September 2026 Astrological Forecast

The big news this month is Uranus, the Great Awakener, stopping in the sky on September 10 and slowly turning retrograde. The location is 5 Gemini. If you have any planets near 5 degrees of Gemini or Sagittarius, Uranus will not tolerate you standing still and continuing the routine boring life you have been leading. He demands change. I believe in cooperating with the inevitable. So decide what changes you want to see in your world before Uranus forces change that you may not want. Take a lesson from Prometheus the myth for Uranus. He rebelled against his family because he wanted to change the world, but it didn't turn out so well. If you don’t have planets around 5 degrees of Gemini or Sagittarius, look to the house that contains 5 degrees of Gemini. The matters and circumstances ruled by that house will be stirred to action. See the meaning of the houses here.

Highlights for this month:

Note to my astrology clients. Use your Planetary Placement and Ascendant sheet to find if you have a personal planet (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, or Mars) or the ascendant within 2 degrees of the degree of the transits listed below. If so, the transit will have a significant impact on you.

Sep 1 – Mars Square Saturn at 13 degrees if Cancer/Aries. You could suffer from great frustration on this one. Mars wants to move ahead, but Saturn has thrown a lasso over him, the more Mars strains, the tighter it gets. This can lead to helpless anger and resentment. Give it a week to break free.

Sep 7 – Labor Day

Sep 10 – Venus enters Scorpio. Venus here is highly emotional, passionate, very intense and sensual. Watch out for covert manipulation in relationships.

Venus turns retrograde on Oct 3rd at 8 degrees of Scorpio, backs up into Libra on October 25 and re-enters Scorpio on Dec 4.

Mercury enters Libra until Sep 30. Your thinking is balanced, and you want to bring harmony to all of your relationships. This can make you feel superior to all of those more unfortunate whose minds are not as pure as yours. You could become holier-than-thou.

Uranus turns retrograde at 5 Gemini. He stays retrograde until Feb 8, 2027. This is the most important aspect of the month. The crazy guy is standing still all month. He is sending his radical ideas from Gemini onto all of us. Try to stay sane. Don’t trigger anyone with your careless talk; zip it!

New Moon at 18 Virgo. It's time to start decluttering and organizing your stuff. New practical energy is coming in along with an increase in discernment.

Sep 12 – Mercury Trine Pluto at 3 Degrees of Libra/Aquarius. Your mind is inspired. You are capable of doing your best work at this time, especially your efforts in research and analysis. Your observing mind doesn’t miss a thing.

Mercury opposite Neptune at 3 degrees of Libra/Aries. On the same day that Mercury trines Pluto, Neptune here is causing nebulous thinking. Maybe research into fairy tales or the media would be a good way to spend the day. Don’t believe everything you think.

Sep 13 – Mercury trine Uranus at 5 degrees of Libra/Gemini. You show your brilliance on this one. You think faster than everyone around you. You are witty, original, inventive, and somewhat eccentric. You could enjoy talking to yourself since you are the smartest person you know.

Sep 15 – Venus Square Pluto at 3 degrees of Scorpio/Aquarius. You could get entangled in an emotional power struggle. You have an inner compulsion to control and manipulate your partner.

Sep 18 – Mercury opposite Saturn at 12 degrees of Libra/Aries. You could suffer from a mental block today. You want to sulk and go over and over your gloomy thoughts about how lousy your life is. If you are a writer, take a few days off.

Sep 22 – Sun enters Libra until Oct 23. The main concern this month is to create harmony and beauty. That makes Libra the sign of the artist and the mediator. Also, my two cents—Libra energy can cause you to become indecisive and superficial.

Sep 25 – Sun opposite Neptune at 3 degrees if Libra/Aries. It’s easy to be seduced on this one and to become addicted to a person or a substance. You won’t have a backbone to resist anything or anyone. You can become insecure, sordid, and depraved.

Sep 26 – Full Moon at 3 Aries/Libra. This Full Moon is about emotional declarations. It’s a time to express your feelings.
Sun Trine Pluto at 3 degrees of Libra/Aquarius. This is the sign of the shaman. Enormous power can be used for healing. You could be hypnotic today and sway others to be in line with your agenda.

Sep 27 – Mars enters Leo until Nov 25. This is the aspect of the optimist. I’m glad Mars is out of Cancer; I couldn’t take the whining anymore. Now Mars has confidence and is full of a lust for life. Enjoy the outdoors, sports, and hiking.

Sep 28 – Sun trine Uranus at 5 degrees of Libra/Gemini. You may have noticed I have my prejudices. I don’t like Neptune. He is moody and confusing and can’t think his way out of a paper bag. But I love Uranus, the rebel. Today, he wants independence and wants to experiment and discover inventive strategies for life.

Sep 30: Mercury enters Scorpio. You know the movies about the sleuth with the hat pulled over his eyes. Well, he is a Mercury in Scorpio character. You want to investigate research and reveal hidden truths today. You question everything down to the last detail.

Mercury turns Retrograde on Oct 24 at 26 Scorpio. He turns direct on Nov 13 at 5 degrees of Scorpio and enters Sagittarius on Dec 6.

OUTER PLANET TRANSITS FOR JULY 2026

JUPITER is in Leo until July 26, 2027. This transit is especially important for those with natal planets between 13 and 19 degrees of Leo or Aquarius. Jupiter in Leo expands confidence, creativity, generosity, and the desire to be seen for what is special and heartfelt in you. It favors performance, teaching, leadership, romance, children, art, play, and any situation where warmth and personal radiance matter. At its best, this is a big-hearted placement: proud but encouraging, dramatic but inspiring, and loyal and life-giving. The caution is overdoing pride, needing applause, or turning every situation into a stage; the gift is learning to shine in a way that gives others permission to shine too.

SATURN is in the fiery sign of Aries. This month he moves retrograde from 13 to 11 degrees of Aries. Saturn governs structure, discipline, and the material realities of life. If your Ascendant or personal planets fall between 9 to 15 degrees of Aries, you may face lessons involving responsibility, courage, and self-reliance. Saturn in Aries asks you to act, but not foolishly. That is the annoying part.

URANUS is in Gemini until August 13, 2040. This month he stays at 5 degrees Gemini. On the 10th he turns retrograde. Uranus symbolizes change, awakening, and liberation. If Uranus forms strong aspects to your Ascendant or personal planets—especially between 3 and 7 degrees of Gemini or Sagittarius—you may feel a powerful urge to break free from stale patterns. Something in your thinking may shift suddenly. You may surprise yourself and possibly everyone else. This can be a powerful period to embrace change intentionally rather than resist it.

NEPTUNE travels through Aries all month and moves retrograde from 3 to 2 degrees. Those with Ascendants or personal planets between 1 and 5 degrees of Aries may experience heightened sensitivity, uncertainty, or a search for directions. Neptune can blur boundaries, but it can also inspire vision and compassion. After spending many years in Pisces, Neptune’s move into Aries marks a shift from passive dreaming to active imagination. The question is: What dream are you willing to fight for?

PLUTO remains in Aquarius until 2043/2044. This month he is moving retrograde and stays at 3 degrees of Aquarius. Pluto’s influence is deep and transformative, often bringing psychological material to the surface so it can no longer be ignored. Those with Ascendants or personal planets between 1 and 5 degrees of Aquarius, Leo, Taurus, or Scorpio may feel this energy most strongly. Pluto’s process can be intense, yet it ultimately supports empowerment by revealing what must be released.

Try to stay sane.

Janet Kane