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Asteria · Yearly Forecast
July 13, 2026
profection year

Sam's year of the 12th house

Age 95 · year 96 of life · January 22, 2026 → January 22, 2027

Aries on the active cusp. Year lord: Mars, natal Leo 8°54' in the 4th house.

Right now Mars transits Gemini 10°25' in your 1st 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 9, 2026JupiterconjunctionMars
Nov 7, 2026SaturntrineMars℞
Jan 13, 2027SaturntrineMars

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 (Mars) or your profected 12th house weigh heaviest for this year's themes.

August 2026
Aug 9, 2026UranussquareNeptune
Aug 9, 2026JupiterconjunctionMars
Aug 19, 2026MarssextileNeptune
Aug 23, 2026JupitertrineUranus
Aug 23, 2026MarsoppositionMercury
Aug 29, 2026MarssquareUranus
Aug 31, 2026MarsconjunctionJupiter
September 2026
Sep 4, 2026MarstrineMoon
Sep 5, 2026MarsoppositionSaturn
Sep 6, 2026SaturnsquareJupiter℞
Sep 9, 2026JupitertrineVenus
Sep 10, 2026MarsconjunctionPluto
Sep 27, 2026SaturnconjunctionUranus℞
October 2026
Oct 1, 2026MarsoppositionSun
Oct 13, 2026MarsconjunctionMars
Oct 13, 2026UranussquareNeptune℞
Oct 19, 2026MarstrineUranus
Oct 25, 2026MarstrineVenus
November 2026
Nov 7, 2026SaturntrineMars℞
Nov 19, 2026NeptunesextileSun℞
December 2026
Dec 5, 2026SaturnsquareMercury℞
Dec 10, 2026MarsconjunctionNeptune
Dec 16, 2026SaturnsquareMercury
Dec 20, 2026MarstrineMercury
January 2027
Jan 5, 2027NeptunesextileSun
Jan 13, 2027SaturntrineMars
Jan 25, 2027UranustrineSun℞
Jan 29, 2027MarstrineMercury℞
February 2027
Feb 7, 2027MarsconjunctionNeptune℞
Feb 18, 2027SaturnconjunctionUranus
Feb 22, 2027UranustrineSun
March 2027
Mar 3, 2027SaturnsquareJupiter
Mar 20, 2027SaturntrineVenus
Mar 27, 2027SaturnsquareSaturn
April 2027
Apr 22, 2027SaturnsquarePluto
May 2027
May 18, 2027UranussquareNeptune
May 27, 2027MarsconjunctionNeptune
June 2027
Jun 2, 2027MarstrineMercury
Jun 14, 2027MarssextileJupiter
Jun 18, 2027MarsoppositionMoon
Jun 18, 2027MarssquareVenus
Jun 19, 2027MarstrineSaturn
Jun 26, 2027MarssextilePluto

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 1, 2026
Moon back to natal · 19 days away. Libra rising · Moon in 5th house.
Solar Return
2026-01-21 19:27 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 6°58'
About thirty years per sign: sign changes mark major life-phase boundaries.
Progressed Moon
Virgo 12°08' · 5th house
The inner monthly weather over years, roughly 2.3 years per sign.
Progressed lunation
First Quarter
Friction and trial-and-error. Action taken under pressure; the new direction tested.

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 Neptune0.3°
Aug 28, 2026LunarPisces 4°54'conjunction Black Moon Lilith3.3°
Feb 20, 2027LunarVirgo 2°06'conjunction Neptune3.2°
Aug 2, 2027SolarLeo 9°55'conjunction Mars1.0°
Jan 12, 2028LunarCancer 21°28'conjunction Pluto1.9°
Jan 26, 2028SolarAquarius 6°11'opposition Mars2.7°

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 22, 202612thAriesMars
Feb 22, 20261stTaurusVenus
Mar 22, 20262ndGeminiMercury
Apr 22, 20263rdCancerMoon
May 22, 20264thCancerMoon
Jun 22, 20265thLeoSun
Jul 22, 20266thLibraVenus
Aug 22, 20267thScorpioMars
Sep 22, 20268thSagittariusJupiter
Oct 22, 20269thCapricornSaturn
Nov 22, 202610thCapricornSaturn
Dec 22, 202611thAquariusSaturn

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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