Weekly Horoscope, 19 to 25 October 2026: Venus meets the Sun, Mercury turns retrograde

DETAILED FORECASTS BY DECAN

The week at a glance

• Tuesday 20 October: Retrograde Venus squares Pluto
• Wednesday 21 October: Retrograde Saturn moves back into the first decan of the cardinal signs
• Thursday 22 October: Sun opposite Chiron
• Friday 23 October: The Sun enters Scorpio
• Saturday 24 October: Sun conjunct Venus at 1° Scorpio · Mercury stations retrograde at 21° Scorpio, until 13 November
• Sunday 25 October: Clocks go back one hour in Europe · Venus returns to Libra
• Monday 26 October: Full Moon in Taurus

Read the forecast for the decan your Sun falls in, and if you know your rising sign, read that one too. The house in brackets is the solar house the planet is working from. For the bigger picture, see the monthly forecasts for all signs.

Go straight to your sign: Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces

Aries

21 March to 19 April

First decan, 20 to 31 March

Best day: 20 October

Retrograde Saturn moves back over you from 21 October and, together with Neptune (1st house), asks you to look again at the promises you made to yourself. Support comes from friends and groups (Pluto from the 11th) and from a message or a short trip (Uranus from the 3rd). Do not force results. Put things in order.

Second decan, 31 March to 10 April

Best day: 25 October

Mars in your 5th house brings fire to love, creativity and everything to do with children. Saturn (1st) leaves your decan on 21 October and the pressure of recent weeks eases. From midweek you can pick up something you had put on ice, with less self-criticism and more appetite.

Third decan, 10 to 20 April

Best day: 21 October · Take care: 22 October

The Sun in your 7th house lights up Chiron, which is crossing your own decan (1st). On 22 October a partner or colleague touches an old sensitivity: listen before you defend yourself. Jupiter in the 5th keeps joy alive and the North Node in the 11th brings people who understand you. On 25 October Venus enters your 7th house and reopens a relationship question.

Back to the signs ↑

Taurus

20 April to 20 May

First decan, 20 to 30 April

Best day: 22 October · Take care: 20 October

This week is personal. Your ruler Venus, retrograde in the 7th house, squares Pluto in the 10th on 20 October: relationship and career pull in opposite directions. On 24 October the Sun and Venus meet in your 7th and something in a partnership, personal or professional, becomes clear. The Full Moon of 26 October falls on your Sun.

Second decan, 30 April to 11 May

Best day: 23 October · Take care: 20 October

Mars in the 4th house raises the temperature at home: a repair, a move or a tense moment with a relative needs a cool head. Mercury in the 7th passes quickly on 19 and 20 October and asks for an honest conversation with your partner or an associate. Keep the family finances out of any argument.

Third decan, 11 to 21 May

Best day: 23 October · Take care: 24 October

On 24 October Mercury stations exactly opposite you, in the 7th house, and turns retrograde until 13 November. An agreement, a contract or a relationship deserves a second reading. Jupiter in the 4th enlarges home matters and the North Node in the 10th reminds you of your bigger goal. Do not sign in a hurry around 24 October.

Back to the signs ↑

Gemini

21 May to 20 June

First decan, 21 to 31 May

Best day: 20 October · Take care: 22 October

Retrograde Uranus in your 1st house keeps you in a state of inner change. This week, though, you have solid backing: Saturn and Neptune in the 11th bring serious friends and a group project, and Pluto in the 9th opens the way to study or travel. Use it to turn an idea into a schedule.

Second decan, 31 May to 11 June

Best day: 24 October · Take care: 23 October

Mars in the 3rd house speeds up your words and your movements: calls, presentations and a short trip go well. Until 21 October Saturn in the 11th supports a collaboration with people who take you seriously. The week rewards anyone who speaks plainly and clears what is pending.

Third decan, 11 to 21 June

Best day: 21 October · Take care: 23 October

One of your best weeks. The Sun in the 5th house, until 23 October, brings romance, play and creative inspiration. Jupiter in the 3rd makes your words persuasive and the North Node in the 9th opens a door abroad or in your studies. On 25 October Venus returns to your 5th and rekindles a feeling.

Back to the signs ↑

Cancer

21 June to 22 July

First decan, 21 June to 2 July

Best day: 22 October · Take care: 24 October

From 21 October Saturn moves back into a square from your 10th house and, with Neptune, puts pressure on your career: vague instructions, a manager who wants more. The breathing space is in the 5th: Venus and, from 23 October, the Sun bring tenderness, a past love returning or a creative idea. Make time for joy, not only for duty.

Second decan, 2 to 12 July

Best day: 23 October · Take care: 24 October

Until 21 October Saturn in the 10th house still tests you at work; then it leaves your decan and you feel lighter. Mercury in the 5th, on 19 and 20 October, helps a conversation with a child or someone you love. The second half of the week is quiet: keep it for rest and for home.

Third decan, 12 to 23 July

Best day: 23 October · Take care: 22 October

The Sun in the 4th house, square you until 23 October, and Chiron in the 10th bring an old wound to the surface, somewhere between home and career. But on 24 October Mercury stations in your 5th, in trine: a message from the past, an old love or a creative project comes back to life. On 25 October Venus in the 4th asks for patience with family.

Back to the signs ↑

Leo

23 July to 22 August

First decan, 23 July to 2 August

Best day: 24 October · Take care: 20 October

Venus, retrograde in your 4th house, squares your decan and on 20 October clashes with Pluto in the 7th: home and relationship ask for the truth. On 24 October she meets the Sun in the 4th and something in the family becomes clear. Support comes from far away: Saturn and Neptune in the 9th, Uranus in the 11th. The Full Moon of 26 October lights up your career (10th).

Second decan, 2 to 13 August

Best day: 25 October · Take care: 20 October

Mars is crossing your 1st house: energy, nerve and the wish to take the initiative. Until 21 October Saturn in the 9th gives weight to whatever you start, whether studies, legal matters or a journey. Watch 19 and 20 October, when Mercury in the 4th brings a sharp exchange at home. Lower your voice and you will gain more.

Third decan, 13 to 23 August

Best day: 25 October · Take care: 24 October

Jupiter is crossing your decan (1st house) and gives you confidence; Chiron in the 9th brings wisdom from an old experience. But on 24 October Mercury stations in square from the 4th: home, property or parents need a second look before you decide. The Sun in the 3rd, until 23 October, helps with conversations and writing. The North Node in the 7th keeps your relationship at the centre.

Back to the signs ↑

Virgo

23 August to 22 September

First decan, 23 August to 2 September

Best day: 24 October · Take care: 22 October

Venus and, from 23 October, the Sun in the 3rd house make this a sociable week: calls, messages, a meeting with a sibling or a neighbour that warms you. Because Venus is retrograde, an old acquaintance may reappear. Uranus in the 10th keeps work in flux: don't let changes of schedule spoil your mood.

Second decan, 2 to 13 September

Best day: 20 October · Take care: 23 October

A quiet week for you. Your ruler Mercury, in the 3rd house on 19 and 20 October, helps you close a piece of paperwork or an arrangement. After that no major planet touches you. It is the moment to sort out your schedule, your health and small loose ends before November.

Third decan, 13 to 23 September

Best day: 19 October · Take care: 23 October

Mercury, your ruler, stations on 24 October in sextile from the 3rd house and turns retrograde. For you this is an opportunity: a text, an application or a conversation that had stalled can be picked up again and turn out better this time. Reread, correct, send again. The week carries no great pressure.

Back to the signs ↑

Libra

23 September to 22 October

First decan, 23 September to 3 October

Best day: 20 October · Take care: 24 October

From 21 October Saturn moves back opposite you, into the 7th house, next to Neptune: a partner or associate needs boundaries and clear conversations, not assumptions. Help comes from Pluto in the 5th, which brings passion and creativity, and from Uranus in the 9th, which widens your horizons. Do not decide for others without asking them.

Second decan, 3 to 13 October

Best day: 20 October · Take care: 25 October

Mars in the 11th house stirs up the friends and groups around you: an offer to collaborate or a joint venture brings you forward. Until 21 October Saturn in the 7th keeps a relationship tight; then it moves away and the atmosphere lightens. The start of the week is best for action. Keep the weekend low-key.

Third decan, 13 to 23 October

Best day: 21 October · Take care: 22 October

The Sun crosses your decan until 23 October (1st house): birthdays, visibility, a new personal cycle. On 22 October it opposes Chiron in the 7th and a relationship shows you where you still hurt. Jupiter in the 11th brings supporters and the North Node in the 5th brings love and creativity. On 25 October Venus, your ruler, returns to your 1st house: you find your charm again.

Back to the signs ↑

Scorpio

23 October to 21 November

First decan, 23 October to 2 November

Best day: 22 October · Take care: 20 October

The week happens on you. Venus, retrograde in your 1st house, squares Pluto in the 4th on 20 October: a family or emotional tension asks to be spoken. The Sun arrives on 23 October and on 24 October the Sun and Venus meet in your decan: a cycle closes in your image, your feelings and your finances, and a new one begins. The Full Moon of 26 October lights up your 7th house.

Second decan, 2 to 12 November

Best day: 23 October · Take care: 20 October

Mars in the 10th house pushes you at work: competition, pressure for results, a boss in a hurry. Don't answer in the same tone. Mercury crosses your decan (1st) on 19 and 20 October and gives you the right argument, as long as you put it calmly. From 22 October things soften.

Third decan, 12 to 22 November

Best day: 23 October · Take care: 24 October

On 24 October Mercury stations on your decan (1st house) and turns retrograde until 13 November. Your mind works hard, but decisions need time: go back over papers, messages and anything you promised. Jupiter in the 10th brings a professional opportunity that looks bigger than it is, and the North Node in the 4th asks for time at home. Read the small print.

Back to the signs ↑

Sagittarius

22 November to 21 December

First decan, 22 November to 2 December

Best day: 23 October · Take care: 22 October

Uranus opposite you, in the 7th house, keeps relationships moving: the other person wants space or changes plans. Yet the week supports you: Saturn and Neptune in the 5th bring stability to love and creative work, and Pluto in the 3rd gives power to your words. A serious conversation about the future of a relationship goes well.

Second decan, 2 to 12 December

Best day: 20 October · Take care: 23 October

Mars in the 9th house fills you with the wish to travel, learn and explore: whatever widens your horizons goes well. Until 21 October Saturn in the 5th gives depth to a relationship or a creative project. If you are booking tickets, signing up for a course or closing a deal abroad, do it before 24 October, when Mercury turns retrograde.

Third decan, 12 to 22 December

Best day: 21 October · Take care: 23 October

A very good week. Your ruler Jupiter, in the 9th house, opens doors in study, travel and legal matters. The Sun in the 11th, until 23 October, brings friends and a shared plan, and Chiron in the 5th softens an old disappointment in love. On 25 October Venus enters your 11th house and brings a pleasant new acquaintance.

Back to the signs ↑

Capricorn

22 December to 19 January

First decan, 22 December to 1 January

Best day: 22 October · Take care: 24 October

Your ruler Saturn moves back from 21 October into a square from the 4th house, together with Neptune: home, parents or a property call for attention and perhaps a difficult decision. Venus and, from 23 October, the Sun in the 11th bring friends who stand by you. Don't carry the whole weight alone.

Second decan, 1 to 10 January

Best day: 23 October · Take care: 25 October

Until 21 October Saturn in the 4th house keeps the atmosphere at home heavy; then it leaves your decan and you can breathe. Mercury in the 11th, on 19 and 20 October, brings useful news from a friend or colleague. The second half of the week is good for resting and reviewing your goals.

Third decan, 10 to 20 January

Best day: 23 October · Take care: 22 October

The Sun in the 10th house, square you until 23 October, puts you in the spotlight at work, while Chiron in the 4th touches an old family matter. On 22 October the two meet and you may feel you cannot be there for everyone. Mercury, stationing on 24 October in sextile from the 11th, brings back an old friend or an idea. On 25 October Venus enters your 10th house.

Back to the signs ↑

Aquarius

20 January to 18 February

First decan, 20 to 30 January

Best day: 23 October · Take care: 20 October

Pluto is crossing your decan (1st house) and on 20 October receives a square from retrograde Venus in the 10th: a professional or emotional matter asks you to take a position. On 24 October the Sun and Venus meet in the 10th and something in your career becomes clear. You have plenty of support: Uranus in the 5th, Saturn and Neptune in the 3rd. The Full Moon of 26 October lights up your home (4th).

Second decan, 30 January to 9 February

Best day: 24 October · Take care: 19 October

Mars opposite you, in the 7th house, brings relationships to life: passion but also confrontation, especially with an associate who wants the upper hand. On 19 and 20 October Mercury in the 10th brings a hurried demand at work. Until 21 October Saturn in the 3rd helps you argue with reasons, not with heat.

Third decan, 9 to 18 February

Best day: 21 October · Take care: 24 October

The North Node is crossing your decan (1st house) and Jupiter stands opposite, in the 7th: a relationship or partnership grows and shows you the direction. The Sun in the 9th, until 23 October, favours travel and learning. But on 24 October Mercury stations in square from the 10th: a professional plan needs corrections before it moves forward. Don't commit to a new role in a hurry.

Back to the signs ↑

Pisces

19 February to 20 March

First decan, 18 to 28 February

Best day: 22 October

Venus and, from 23 October, the Sun in the 9th house open your horizons: a trip, a course of study or a conversation about your life lifts you. Because Venus is retrograde, someone from abroad or from the past may reappear. Uranus in the 4th keeps home matters fluid: flexibility is needed.

Second decan, 28 February to 10 March

Best day: 22 October

A calm week. Mercury in the 9th house, on 19 and 20 October, helps a contact abroad, an application or a legal detail. From 21 October the Moon passes through your sign and gives you intuition and the wish to create. Use the quiet to rest and plan.

Third decan, 10 to 20 March

Best day: 23 October

On 24 October Mercury stations in trine from the 9th house and turns retrograde. For you this means a second chance: an application, a trip or a course of study that had fallen behind can be picked up again. Reread what you wrote and ask for clarification without embarrassment. The week carries no great pressure and leaves you room to think.

Back to the signs ↑

Christos Archos, astrologer in practice since 2003 and founder of the Institute of Astrology. Weekly forecasts use the tropical zodiac and solar houses and describe general trends by decan.