitertrineMercury
Aug 4, 2026MarssquareSun
Aug 18, 2026UranussquareMars
Aug 19, 2026MarssextileMars
Aug 22, 2026MarssquareMercury
Aug 24, 2026MarssextileNeptune
Aug 26, 2026JupiteroppositionSaturn
September 2026
Sep 4, 2026MarstrineVenus
Sep 7, 2026MarssextileJupiter
Sep 9, 2026MarstrineMoon
Sep 13, 2026MarsconjunctionPluto
Sep 14, 2026MarssquareUranus
Sep 18, 2026SaturnsextileSaturn℞
Sep 19, 2026MarstrineSun
Sep 27, 2026JupitersquareMoon
October 2026
Oct 4, 2026UranussquareMars℞
Oct 10, 2026MarstrineMercury
Oct 13, 2026JupitertrineUranus
Oct 20, 2026MarsoppositionSaturn
November 2026
Nov 1, 2026MarssquareMoon
Nov 7, 2026MarstrineUranus
December 2026
Dec 11, 2026MarsconjunctionMars
Dec 22, 2026MarsconjunctionNeptune
January 2027
Jan 28, 2027MarsconjunctionNeptune℞
February 2027
Feb 7, 2027MarsconjunctionMars℞
Feb 13, 2027JupitertrineUranus℞
Feb 23, 2027SaturnsextileSaturn
March 2027
Mar 7, 2027JupitersquareMoon℞
Mar 21, 2027MarstrineUranus℞
April 2027
Apr 13, 2027MarstrineUranus
Apr 17, 2027PlutosextileMercury
May 2027
May 7, 2027SaturnsquarePluto
May 10, 2027SaturnconjunctionUranus
May 19, 2027JupitersquareMoon
May 22, 2027UranussquareMars
May 28, 2027MarsconjunctionMars
May 30, 2027PlutosextileMercury℞
June 2027
Jun 3, 2027MarsconjunctionNeptune
Jun 10, 2027JupitertrineUranus
Jun 18, 2027UranussextileMercury
Jun 19, 2027MarsoppositionVenus
Jun 22, 2027MarsconjunctionJupiter
Jun 25, 2027MarssextileMoon
Jun 29, 2027MarssextilePluto
July 2027
Jul 6, 2027MarsoppositionSun

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
July 23, 2026
Moon back to natal · 10 days away. Aries rising · Moon in 8th house.
Solar Return
2026-03-15 17:12 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
Gemini 25°49'
About thirty years per sign: sign changes mark major life-phase boundaries.
Progressed Moon
Aries 24°46' · 5th house
The inner monthly weather over years, roughly 2.3 years per sign.
Progressed lunation
Last Quarter
Restructuring. Breaking down what no longer fits the next cycle.

Eclipses ahead

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

DateKindAt HitsOrb
Aug 28, 2026LunarPisces 4°54'opposition Mars0.6°
Aug 28, 2026LunarPisces 4°54'conjunction North Node2.8°
Aug 28, 2026LunarPisces 4°54'opposition South Node2.8°
Aug 28, 2026LunarPisces 4°54'opposition Neptune3.5°
Feb 20, 2027LunarVirgo 2°06'conjunction Mars3.4°
Aug 2, 2027SolarLeo 9°55'opposition Saturn2.6°

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°22'8th house
Neptuneuntil Dec 12, 2026Aries 4°24'4th house
Plutountil Oct 16, 2026Aquarius 4°36'3rd 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
Mar 16, 202610thVirgoMercury
Apr 16, 202611thLibraVenus
May 16, 202612thScorpioMars
Jun 16, 20261stScorpioMars
Jul 16, 20262ndSagittariusJupiter
Aug 16, 20263rdAquariusSaturn
Sep 16, 20264thPiscesJupiter
Oct 16, 20265thAriesMars
Nov 16, 20266thTaurusVenus
Dec 16, 20267thTaurusVenus
Jan 16, 20278thGeminiMercury
Feb 16, 20279thLeoSun

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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