28 SEPTEMBER – 4 OCTOBER 2026
Your sky this week
This week Venus stations retrograde in Scorpio (Saturday Oct 3, 07:16 UTC). Here is what the real sky asks each sign to reflect on.
Venus stations retrograde · Sat Oct 3 · 07:16 UTC · 03:16 ETVenus stops in your sign
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Mercury enters Scorpio (Wednesday Sep 30, 11:44 UTC). Astrologers link Mercury in your sign with sharper focus and a taste for getting to the point. It suits the conversation you have been rehearsing in your head.
Your move
Try this: write one honest sentence about what you want, and keep it private for now.
Pick your sign
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Aries21 Mar – 19 AprTaurus20 Apr – 20 MayGemini21 May – 20 JunCancer21 Jun – 22 JulLeo23 Jul – 22 AugVirgo23 Aug – 22 SeptLibra23 Sept – 22 OctScorpio23 Oct – 21 NovSagittarius22 Nov – 21 DecCapricorn22 Dec – 19 JanAquarius20 Jan – 18 FebPisces19 Feb – 20 Mar
Not sure? Your Sun sign comes from your birthday.
Now in the sky
Venus is retrograde Oct 3 – Nov 14, 2026 (UTC). Dates, meaning and what it means for each sign.
Venus retrograde 2026 dates and meaningThis week in the sky
- MonMars enters LeoSep 28, 02:49 UTC (Sep 27, 22:49 ET). Courage and creative drive
- WedMercury enters ScorpioSep 30, 11:44 UTC (07:44 ET). Conversations that go deeper
- FriMercury squares Mars and PlutoOct 2, 09:14 and 20:43 UTC. Friction in words
- SatVenus stations retrogradeOct 3, 07:16 UTC (03:16 ET) at 8°29' Scorpio. A review of love and values
- SunSun opposition SaturnOct 4, 12:29 UTC (08:29 ET). Commitments meet limits
Days are in UTC. ET is US Eastern time.
All signs this week
- AriesMars moves into Leo: what would you make if nobody graded it?
- TaurusVenus, your ruling planet, turns retrograde on Saturday. What do you value now?
- GeminiThe Sun trines Uranus in your sign: room for an idea that surprises you.
- CancerA Last Quarter Moon in your sign asks what you are ready to put down.
- LeoMars enters Leo on Monday: energy rises, and so do questions about control.
- VirgoYour ruler Mercury moves into Scorpio: a week for precise, honest words.
- LibraVenus stations retrograde on Saturday: a review of give and take.
- ScorpioMercury arrives and Venus turns retrograde in Scorpio: a personal review.
- SagittariusMars in Leo warms your element: where do you want to go next?
- CapricornThe Sun opposes your ruler Saturn: which commitments still fit?
- AquariusMars opposes Pluto in your sign: a week to notice how power is shared.
- PiscesMars trines Neptune, your modern ruler: let a daydream turn into a first step.
Sky data from NASA JPL's DE440s ephemeris. Written with AI assistance; not reviewed by an astrologer. For reflection, not prediction. How we make horoscopes.