Star-Weather Forecast: February 2026 - Once Again, Hope
- Ilin Shieh

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Key Dates & Transits
2/1 Leo Full Moon
2/3 Uranus Direct in Taurus
2/6 Mercury enters Pisces
2/10 Venus enters Pisces
2/13 Saturn enters Aries
2/17 Solar Eclipse
2/17 Aquarius New Moon
2/18 Sun enters Pisces
2/20 Saturn–Neptune Conjunction
2/22 Venus trine Jupiter
2/25 Mercury Retrograde in Pisces
Feel free to watch the summary video below, or read on:

A Month Framed by Hope, Renewal, and Momentum
Welcome to February 2026! As promised, this month is all about hope, renewal, and forward-moving momentum.
We begin with a powerful first half of the month, as Pluto, Mars, the Sun, Venus, and Mercury are all in Aquarius for the Leo Full Moon on 2/1. This is beautiful, manifesting energy—bringing culmination to your skillsets and long-overdue recognition for the unseen work you’ve been doing around shared resources, whether in intimate relationships or business partnerships.

As the personal planets look to Uranus in Taurus in the 12th, and then to Venus in Aquarius in the 9th, your genius is revealed publicly for everyone to see. Your ingenuity is recognized and celebrated. With Neptune now in early Aries looking to Mars conjunct Pluto in Aries, people are finally becoming aware of the “magic” you are capable of in your career, professional outlook, social reputation, and life’s work—magic forged through the deep transformations you’ve undergone over the past few months.
Jupiter’s Magnetism and the Call to Say Yes
With Jupiter exalted in Cancer in the 1st house, highlighting an expansion of personal capacity, we’re now magnetizing opportunities left and right. As the North Node in Pisces in the 9th looks to Jupiter in Cancer in the 1st and Neptune in Aries in the 10th, we’re encouraged to grab these opportunities by the horns and just go for it.
The counterbalance here is the South Node in Virgo in the 3rd, looking to Mercury in Aquarius in the 9th. Be mindful of becoming too single-minded or eccentric in communication, to the point where mutuality is neglected. If we show gratitude toward our Capricorn 7th-house partners, who look to Saturn in Pisces in the 10th, and then to Neptune in Aries in the 10th, opportunities may arise through older or more experienced partners—opportunities that allow us to further showcase our talents and skillsets.
Venus in Aquarius: Anchoring Opportunity in Reality
During Venus’s transit through Aquarius (now through 2/10), make a conscious effort to:
showcase your skillsets
attract and say yes to opportunities
express gratitude and mutuality toward benefactors
put your efforts where your mouth is
This is how you anchor opportunity into real life.
Because these openings often come through Saturnian sources, you may get noticed easily—especially with Jupiter enlarging your presence in the 1st house. But sustaining and holding onto these opportunities requires consistent effort. In other words, without implementing solid, real-world steps forward (regardless of whether the work is publicly recognized), you may receive the opportunity but fail to bring it to fruition.
Saturn Enters Aries & The Lunar New Year Portal

On 2/13, Saturn finally ingresses into Aries. Then, on 2/17, we enter the Lunar New Year alongside a Solar Eclipse and Aquarius New Moon, with Neptune and Saturn both newly in Aries, moving toward their exact conjunction on 2/20.
I’ll be analyzing this chart in a separate post.
Pisces Season & A Rare Alignment of Blessings
By the end of the month, we arrive in Pisces season, entering a period where the personal planets in Pisces will conjunct the North Node in Pisces and then trine Jupiter in Cancer, one by one. It’s as if the universe has aligned all beneficial frequencies at once, giving us a sacred window to make a wish.
On 2/20, we reach a major event we’ve been waiting for since Saturn entered Pisces in March 2023: the Saturn–Neptune conjunction in Aries.
The Saturn–Neptune Conjunction: Omens of a New Era

In the conjunction chart, the Ascendant is in Aries, looking to Mars in Aquarius in the 11th, then to Uranus in Taurus in the 2nd, followed by Venus in Pisces in the 12th, Jupiter in Cancer in the 4th, and finally the Moon in Aries in the 12th, conjunct Saturn and Neptune.
This is like the Three Wise Men heralding the birth of Jesus Christ—or, in modern terms, the planets announcing and blessing the birth of a new era in our personal lives. With this planetary cluster concentrated in the 12th house, the energy carries the feeling of an omen—a preview of the world being formed over the next 14 years as Neptune transits Aries.
The omens speak of:
Healing collective wounds and resolving conflict through more compassionate and innovative means (such as bio-regenerative or gene-therapy approaches), stabilizing both nations and nuclear families(Chiron in Aries 1st looking to Mars in Aquarius 11th)
More equitable resource distribution through technological advancement(Ascendant ruler to Mars in Aquarius 11th, Uranus in Taurus 2nd looking to Pisces 12th)
The rise of families capable of nurturing a new generation of pioneers—souls oriented toward collective well-being, equipped to invent and implement new socio-economic models(Jupiter in Cancer 4th looking to Moon in Aries 12th)
Releasing imbalanced material fixations, integrating spirituality into material pursuits, and expressing creativity with celestial wisdom(South Node in Virgo 6th, White Lilith in Leo 5th)
A cautionary note: an increased appetite for transforming collective crises may lead some into unnecessary danger driven by extremist dogma or a desire to “overhaul the devil.” There is a thin line between genius and foolishness, and we may see these extremes repeat. The antidote is staying connected to higher, adaptive wisdom rather than rigid belief(Black Lilith in Sagittarius 8th, Pluto in Aquarius 10th, Mars in Aquarius 11th)
Emerging, more fluid governance models that better support individual family units in flexible ways(Mars in Aquarius and Sun in Pisces in the 11th looking to Jupiter in Cancer 4th)
Venus Trine Jupiter: Receiving the Signal

With the Venus–Jupiter trine on 2/22, rays of celestial guidance seem to pierce through the noise and density of the world, reaching us just before we take a bold step into the new. These insights arrive as energetic resources—ones that will later manifest materially as planets begin transiting Aries in March.
For the second half of February, pay close attention to these messages of inspiration and hope. They uplift the spirit and provide the fuel needed for future, concrete action. Even better news: these insights will be obvious—almost impossible to miss (unless you try very hard). They’ll be as bright as the midday sun.
So open your inner-net and receive.
Mercury Retrograde: A Built-In Fail-Safe
With Mercury retrograding from 2/26–3/20, it’s almost as if the universe fears our stupidity and installs a built-in fail-safe. Mercury in Pisces will remain in trine to Jupiter, fine-tuning the same message from multiple angles three times: 2/16, 3/8, and 4/3—making sure we don’t miss the transmission.
Keep your spidey senses sharp in the second half of February. Prepare for heaven-sent, and possibly freaky, insights and experiences that will inform your trajectory for the rest of the year.
A Well-Earned Milestone
So congratulations on reaching February 2026. This is no small feat—and it deserves acknowledgment and celebration. For a fuller picture of the month, please also explore the Lunar New Year 2026 collective forecast.
Enjoy this hard-earned milestone, and have a truly lovely February.
Love & Blessings 💗



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