The Gregorian calendar may begin and end the year in the dead of winter, but the Spring Equinox, also known as the astrological New Year, takes place on March 20th, 2026 right at the start of spring. At this time, the world is waking up from hibernation and life is beginning once more.
Indeed, the Spring Equinox is just about the most important annual event in astrology, as the Sun crosses over from the last degree of Pisces and enters the very first degree of the zodiac, 0° Aries, hitting the cosmic refresh button and starting an entirely new solar year.
Just as this represents an important astrological event, this is also the perfect time for us to make our own resolutions for the year ahead, as we are all ready to embrace something new, rather than wanting to keep on hibernating, as is tempting in the early days of January.
Read on to learn why you can make much more impactful resolutions at the Spring Equinox, and all the cosmic benefits that will help you succeed with them in 2026.
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This Aries Season is Truly Karmic
Aries Season is all about that fresh burst of energy, that exciting moment of initiation when something entirely new is beginning. The Sun can always give us something to work towards at this time, but this year the start of Aries season is anything but usual.
Saturn and Neptune are both currently in the early degrees of Aries after they recently aligned at 0° Aries on February 20th, which literally hasn’t happened in thousands of years! This incredibly rare conjunction is turning the cosmic volume up all the way to max, and is setting the stage for major growth and change.
In fact, any astrologers are referring to this conjunction as the Great Reset.
With this alignment’s energies still impacting the world around us, this year’s Spring Equinox carries much more weight than usual, as the Sun will echo off the resounding energy of their conjunction, like a new sound joining a great cosmic chorus in harmony.
In many ways, this is the most powerful Spring Equinox in living memory, and thus any resolutions or goals we set ourselves at this time will be all the more potent and full of potential success.
Mercury Is Waking Up Again!
Mercury has been retrograding through Pisces since February 26th, forcing us to look in the rearview mirror while simultaneously trying to make progress as other planets pushed us along, so things have been a little murky to say the least. Happily, Mercury is turning direct the same day as the Spring Equinox, bringing lightness and clarity back into our lives.
While Mercury still needs a little time to catch up to its usual speed, this change is going to allow us to look firmly into the future without dragging our feet or walking down the wrong path. Fortunately, since Mercury is in inspiring Pisces, we can easily tap into our intuition and decipher the best resolutions for our own cosmic development.
Mercury & the North Node Point to Our Destiny
Mercury is not only stationing direct on the 20th, but it also happens to be aligned with the karmic North Node, which represents the direction our souls ought to take, and where we are headed in a spiritual sense. Beginning a new astrological year with Mercury conjoining the North Node implies that our minds are being aligned with the most fulfilling and important steps we could possibly take.
If there has ever been a time to make resolutions for the upcoming 12 months, it would be when the cosmic communicator is aligned with the point of karmic destiny.
You might even want to figure out where Mercury is currently within your chart, and you can get a wonderful indication of how to approach your goals and ambitions for the future year.
Use our free birth chart calculator to determine where Mercury lives in your chart!
Eclipse Season is Over!
Mercury retrograde was holding us back from embarking on fresh adventures, but that was hardly the only reason we may have felt limited recently. We were also dealing with Eclipse season from mid-February into mid-March, which ushered in fated events and portals of destiny, meaning we had let the cosmos take control, because our own attempts at manifesting or guiding the energy would only get in the way of the Universe’s plans for us.
Fortunately, Eclipse season is firmly in the rearview mirror when the Spring Equinox begins, so we can set our own plans in motion once again without worrying that we’ll throw the Universe’s intentions out of whack.
The Saturn-Pluto Sextile Will Transform
On March 26th, Saturn and Pluto will form a very rare, but very supportive, sextile to one another, marking the first time they have come together in an alignment since they joined in Capricorn back in January of 2020. Remember 2020 and all the fun it brought our way?
While it won’t happen exactly on the Spring Equinox, this alignment is so impactful, yet also slow-moving, that it is going to lend a massive power to any ambitions or goals we might set ourselves now. Saturn is all about structure and doing the work required in order to build a firm foundation for our lives, while Pluto aims to transform the old and outdated into something new and revitalized, even if the process is not always a gentle one. Indeed, Pluto can be equated to a storm that comes through and rips up anything that isn’t properly rooted down.
The good news is that the angle between these two planetary heavy-hitter is so positive that we can make use of this energy with ease, provided we are willing to do the work required, as assigned by Saturn. By accepting the role of our own responsibilities, we can create the change we wish to see in the world.
Lucky Jupiter is Gaining Speed
Jupiter, the planet of good fortune, turned direct on March 10th after being retrograde since November, and although this cycle happens on an annual basis, it doesn’t often fall so close to the Spring Equinox. This year, however, the largest planet in our solar system will be picking up speed in Cancer, lending a wonderful additional momentum to the cosmic wave of new energy heading our way.
This is especially helpful, as Jupiter is exalted in Cancer, meaning it operates at its absolute best, so we can have an extra dash of luck and an extra wind in our sails as we begin this brand new tour of the zodiac; a little positivity is always nice, but this will bring a lot of extra positivity to the cosmic picture.
Things that once seemed impossible will soon be very much within your grasp.
Numerology is Setting You up For Success
2026 is a 1 Year in numerology, which is very exciting because it marks the beginning of a brand-new 9-year cycle, one that ushers in entirely new plotlines and opportunities for each of us.
While this year will provide us with numerous chances to make the most of this, March is an especially good time to implement new measures and resolutions to improve your life, because March 2026 is a universal 4 month (1+3=4) and the number 4 is all about rolling up your sleeves and getting to work in order to set yourself up to make the most amount of progress possible.
There will rarely be a better month to establish the steps required to see the change we want to see in the world, so put your nose to the grindstone, and the resolutions you make this month could wind up being more impactful than you’d ever imagine.
Your 2026 is Just Beginning!
Now that you know you have all these potent energies working in your favor, you can crystalize your intentions for the coming twelve months at the Spring Equinox, knowing you will have a much better chance of bringing them to fruition.
Proceed with enthusiasm and abundance!
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