Here's a look at the major planet activity in 2006. This post will only be meanigful to people who know how to read astrology charts. It's a summary of some of the major planet aspects and movements in 2006.I'm not a fan of forecasts by zodiac sign. Every individual's horoscope is completely unique and creating a yearly forecast based on just where the Sun sign is placed in your chart is not valid astrology. But here are some broad generalizations.
Keep in mind that the last two months of 2005 were probably tougher on many Aquarians than any of the astrology aspects we will see in 2006. For Aquarians born between February 5th and 8th (and probably a couple of days on each side of these dates as well) note (see below) that you are experiencing a very powerful once in a lifetime Neptune transit this year.
Throughout January 2006:
Mars will be in the middle third of Taurus throughout January. This will provide a challenging and often energizing square to Aquarians who were born in mid Aquarius (with birthdays between February 1st to February 10th). Mars has already passed over these degrees twice in the fall of 2005 during it's unusually long transit through Taurus. This last pass-over may resolve (for better or worse) the issues that have been brewing since then. See the earlier post about the Mars transit through Taurus here.
Saturn will be opposing most Aquarians at some point this year. Throughout January Saturn will be transiting retrograde from 9 to 7 degrees of Leo. It will be opposing the Sun sign of early Aquarians and especially those born between January 27th to January 29th. This Saturn opposition Sun transit only happens once in thirty years and sometimes lasts off and on for many months. See what Saturn opposing your Sun may mean for you here.
On January 1st, retrograde Venus moves out of Aquarius (where it has visited only the first two degrees during the entire month of December) to start it's slow backward move through Capricorn. It will not return to Aquarius until early March.
Mars will be opposing Jupiter the whole month of January in the mid degrees of Taurus and Scorpio. The exact opposition happens on January 15th at 15 degrees. This will create a t-square for any Aquarians born in the middle third of the Aquarius zodiac sign. It's an energizing influence, but will be especially profound for people born between February 4th to February 7th as these people are also experiencing the once-in-a-lifetime Neptune conjunct Sun transit.
On January 20th the Sun enters Aquarius. This is a good thirty day period for Aquarians to shine. Especially this year as Mercury (planet of communication) will be closely tied to the Sun in Aquarius until February 9th.
For a complete one year forecast for Aquarians see Neil Giles' 2006 Aquarius Forecast here.
Here's an abbreviated summary of the main planetary transits for the rest of 2006:
February 3rd
Venus stations direct at 16 degrees Capricorn
February 17th
Mars enters Gemini (finally out of Taurus!)
February 18th
Sun enters Pisces
March 2nd
Mercury begins a retrograde at 27 degrees Pisces. It will stay retrograde until March 25th
March 4th
Jupiter turns retrograde at 19 degrees Scorpio
March 5th
Venus enters Aquarius
March 11th
Mars squares Uranus
March 14th
Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) at 24.15 degrees Virgo
March 25th
Mercury turns direct at March 25th at 13 degrees Pisces
March 29th
New Moon and Solar Eclipse
Pluto turns retrograde at 26.45 degrees Sagittarius.
April 5th
Saturn turns Direct at 04.22 Leo. It's been retrograding in Leo since late November 2005.
April 5th
Venus enters Pisces
April 8th
Mars opposes Pluto
April 13th
Mars enters Cancer
May 17th
Chiron turns retrograde at 9.45 degrees Aquarius. It will be retrograde until October.
May 19th
Mercury enters Gemini
May 21st
Sun enters Gemini
May 22nd
Neptune turns retrograde at 19.49 degrees Aquarius. It will retrograde until late October.
June 3rd
Mars enters Leo
June 18th
Mars conjuncts Saturn
June 19th
Uranus turns retrograde at 14.44 Pisces. It will stay retrograde until late November.
June 23
Venus enters Gemini
July 4th
Mercury begins a retrograde at 1.22 degrees Leo. It will retrograde mostly through Cancer until July 28th
July 5th
Mars opposes Neptune.
July 6th
Jupiter turns direct at 9 degrees Scorpio
July 14th
Mars trine Pluto
July 18th
Venus enters Cancer
July 22
Mars enters Virgo
July 28th
Mercury turns direct at 21 degrees Cancer
August 11
Mercury enters Leo
August 12 Venus enters Leo
August 13
Mars opposite Uranus
August 29
Mars Squares Pluto
August 31
Saturn opposes Neptune (first of three oppositions, the other two take place on Feb 28th 2007 and June 25th 2007)
September 4th
Pluto turns direct at 24 degrees Sagittarius
September 8th
Mars enters Libra
September 12th
Mercury enters Libra
September 30
Venus enters Libra
October 4th
Ceres turns Direct in Aquarius at 12.46 degrees.
October 12th
Chiron turns direct in Aquarius at 4.25 degrees
October 15th
Mars sextile Pluto
October 23rd
Mars enters Scorpio
October 24th
Venus enters Scorpio
October 28th
Mercury turns retrograde at 25 degrees Scorpio. It will retrograde until November 17th
October 29th
Neptune turns Direct at 17 degrees Aquarius
November 17th
Venus enters Sagittarius
November 17th
Mercury turns Direct at 9 degrees Scorpio
November 17th
Mars square Neptune
November 20th
Uranus turns direct at 10.49 Pisces
November 23rd
Jupiter enters Sagittarius
November 28th
Mars squares Saturn
December 5th
Mars enters Sagittarius
December 5th
Saturn turns Retrograde at 25 Leo
December 8th
Mercury enters Sagittarius
December 11th
Mars conjunct Jupiter
December 21st
Mars square Uranus
