July 26 2026

Sunday, JULY 26

Mars forms a sesquiquadrate with Pluto, and the Sun heads into opposition to Pluto, bringing intense energy to the day. We can have a deeper investment in outcomes, and there can be tensions if we don’t get our way. There may be some pressure to perform or address problem areas.

The Sun-Pluto opposition can bring to the surface deep, dark, or buried and unresolved matters. Through feelings, relationships, and events, we can gain a clearer understanding of areas of life where we’ve been holding onto something too tightly or giving away our personal power. This can be disruptive and uncomfortable, but it can also lead to significant personal growth and heightened self-awareness.

A tricky or buried issue might now reach a head. We may feel on edge, volatile, or defensive. There can be inner drama or external circumstances that undermine our perception of our power. We may experience a battle within ourselves between light and dark energies, or we can meet this theme through others.

Outside forces remind us of our need to take charge of our lives, but shortcuts to gaining control are unlikely to yield lasting results. Instead, we should formulate strategies for managing our fears or worries.

These transits present an opportunity for us to overcome Pluto-related worries, concerns, and challenges, and achieve positive outcomes.

Also today, Saturn stations and turns retrograde. This retrograde cycle will continue until December 10th. We may feel a sense of heaviness with decisions or concerns as this shift occurs.

While Saturn is retrograde in the months ahead, we review and question our responsibilities and commitments instead of dealing with them in the moment or proactively. We may experience more than usual feelings of guilt and self-doubt as we internalize fears, but it is also an excellent opportunity to reassess our commitments.

The True North Node enters Aquarius today, beginning a new cycle that will last over a year and a half–until March 2028. While the North Node of the Moon transits the sign of Aquarius, it’s a time to embrace our humanitarian, community-oriented, and forward-looking nature. If we’ve found ourselves too attached to the drama of romance and personal relationships or perhaps willful and overly focused on getting what we want, this is a strong cycle for correcting the imbalance. In fact, benefits come to us as we do so. It’s a powerful time to cultivate sensitivity to the needs of others.

Our path is learning to be more impartial and less possessive in relationships and with creative projects, if needed. As we learn to let go of the need for a passionate chase, satisfaction will come.

This is a time during which we should solve problems that require thinking “outside of the box” and looking to the future with a brand new, positive, and hopeful vision. It’s a meaningful cycle for contributing to our community and working towards the common good.

The Moon continues its void period today until the Moon enters Capricorn today at 9:45 AM EDT.

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