Astrology for February

Celestial Events for February

Feb 1 – Leo Full Moon – see above

Feb 5 – Mercury at 27 Aquarius squares Uranus in Taurus – sudden and unexpected communications, changes in perceptions.

Feb 6 – Mercury into Pisces – Mercury becomes imaginative, poetic ,and nonlinear. Listen to messages in your dreams. (thru April 14!)

Feb 8 – Venus at 27 Aquarius squares Uranus in Taurus – sudden changes in relationship, unexpected events & surprises in partnership, community agitation.

Feb 10 – Venus into Pisces – Venus is exalted in Pisces bringing our the best in Venus, compassion, empathy, imaginative interactions, Creative expressions favoring music, poetry, and all the arts. (leaves Pisces Mar 6)

Feb 11 – The Sun at 23 Aquarius sextiles Chiron in Aries – Heightened possibilities for healing.

Feb 13 – Saturn into Aries – Saturn entering Aries fully (in 2025, Saturn entered Aries briefly and dropped back to Pisces) Last time Saturn entered Aries April 1996 – November 1998. Saturn disciplines the fiery Aries energy. It wants to slow it and shape new beginnings. In Aries it can also crystallize the negative Aries qualities of conflict and cruelty. (for full info on Saturn in Aries, read in Planetary alignments 2026)

Feb 15 – The Sun at 27 Aquarius squares Uranus in Taurus – a day to breakthrough as you hold the tension between old and new. Rebellion. Unexpected change.

Feb 16 – Mercury at 15 Pisces trines Jupiter in Cancer – a day for philosophical and creative writing, sharing ideas, giving voice to feelings, humor, a travel day, perceiving psychological insights.

February 17 – Annular Solar Eclipse, (ring of Fire) 28 Aquarius, 4:01 AM PST

Beginning of Chinese New Year – the Fire Horse

Feb 17 – marks an auspicious threshold as the Chinese New Year begins under a Solar Eclipse in Aquarius, just days before the first exact Saturn–Neptune conjunction in Aries on February 20. Eclipses often arrive as wild cards, revealing what has been hidden and accelerating events already stirring beneath the surface. With this eclipse in Aquarius, collective and community matters are brought to the forefront, opening pathways to unexpected breakthroughs and new social configurations.

This Eclipse is especially charged, forming a tense square to Uranus, the planet of revolution, disruption, and awakening. What has been constrained seeks release. What has been controlled strains to move freely. A surge of energy to break away from entrenched systems and rigid authority.

The Fire Horse Year

These Aquarian themes; rebellion, visionary possibility, community interaction, and technological innovation, interlace with the arrival of Fire Horse energy, amplifying courage, movement, and the instinct to act. At the same time, the Saturn Neptune conjunction in Aries signals the dissolution of old structures and the slow, deliberate reimagining of how the world is built. What no longer holds meaning weakens; what carries vitality desires form. This makes for a powerful and symbolic beginning to the Chinese New Year.

Out of 2025, as the Snake sheds its old skin, in 2026 the Fire Horse emerges, movement born not from impulse alone, but from insight distilled during the Serpent year. The Fire Horse trusts intuition, follows hunches, moves decisively, uncovering hidden agendas, and challenging imposed limits. Independent and risk-taking, this energy resists restraint and seeks new direction when the old path no longer aligns.

Fire is the Horse’s natural element, and in 2026 it is doubled, creating a year infused with inspiration, passion, and momentum. This is a potent time for reconnecting with what brings joy, for cultivating creative vitality, and for allowing passion to guide action. The Fire Horse carries the gifts of warmth, resilience, and healing, encouraging movement, travel, and shifts in perspective that rekindle aliveness. The challenge of this year lies in excess, taking on too much, burning out, or being pulled into unnecessary conflict. Competition can escalate quickly if not tempered with awareness. The invitation is to move boldly, but wisely.

Affirmation for the Solar Eclipse in Aquarius

“I feel into a broader vision for the year ahead, being open and attentive to synchronicities which can guide and create new possibilities. I am aware of letting go of old structures, habits, and ways of thinking, while something new is forming.”

Feb 18 – The Sun enters Pisces – Pisces, as mutable water, dissolves the old and reimagines the possibilities to be born. As the last sign in the zodiac, its activity is to bring out the essential from the whole cycle. The Sun in Pisces brings us back to a yin time of month, dissolving winter to set the stage for birthing spring. A time for artists, poets, musicians, spirituality.

Feb 20 – Saturn conjuncts Neptune at 0 Aries – potent birth of a new 36 year cycle. Dissolving outdated systems and structures to reimagine new forms to be foundational. The pairing of opposites, structure and fluidity, discipline and revery, pragmatic and spiritual. How do we blend these opposites in our own lives? (more info on Saturn Neptune conjunction in Aries, read in Planetary alignments 2026

Feb 22 – Mars at 23 Aquarius sextiles Chiron in Aries – potential for healing the wounded masculine, taking the wounded healer into the community, envisioning healing.

Feb 22 – Venus at 15 Pisces trines Jupiter in Cancer – a day for love and enjoyment. A potent day for artists, poets, and musicians to experience inspiration and creativity, joy with friends and family.

Feb 25 – Mercury goes retrograde at 22 Pisces (goes direct Mar 20, at 8 Pisces) – time to slow down, meditate, retreat and review our quality of life & our deeper emotions, potency of dream messages.

Feb 27 – Mars at 27 Aquarius squares Uranus in Taurus – a day to keep grounded, quick unexpected change in movement, accidents, tension around action and rebellion.

Feb 27 – Mercury retrograde conjuncts Venus at 22 Pisces – reviewing our deep feelings with others, reviewing our creative projects, day dreaming.

Mar 2  – Mars enters Pisces – Mars becomes sensitive and unfocused, moved by feelings and the emotions in the collective. Exploring imaginative realm.

Mar 3 – Lunar Eclipse 12 Virgo/Pisces, 3:33 am PST – Look for the eclipse in the March article!

The Twelve signs for February 2026: Sun and Rising Signs

Aries (Mar 20-Apr 19): Dear Aries, the Leo full Moon ignites your fire, illuminating your own uniqueness and creative expression. Under this Leo Moon you might feel your heart’s love through enjoyable encounters with children, relatives, or friends. And yet, with the powerful gathering of planets opposite this Moon in Aquarius, interactions are layered and complex. With Venus on one side of the Sun and Mars conjunct Pluto on the other side, you may experience both harmony and challenge with others. Venus yearns for connection with thoughtfulness for others. Mars, your ruling planet, next to intense Pluto can bring up old issues or feelings that need to be addressed. Or you might experience depth and going inward in contrast, at the same time, with a strong drive to take action. With Neptune now in Aries, and Saturn entering Aries on the 13th, another layer of complexity fills your month. What’s ending or dissolving in your life? What inner urging or feeling wants to be brought into new beginnings? This is tremendously powerful for you. Is there something just on the edge of being manifested? The Solar Eclipse, new Moon on the 17th, in Aquarius, initiates the Year of the Fire Horse. This eclipse, squaring Uranus, the change agent, can bring sudden insight and breakthrough, especially in regards to community involvement, friends, and visions for the future, inspiring both movement and challenge to step into new perspectives.

Taurus (Apr 20-May 20): Dear Taurus, the Leo Full Moon illuminates the foundations of your life, home, family, and the emotional structures that support you. Something personal comes to visibility: a feeling, a need, or a truth that can no longer stay in the background. Opposite this Moon, the Aquarius concentration of planets activates your public and professional life. With the Sun flanked by Venus and Mars, relationships with authority figures, collaborators, or the wider world may feel charged with both desire for harmony and pressure to act. Venus, your ruling planet, wants grace and balance, yet Mars insists on movement and Pluto demands honesty. As Saturn enters Aries on the 13th, alongside Neptune, an inner reckoning begins. Old identities are dissolving; unconscious patterns are ready to be named. The Solar Eclipse on the 17th opens a powerful new chapter in your outer life, while Uranus squaring this eclipse shakes up long-standing assumptions about who you are becoming. The Fire Horse year invites you to trust the stirrings beneath the surface and move forward even before everything feels secure.

Gemini (May 21-Jun 20): Dear Gemini, the Leo Full Moon brightens your realm of communication, learning, and exchange. Words carry extra charge now. What you say, write, or teach may land more dramatically than expected. Across from this full Leo Moon, the Aquarian gathering of planets activates your larger worldview, belief systems, and future vision. With the Sun held between Venus and Mars, conversations stretch between diplomacy and confrontation, curiosity and conviction. Your ruling planet, Mercury, is attuned to the collective atmosphere, making this a month when ideas move quickly and insights arrive suddenly. Saturn’s entrance into Aries on the 13th conjuncting Neptune may loosen old roles you played within groups and communities, and bring something new to the forefront. Neptune dissolves old ideals that no longer feel true. Saturn and Neptune now act together. The Solar Eclipse on the 17th in Aquarius, squaring Uranus, can bring a sudden shift in perspective, a breakthrough that changes how you understand your path. Something previously unconscious comes to your attention. The Fire Horse year sparks bold thinking and the courage to follow ideas that feel risky yet alive.

Cancer (Jun 21–Jul 21): Dear Cancer, the Leo Full Moon highlights matters of value, self-worth, and resources. You may become acutely aware of what you give and what you receive, emotionally, energetically, or materially. Opposite this Moon, the Aquarius planets activate deeper waters: shared resources, emotional bonds, and psychological truths. With Venus near the Sun, there’s a longing for intimacy and trust, while Mars and Pluto press on old fears or power dynamics that need transformation. The Moon, your ruler, sensitizes you to these currents, making this a month of profound emotional awareness. Saturn entering Aries on the 13th, joining Neptune, brings pressure to redefine your public role or sense of responsibility. Something you’ve carried for a long time may be ready to dissolve. The Solar Eclipse on the 17th initiates a new cycle of inner clearing, while Uranus’ square brings unexpected support, or disruption, from friends or networks. The Fire Horse year urges you to move bravely through emotional terrain you may have once not known how to navigate.

 

Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 22): Dear Leo, the Full Moon in your sign places you center stage, illuminating your identity, presence, and creative fire. You may feel seen, celebrated or challenged, as your inner truth seeks expression. Opposite your sense of self, the Aquarius stellium activates relationships and mirrors back how others experience you. With the Sun between Venus and Mars, partnerships oscillate between harmony and tension, attraction and assertion. This month asks you to balance your radiant individuality with the needs and autonomy of others. Saturn’s entry into Aries on the 13th, aligned with Neptune, opens a longer initiation into new beliefs, new learning, and new horizons. What you once thought was certain may soften, making room for deeper meaning. Committing to new study, or a program of teaching activates a new way of being in your life. The Solar Eclipse on the 17th resets your relationship story, while Uranus’ square can bring sudden changes in career or direction. The Fire Horse year calls you to lead not from ego, but from authentic heart-centered courage.

Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22): Dear Virgo, the Leo Full Moon illuminates the hidden realms of your psyche, dreams, memories, and the subtle emotional threads that shape your daily life. This is a culmination behind the scenes, a moment of release or realization. Opposite this Moon, the Aquarius planets activate your work, health, and daily rhythms. With Venus and Mars near the Sun, you may feel pulled between cooperation and pressure, refinement and urgency. Your ruling planet, Mercury, helps you notice where small adjustments can lead to meaningful change. especially during its retrograde phase, Feb 25 – Mar 20th. Saturn entering Aries on the 13th, joining Neptune, invites you into deeper emotional insight around dependency, trust, and shared responsibilities. The Solar Eclipse on the 17th opens a new chapter in how you care for your body and structure your days, while Uranus’ square brings sudden insights that challenge old belief systems. The Fire Horse year encourages you to trust intuition alongside analysis.

Libra (Sep 23-Oct 22): Dear Libra, the Leo Full Moon shines upon your social world, friendships, alliances, and collective goals reach a point of clarity or culmination. You may feel the warmth of connection or recognize where certain ties no longer resonate. Opposite, the Aquarius planets activate creativity, romance, and self-expression. With Venus, your ruling planet, close to the Sun, the desire for beauty, pleasure, and harmony is strong, yet Mars and Pluto stir deeper passions, unveiling issues that may have challenged you. Saturn entering Aries on the 13th brings relationship lessons into sharper focus, while Neptune dissolves illusions you may have held about others. The Solar Eclipse on the 17th initiates a fresh creative cycle, while Uranus’ square can bring sudden emotional breakthroughs or shifts in intimacy. The Fire Horse year invites you to choose authenticity over appeasement.

Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21): Dear Scorpio, the Leo Full Moon illuminates your public life, career, reputation, or sense of purpose comes into focus. You may receive recognition or feel the weight of responsibility more keenly. Opposite, the Aquarius planets activate home and emotional foundations, stirring deep inner movement. With Mars, your traditional ruler, near Pluto, buried emotions or power dynamics may surface, asking for transformation rather than control. Venus softens the tone, offering moments of tenderness amid intensity. Saturn’s entry into Aries on the 13th asks you to restructure daily habits and commitments, while Neptune dissolves patterns that drain your vitality. The Solar Eclipse on the 17th resets your sense of belonging and inner security, while Uranus’ square brings unexpected changes through relationships. The Fire Horse year invites you to move forward with fearless emotional honesty.

Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 20): Dear Sagittarius, the Leo Full Moon lights up broader horizons for you, travel, learning, and philosophical insight stimulate movement or plans for later in the year. You may feel inspired by a vision larger than yourself. Opposite, the Aquarius planets activate communication and local connections, bringing conversations that may both challenge your assumptions and compliment how you express yourself (with Venus and Mars, Pluto next to the Aquarius Sun). Jupiter, your ruling planet, now in Cancer, attunes to this dynamic of expansion. This placement brings growth through intimate conversation and psychological insight. Saturn entering Aries on the 13th adds weight to creative projects or matters of the heart, while Neptune dissolves outdated passions or expectations. The Solar Eclipse on the 17th begins a new cycle of learning and expression, while Uranus’ square shakes up routines or work patterns. The Fire Horse year fuels your innate desire for freedom and bold exploration.

Capricorn (Dec 21- Jan 19): Dear Capricorn, the Leo Full Moon illuminates shared resources, emotional bonds, and the deeper exchanges between yourself and others. Matters of trust and vulnerability come to the surface. How you might attract in, or work with other peoples money, is highlighted. Opposite this moon, the Aquarius planets activate your values and material foundations. With Venus and Mars near the Sun, questions of worth, both personal and financial, are experienced. You might feel both grateful for what you receive, and experience acting on strategies as to increase finances. Saturn, your ruling planet, entering Aries on the 13th, marks a profound shift toward redefining home, family, and emotional roots, while Neptune dissolves old structures that no longer support growth. The Solar Eclipse on the 17th initiates a new relationship with security and self-reliance. The square to Uranus from the Solar eclipse can bring sudden creative or romantic surprises, changing your sense of self. The Fire Horse year invites courage in creating what is new in your life, which you once approached more cautiously.

.Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 17): Dear Aquarius, the Leo Full Moon illuminates your relationships, bringing clarity around partnership dynamics and the balance between self and other. With so many planets in your sign opposite this Moon, the spotlight is intense. The Sun flanked by Venus and Mars heightens both magnetism and friction. You are redefining how you show up in connection. Uranus, your modern ruler, is activated by the coming eclipse, signaling that change is not optional but evolutionary. Saturn entering Aries on the 13th brings discipline to your thinking and communication, while Neptune dissolves outdated narratives. The Solar Eclipse on the 17th in your sign marks a powerful personal reset, while its square to Uranus shakes foundations at home or within the family. The Fire Horse year urges you to embody your vision with bold, embodied action.

Pisces (Feb 18-Mar 19): Dear Pisces, the Leo Full Moon highlights work, health, and daily rhythms, revealing where adjustments are needed to support your vitality. Opposite this full Moon, the Aquarius planets activate your inner realms, dreams, intuition, and unconscious patterns. With Venus and Mars near the Sun, there’s both gentleness and urgency in your inner life. Neptune, your ruling planet, aligns with Saturn as Saturn enters Aries on the 13th. This accentuates a powerful threshold around values, self-worth, and survival instincts. Something new is forming around how you regard yourself. What once felt foggy begins to take form. The Solar Eclipse on the 17th opens a new spiritual cycle, calling you home to the natural deep feeling and imaginative person you are. Watch for messages from your dreams! With Uranus squaring this solar eclipse, it can bring sudden insights through conversations or unexpected news. The Fire Horse year encourages you to trust intuition and move with courage into the unknown.

Susan Heinz is a professional astrologer in Santa Cruz for 42 years, bringing together traditional & esoteric astrology, Tarot and Qabalah. For info on her Friday monthly astrology groups, her Qabalah, astrology and/or painting classes, and for personal readings, call (831) 479-3751, or go to www.susanheinz.com