Aquarius 2026: There's never been a year like it

Here on Earth, there are two-sides to every story.

There’s the inside story scripted by astrological inner-plane weather events; and the outside story defined by outer-plane events and conditions and the actions of human actors.

Astrology for Aquarius is your go-to guide for real-time reporting on inner-plane weather conditions; and reliable news services are your go-to guide for real-time reporting on what’s going on in the world.

Here on Earth world watchers and futurists make educated guesses about the road ahead. They minutely examine the current state of play and project current circumstance into the future.

They don’t know about the astrological forces aka inner-plane weather events that control the show and in 2026 their prognostications are likely to be seriously wrong because there’s never been a year like 2026.

In 2026 Aquarius struggles. Under the influence of Lower-Pluto the true altruistic Aquarian age vibration struggles to shine through. Survival is all about self-preservation aka self-interest and selfishness, not cooperative, altruistic endeavor.

In 2026 the Aquarian Age internet will tell you that the world is experiencing an ever-increasing level of polarization. Countries are more divided than ever before. Research indicates that societies are increasingly divided into distinct ideological bubbles, often fueled by social media and expanding social networks. Polarization is linked to declining social stability and constant gridlock in public decision-making as divided societies struggle to tackle global challenges aka impossible problems.

In the Sun section of the Aquarian age the frontrunners in the race for global power and political dominance are liberal democracy and ultraconservative authoritarianism.

Leaders are elected to lead not self-aggrandize and in 2026 a political contest is often a choice between the incapable and the unspeakable.

In 2026 Piscean age religions with their mystical beliefs and suppositions remain a big challenge for Aquarius. 

In 2026 doxing (or doxxing) is the intentional online exposure of an individual’s identity, private information or personal details without their consent with the intent of causing harm. Sharing the information publicly undermines the target’s privacy, security, safety and/or reputation.

In 2026 humanity’s destiny seems to be controlled by Aquarian Age technology.

In 2025 the usefulness of AI technology was overrated.

In 2026 true spiritually is virtually extinct and morally bankrupt movers and shakers are changing the way you live and creating the world they want.

In 2026 war is a calamity, but it also offers the opportunity to develop true spiritual values through vigorous and courageous effort to repulse the enemies who would crush freedom and truth.

In 2026 there are more than 122 million people fleeing war, violence, and persecution each seeking a safe haven where they can live in peace and safety.

In 2026 the world is in the grip of Lower-Pluto’s inversion and disinformation.

In 2026 the Aquarian Age internet and social media, just like your not-conscious soul-mind, permanently saves data.

In 2026 countries are forming alliances. An alliance is a union or association formed for mutual benefit. It’s based on similar interests, natures and values.

In 2026 countries form bilateral relationships. They’re generally for economic purposes: the exchange of products like electricity and general commodities.

In 2026 millions of obese people are taking Mounjaro, Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and other weight loss drugs.

And thousands of years ago, when the world was considered uncivilized, the practice of tattooing served functional and artistic purposes and now it’s all the rage.

From February 6 to February 22, 2026 the Winter Olympics will be held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy with Mars conjunction Pluto in the sky.  

From May 23 to May 25, 2026 the Enhanced Games – the sporting event where Neptune’s drugs are allowed – will take place in Las Vegas with progressed Neptune semisextile Sun in the new Neptune cycle.  

A timeline of major astro-events in 2026

In the Aquarian Age chart progressed Mars (strife, conflict, violence and speed) is sesquisquare (agitation) progressed Uranus (disruption, change, technology, social unrest and protests); and progressed Jupiter (finances, trade, prices and arbitration) is conjunction (prominence) progressed Neptune (corporations, stock markets, bubbles, drugs, oil, aviation, dramatic art, involuntary servitude aka slavery and visionary schemes).

January 27, 2026: Mars is conjunction Pluto in the sky. Major events during its 4-week forecast period merge groups, dictators, division and cooperation or coercion (Pluto) with conflict, war, armies, soldiers and hostilities, (Mars). Mars and Pluto are conjunction Sun (world leaders and political power).

February 17: Annular solar eclipse visible in parts of East Antarctica with a partial eclipse observable in southern regions of Argentina, Chile and southern Africa. 

February 20: Saturn is conjunction Neptune in the sky. A major event that during its forecast period merges stock markets, stratospheric share prices and corporations (Neptune) with loss, recession and hardship (Saturn).

Events involving economy, poverty, safety and security (Saturn); and confusion, uncertainty, chaos, exaggeration, inflation and idealistic plans and projects (Neptune) will define 2026.

March 15: Saturn is parallel Neptune in the sky.

March 20: A new Sun cycle starts with the Sun conjunction Saturn and Neptune. It highlights the influence of Saturn and Neptune on global events and developments during the astrological year.

March 26: A new Saturn cycle starts with the world facing multiple challenges. Saturn – the planet of orthodoxy, conservatism, cautiousness, economy, fear, security and protection – is conjunction Neptune and Sun (politicians and their regulatory power) in the chart.

April 12: A new Mars cycle starts with the world fired up on anger, hate, intolerance and haste. Mars – the planet of strife, war, military movements, manufacturing and machines – is conjunction Saturn and Neptune.

April 13: Mars is conjunction Neptune in the sky. Major events during its forecast period merge corporations, stock prices, schemes, oil, aviation, drugs and big pharma (Neptune) with strife, conflict, police, accidents and fires (Mars). Mars and Neptune are conjunction Saturn.

April 19: Mars is conjunction Saturn in the sky. Major events during its 4-week forecast period merge safety, security, conservative thinking, miners, farmers, storms and loss (Saturn) with strife, conflict, armies, disputes, banditry, fires and accidents (Mars). Mars and Saturn are conjunction Mercury and Neptune.

April 24: A new (short) Neptune cycle starts with the world trapped in a nightmare and chasing a vague, idealistic dream. Neptune – the planet of utopian thinking, visionary schemes, corporations, pro rata sharing, share markets, socialism, aviation, oil, drugs and escapist entertainment – is conjunction Mars and Saturn.

July 4: Mars is conjunction Uranus in the sky. Major events during its forecast period merge independence, reform, exposure, startling revelations and the new and untried (Uranus) with war, army, navy, strife, machines, manufacturing, vice, accidents and fires (Mars).

July 18: Uranus is trine Pluto in the sky. Fortunate events during its forecast period merge radical change, reform, original thinking, unexpected happenings and revelation (Uranus) with groups, commissions, committees, teamwork and cooperation (Pluto).

August 12: Total solar eclipse with the path of totality crossing Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain. It will be visible as a partial solar eclipse in Canada and some northern US states.

October 11: In the Aquarian Age chart progressed Mars (strife, disputation, war, conflict, anger, hate, revenge and violence) square (destructive obstacle) birth chart Mercury (education, communications, rhetoric, the press, journalists, science and scientists) starts. It peaks February 20, 2028.

November 16: Mars is conjunction Jupiter in the sky. Major events during its 4-week forecast period merge finances, prices, commerce, arbitration, treaties, publishing, ships and long journeys (Jupiter) with conflict, navy, doctors, industrial workers, intoxicants, strife and accidents (Mars).

November 29: Uranus is trine Pluto in the sky. It’s the second of their 5 trines during 2026, 27 and 28.

The road ahead in 2026 has already been somewhat established by current trends and developments here on Earth.  

The precise predication of an event is possible but does require a thorough knowledge of the environment and all the factors currently in play. But as the majority of events occur through human actors who can change their behavior astrological aspects do not indicate inevitable events.

The news media primarily focuses on events that occur and it’s easy to match the events it reports with their astrological markers. But the new major Saturn and Neptune cycle charts sign for significant new trends influencing the global agenda that won’t be immediately obvious to expert observers or world watchers.

Progressed aspects in these cycle charts during 2026 will script events that reveal their new trajectories in global affairs.


Author: DW Sutton

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