After closing out 2025 on an impactful note, 2026 is a powerhouse of a year when it comes to major planetary transits, with many of the heavy-hitter outer planets changing signs throughout the early spring, and bountiful Jupiter entering royal Leo in July.
Amongst all these eye-catching alignments will be some that are very lucky, and then there will be some moments when you’ll want to play it safe. Fortunately, we’ve gathered together the best and most propitious transits of the entire year so you’ll know when you can attract the most good fortune.
Read on to discover the luckiest moments of 2026!
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Embrace Exciting Chances in March!
After spending roughly the last four months retrograde, lucky Jupiter turns direct on March 10th, resuming forward motion once again. When Jupiter is retrograde, we are encouraged to tend to previous opportunities Jupiter already brought into our lives, but now that the biggest planet in our solar system is moving forward, we can begin to embrace new opportunities to become our best selves.Â
Jupiter will remain in Cancer until the end of June, and Jupiter is happiest in Cancer and operates at its best, so the next few months are ripe for harvesting bountiful fruit while also planting new seeds for the future. Jupiter won’t return to this sign for about a dozen years, so make the most of this energy while it is still in play!
Venus & Jupiter Bring Bounty in June
Venus and Jupiter are known as the Two Benefics (Venus is the Lesser, Jupiter is the Greater) and when they come together for their once-a-year conjunction on June 8th, it always spells out happy times that can bring love, money, and other forms of abundance into our life.
This is one of the most propitious days for romance out of all of 2026, and with both of these planets operating in deep-feeling Cancer, there has rarely been a better time to wear your heart on your sleeves.
Jupiter Leaps Into Leo Halfway Through 2026
After spending the first half of the year moving through sensitive Cancer, Jupiter enters Leo for nearly the next thirteen months on June 30th, which is going to encourage us all to live life that much more loudly, and to step into the spotlight at the drop of a hat. This cycle will be wonderful for creative endeavors, so if you’re hoping to have your talents recognized by a bigger audience, Jupiter will help get you seen out on center stage. This is certainly no time to play the wallflower!
Uranus & Pluto Usher In a New World Order July 17th
We can embrace radical transformation on July 17th, when free-thinking Uranus and transformational Pluto form a very rare yet very harmonious trine, which is going to be one of the hallmark angles of the entire year. Uranus wants us to think outside the box, while Pluto is a bit like a storm, ripping up anything that isn’t properly rooted down, so this can present us with a powerful opportunity to remove the old from our lives and to embrace the new and unknown. If you have been hoping to make an exciting change in your life, this angle will be very supportive.
Jupiter Gets Very Busy on July 20th & 21st!
Mid-July brings a trio of cosmic events that are positively game-changing, and they all occur within forty-eight hours of one another. Freshly arrived in Leo, excitable Jupiter will form a potent opposition to alchemical Pluto in Aquarius on the 20th, stirring up our desires for change and transformation, then it will trine Neptune in Aries, inspiring us with new visions for the future, and showing us how to make magic in real life. The very next day, Jupiter will sextile ingenious Uranus in Gemini, helping us imagine new ways to communicate and exchange ideas, and bring positive expansion into our lives and the world at large.
Any one of these angles would be considered big business, but the fact they are all happening so quickly in succession means that July 20th and 21st are going to be some of the most action-packed days of the year. Each and every sign will be impacted by this impressive trio of alignments, but people born in the early degrees of the signs, roughly between the 20th and 25th of each month, will feel this strongest.
Just about anything can happen under this once-in-a-lifetime combo, so bet big on yourself and your dreams.
July Ends with the Day of Miracles!
The annual Day of Miracles arrives on July 29th as the Sun and Jupiter come together at the same degree, this time in proud Leo. We always have luck on our side when the Sun and Jupiter conjoin in the sky above, creating a bountiful spark that will impact each and every one of us in wonderful and unique ways.
Whether you’re making a big presentation at work, confessing your feelings to someone you’ve had your eye on, or hoping to increase your family, Jupiter’s desire to make everything bigger and better will come in very handy. Go ahead and take a gamble on yourself!
Jupiter & Saturn Create Real Opportunity August 31st
Sometimes hard work needs a little luck to help it along, and sometimes luck needs to keep its feet on the ground to see useful results. Fortunately, bountiful Jupiter and taskmaster Saturn are forming a galvanizing trine in the skies above, blending Jupiter’s eagerness and enthusiasm with responsible Saturn’s grounded ethics. Long-term goals can receive a major push forward, while new projects or relationships begun now will have incredible potential to go the distance while also bringing immense positivity into your life.
Avoid Taking Chances During October & November
There is one considerable pocket of time this year when you will want to avoid taking a gamble or throwing caution to the wind. From October 3rd to November 14th, Venus will be making one of her semi-annual retrograde phases, beginning this cycle in Scorpio and ending it in Libra.Â
During this time, romance can flounder and resources can feel scarce as Venus fails to bestow her usual bounty upon us. This is already an unpleasant cycle, but add to it the fact that Mercury will also be retrograde in Scorpio from October 24th to November 13th, and these will probably be some of the most trying weeks of the entire year.
Finish 2026 on a Strong Note!
All the difficulties of October and November come to an end right before passionate Mars makes its own conjunction to Jupiter on November 16th, a super-charged alignment that generally happens only once every two years.Â
We will all feel a sudden and palpable desire to work towards our goals, and can make massive progress at this time, covering more territory and accomplishing more than under other positive alignments. If you spent October and the first half of November spinning your wheels or hitting a wall, this conjunction will not only be a wonderful green light from the Universe, but will also act as a dose of nearly endless energy that can propel us forward.
Jupiter turns retrograde in Leo on December 12th for the next four months, during which time we will be encouraged to make the most of the opportunities that Jupiter brought into our lives earlier in the year. You will find more success and luck by looking in the rearview mirror, so don’t be shy about returning to a project or ambition you forgot about or left on the back burner. Success can come from the most unexpected places as 2026 comes to a close.
Keep these dates and transits in mind, and you can make 2026 your luckiest year yet!