Every new and full Moon, eclipse and retrograde of 2026, and the dates the Sun changes sign, in both the Western (tropical) zodiac and the Vedic (sidereal, Lahiri) zodiac. All dates and times are UTC.
The Moon’s sign in each zodiac at the moment of the new or full Moon, with its nakshatra.
3 Jan
10:03 UTC
Full Moon
Western Cancer · Vedic Gemini, Ardra
18 Jan
19:52 UTC
New Moon
Western Capricorn · Vedic Capricorn, Uttara Ashadha
1 Feb
22:09 UTC
Full Moon
Western Leo · Vedic Cancer, Ashlesha
17 Feb
12:01 UTC
New Moon · annular solar eclipse
Western Aquarius · Vedic Aquarius, Dhanishta
3 Mar
11:38 UTC
Full Moon · total lunar eclipse
Western Virgo · Vedic Leo, Purva Phalguni
19 Mar
01:24 UTC
New Moon
Western Pisces · Vedic Pisces, Uttara Bhadrapada
2 Apr
02:12 UTC
Full Moon
Western Libra · Vedic Virgo, Hasta
17 Apr
11:52 UTC
New Moon
Western Aries · Vedic Aries, Ashwini
1 May
17:23 UTC
Full Moon
Western Scorpio · Vedic Libra, Swati
16 May
20:01 UTC
New Moon
Western Taurus · Vedic Taurus, Krittika
31 May
08:45 UTC
Full Moon
Western Sagittarius · Vedic Scorpio, Anuradha
15 Jun
02:54 UTC
New Moon
Western Gemini · Vedic Taurus, Mrigashira
29 Jun
23:57 UTC
Full Moon
Western Capricorn · Vedic Sagittarius, Purva Ashadha
14 Jul
09:44 UTC
New Moon
Western Cancer · Vedic Gemini, Punarvasu
29 Jul
14:36 UTC
Full Moon
Western Aquarius · Vedic Capricorn, Shravana
12 Aug
17:37 UTC
New Moon · total solar eclipse
Western Leo · Vedic Cancer, Ashlesha
28 Aug
04:19 UTC
Full Moon · partial lunar eclipse
Western Pisces · Vedic Aquarius, Shatabhisha
11 Sep
03:27 UTC
New Moon
Western Virgo · Vedic Leo, Purva Phalguni
26 Sep
16:49 UTC
Full Moon
Western Aries · Vedic Pisces, Uttara Bhadrapada
10 Oct
15:50 UTC
New Moon
Western Libra · Vedic Virgo, Hasta
26 Oct
04:12 UTC
Full Moon
Western Taurus · Vedic Aries, Ashwini
9 Nov
07:02 UTC
New Moon
Western Scorpio · Vedic Libra, Vishakha
24 Nov
14:54 UTC
Full Moon
Western Gemini · Vedic Taurus, Krittika
9 Dec
00:52 UTC
New Moon
Western Sagittarius · Vedic Scorpio, Jyeshtha
24 Dec
01:28 UTC
Full Moon
Western Cancer · Vedic Gemini, Ardra
Eclipses 2026
2026 has 4 eclipses: a annular solar eclipse on 17 Feb (Moon in Aquarius in the Western zodiac, Aquarius in the Vedic zodiac); a total lunar eclipse on 3 Mar (Moon in Virgo in the Western zodiac, Leo in the Vedic zodiac); a total solar eclipse on 12 Aug (Moon in Leo in the Western zodiac, Cancer in the Vedic zodiac); a partial lunar eclipse on 28 Aug (Moon in Pisces in the Western zodiac, Aquarius in the Vedic zodiac).
Retrogrades 2026
The days Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn turn retrograde and direct, with the sign at each end. Other sources can differ by a day for the slow planets.
Jupiter
11 Nov 2025 to 11 Mar
Western Cancer · Vedic Cancer → Gemini
Mercury
26 Feb to 20 Mar
Western Pisces · Vedic Aquarius
Mercury
29 Jun to 23 Jul
Western Cancer · Vedic Cancer → Gemini
Saturn
26 Jul to 10 Dec
Western Aries · Vedic Pisces
Venus
3 Oct to 14 Nov
Western Scorpio → Libra · Vedic Libra → Virgo
Mercury
24 Oct to 13 Nov
Western Scorpio · Vedic Libra
Jupiter
13 Dec to 13 Apr 2027
Western Leo · Vedic Leo → Cancer
Sun sign dates 2026: Western and Vedic
The day and time the Sun enters each sign. The Vedic date falls about 24 days after the Western one.
SIGN
WESTERN FROM
VEDIC FROM
Aries
20 Mar
14:45 UTC
14 Apr
04:02 UTC
Taurus
20 Apr
01:39 UTC
15 May
00:52 UTC
Gemini
21 May
00:37 UTC
15 Jun
07:23 UTC
Cancer
21 Jun
08:25 UTC
16 Jul
18:10 UTC
Leo
22 Jul
19:13 UTC
17 Aug
02:29 UTC
Virgo
23 Aug
02:19 UTC
17 Sep
02:23 UTC
Libra
23 Sep
00:06 UTC
17 Oct
14:22 UTC
Scorpio
23 Oct
09:38 UTC
16 Nov
14:13 UTC
Sagittarius
22 Nov
07:23 UTC
16 Dec
04:55 UTC
Capricorn
21 Dec
20:50 UTC
14 Jan
09:37 UTC
Aquarius
20 Jan
01:44 UTC
12 Feb
22:39 UTC
Pisces
18 Feb
15:52 UTC
14 Mar
19:32 UTC
How these dates are worked out
Positions are calculated with the Astronomy Engine library. The Western zodiac is the tropical one, measured from the March equinox. The Vedic zodiac is the sidereal one with the Lahiri ayanamsa, about 24° behind. New and full Moons and sign changes are placed to the minute. A retrograde starts and ends on the day the planet’s longitude stops changing.
In the Unseen Signs app the same calendar is shown in your own time zone, with each date counted from your own Sun and Moon sign.