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This lunation chart was drawn up at the exact moment of the Sun / Moon conjunction on October 10, 2026, it gives the broader astrological trends for the coming month mainly based on the Aspects and Signs of the zodiac.
This study must be nuanced by bringing it closer to your birth chart, and to your Transits and Progressions for Forecasts.
To help you, read my article interpreting the New moon and Full moon in houses.
Main signs impacted during the lunation:
All Fixed signs: Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius.
A Complex Plutonian Lunation
What largely rhythms this period is, of course, the recent retrograde passage of Venus through the first decan of Scorpio, Venus being the ruler of Libra, and thus additionally ruling this new moon moment !
We remain in a phase of deepening relational and affective dynamics that may be more sensitive to manage, more nervous and tense as well.
Plutonian forces indeed remain highly tense throughout the period, as is clearly visible on this lunation chart: with Venus and Mercury in Scorpio at the apex of a T-Square between Mars in Leo and Pluto in Aquarius, and even forming a Grand Cross if one includes Chiron in Taurus !
This is a configuration that nonetheless evokes an intense power struggle, a confrontation with authority, with a figure of domination, with something attempting to impose itself, and against which one must struggle, or even emancipate oneself (the trine from early-Gemini Uranus to Pluto being able to assist greatly in this regard).
Caution, therefore, regarding the various Plutonian excesses that remain facilitated during this period: power dynamics, jealousy, possessiveness, manipulation, as well as what may activate the fear of loss, of lack, with the Taurus Chironian forces involved…
This may manifest through a highly Plutonian person or situation; thus, it will remain interesting to analyze in synastry, in particular, how the various Plutonian forces of the people with whom one is involved express themselves: Are we more in a position of enduring them from the other ? Of sublimating them ? Of using them as a positive lever for evolution ?
Do not lose sight of the fact that the Venusian retrogradation carries a certain weight, a certain slowness, and that Mercury will soon also turn retrograde for several weeks; here too, this implies “an incompressible span of time”…
Therefore, do not expect to resolve “everything quickly” with regard to what is unfolding at the start of this lunation; things risk dragging on, festering, or even worsening, for some time yet, with delays, setbacks, false leads, or the need to await a third party’s opinion, an administrative stamp of approval, etc, etc.
Moreover, the new moon is in an energy of opposition to Saturn in Aries, which also sets the tone for this: seriousness, responsibility, maturity, but also a test of patience and authority.
This may express itself differently, depending on how this astrological pattern integrates into each individual’s chart, obviously; seek above all to discern who is most likely to embody the Plutonian forces for you.
There appears to be material here for refusal, for resistance, and for contestation, so truly take the time for analysis and perspective; for example, do not let yourself be pressured by another who wishes to “frighten you” or employ blackmail to exert pressure (which is quite possible).
In any case, the planets won’t move faster than they’re meant to !
Do not neglect either the force and weight of Uranian energies, with the north node having recently passed into Aquarius since late August, which greatly emphasizes the need to free oneself from things, from what holds us back, from what is imprisoning and sclerotic.
And this is something that the violence of the Plutonian force may awaken more powerfully by contrast !
One wishes to emancipate oneself, to no longer endure, and one has the mental effervescence to conquer this as a backdrop…
The fast transits remain truly quite tense for a good portion of the lunation, at least until the Last Quarter around November 1, 2026; thus, confrontation mechanisms may be maximized.
Note that Mercury turns retrograde around October 24, 2026, at the end of the second Scorpio decan, and with strong emphasis on its square to Jupiter in Leo, an aspect that may confirm tensions in the socio-professional sphere, in integration into the collective, with discussion or communication that may be more sensitive to manage (a need to defend oneself, to assert oneself).
The Full Moon of October 26, 2026 tends to mark a form of culmination, of illumination, perhaps with the straw that broke the camel’s back ! (even if one does not necessarily formalize it simply with words, one will know internally, more clearly, what one wants)
That said, with the two auxiliaries of externalization, Mercury and Venus, which remain retrograde for another 15 days, do not expect especially clear, fluid, or facilitated communication either…
Even if Venus re-enters its domicile in Libra around October 25, 2026, where it will presumably be more at ease, it has not entirely emerged from the woods.
The second half of the lunation is nonetheless globally less tense and more conducive to building the liberation one truly desires, especially around the Last Quarter (retrograde Mercury will find the square to Mars in Leo, thus yet another aspect capable of activating nervousness and putting our capacities for personal assertion to the test).
But regarding the resumption of direct motion for Venus and Mercury, one should not count on it before mid-November 2026, thus, for the next lunation !
Personalized Astrological Study
The above is a general study that obviously does not take your own Birth Chart into account… If you would like personalized insights or Forecasting for the year, or for any Questions or Consultation requests, please do not hesitate to Contact me !