The Astrology Podcast: Virgo 2026 Year Ahead Horoscope

Host: Chris Brennan
Guest: Leisa Schaim
Date: December 23, 2025

Episode Overview

In this episode, Chris Brennan and Leisa Schaim provide an in-depth, month-by-month astrological forecast for those with Virgo Sun or Virgo Rising in 2026. They discuss major planetary transits, eclipses, and retrogrades that will shape the year, focusing on personal growth, relationships, career, health, and finances. The tone is informative and approachable, offering both caution and optimism for the year ahead.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

Choosing the Best Horoscope

• Chris suggests:
  "We would recommend watching the horoscope that matches your rising sign if you know your birth time because the forecast will be more specialized for you if you do so. Although if you don't know your birth time, you can also watch the one for your sun sign." (00:16)

Major Planetary Transits

1. Saturn & Neptune Move from Pisces to Aries (7th → 8th House)

• Transition Period: January–February 2026
• Themes: Shift from relationships (7th house) to shared resources, finances, and themes of mortality (8th house).
• Chris: "Saturn departing from your seventh house is going to bring some alleviation of some setbacks and some heaviness that you've been experiencing in that department since at least March of 2023." (01:51)
• Leisa: "For some people, Saturn going through the eighth house will also have to do with... depth psychological work, facing your fears, mortality related things." (03:57)
• Caution: During Saturn–Neptune conjunction (Feb 2026), financial clarity is murky—be wary of new financial agreements.
• Chris: "Be really careful about financial agreements around this time because you may not have the ability to tell the difference between what's true versus what's false." (03:07)

2. Eclipse Seasons: Major Shifts in Health & Self

• First Eclipse Season: February–March 2026
  • Aquarius (6th house: work, health) & Virgo (1st house: self, mind, body)
  • Leisa: "Definitely a time to get things checked out... it's a time where you can do more proactive health habit things, starting new routines." (05:07)
  • Chris: "Sometimes ending one job and starting another, or ending one chapter in a current job and beginning a new chapter, like getting a promotion, for example, could be coinciding with an eclipse in the sixth house." (05:57)
  • Renewed focus on self after years of partnership challenges.

3. Uranus Moves from Taurus to Gemini (9th → 10th House)

• Shift Begins: April 2026
  • 9th House: Philosophy, beliefs → 10th House: Career, public image
• Chris: "You’re going to take a lot of those new things and new beliefs and new outlook, and you’re going to start applying them to your 10th House of Career and overall life direction in what should be a major shakeup, but a very good and essentially liberating one..." (06:59)
• Leisa: "That’s a time usually where people do a lot of innovating with regard to professional work... wanting to work for yourself... innovate and be more self-sufficient." (07:58)
• Timeline: Ongoing influence into 2033; career changes, disruptions, and innovations will require flexibility and adaptability.

4. Jupiter Transits: Social Connections then Inner Work

• First Half 2026: Jupiter in Cancer (11th house—friends, groups)
• Second Half 2026: Jupiter in Leo (12th house—seclusion, introspection)
• Chris: "First half [...] more social transit, expanding your friend groups, having success as a result of alliances... the second half [...] more introspective, having more success by doing internal deep dives into yourself and mental health." (11:05)
• Venus–Jupiter Conjunction: "A great final party or blowout with friends or something like that before you go into that more contemplative part of the year." (13:35)

5. Second Eclipse Season: Focus on Mental Health & Partnerships

• Timing: August–September 2026
  • Leo (12th house—mental health, seclusion) & Pisces (7th house—relationships)
• Leisa: "Eclipses in the 12th house can bring beginnings and endings with regard to... seclusion, mental health, contemplativeness..." (15:36)
• Closure and new beginnings in relationships; final endcap of long-running partnership challenges as Saturn fully leaves the 7th house.
• Chris: "Sometimes it’s just as much about the something moving out of a certain sector of your chart and having not the negation of that, but having a lack of that happening anymore." (18:28)

6. Venus Retrograde (Scorpio/Libra: 3rd & 2nd Houses)

• Timing: October–November 2026
• Themes: Revisiting communications, siblings, local community (3rd), and finances (2nd).
• Chris: "This could stand out as really good things happening in the sphere of communication, siblings, your neighbors... as well as your second house of money and finances." (18:51)
• Leisa: "Venus retrograding through your third can be things like having siblings or extended relatives that you haven’t seen in a while come back into your life... crossover with personal finances." (19:28)
• Look back to events and themes from October-November 2018 and 2010 for patterns.

7. Mars Retrograde Prelude (Leo & Virgo: 12th & 1st Houses)

• Shadow Begins: September–December 2026
• Full Retrograde: Early 2027
• Themes: Hidden anger, subconscious issues, solo projects, health. Potential for confrontation or irritation, especially with people you don’t get along with or with yourself.
• Chris: "Mars retrogrades can be kind of tricky because... it can bring up relationships with people in our life that we don’t get along with... needing to address and confront..." (24:19)
• Leisa: "There can be an extended period of time here of internal work... working on your subconscious... health things can also sometimes come up." (24:19)
• Emphasis again on mind-body connection, internal irritability, and the need for healthy confrontation and self-work.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Chris, on Saturn–Neptune in the 8th House (03:07):
  "That's gonna be the peak of what I've been describing recently as this sort of reality distortion field... be really careful about financial agreements around this time..."

• Leisa, on Eclipses in Health Houses (05:07): "Definitely... a time to get things checked out... also a time where you can do more proactive health habit things like starting new routines..."

• Chris, on Uranus Entering the 10th House (08:52): "You're gonna have much more of an internal drive for freedom and liberation... wanting to be in charge of the direction that you're going career-wise."

• Leisa, on Jupiter’s Transit Shift (11:51): "Halfway through the year, it then shifts into a much more internal space... you can either have success because you are working on a project behind the scenes... or more contemplative..."

• Chris, on Eclipse Connection of Mind and Body (16:36): "The first eclipse was about more like physical health, whereas the 12th house eclipse... is more like mental health. So there's something about the relationship between mind and body..."

• Chris, on Venus Retrograde and Financial/Communication Themes (21:17): "Some crossovers... could be things like connecting events with your siblings and money... a positive thing, like maybe you start working with your siblings and you somehow make more money together..."

• Chris, on Mars Retrograde’s Potential Downside (26:27): "One of the things you want to be careful about... is that you don't overdo it and... start spouting off to people or doing things that cause divisiveness..."

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:16 – Guidance on rising sign vs sun sign for horoscopes
• 01:10 – Saturn & Neptune moving to Aries; 7th → 8th house themes
• 03:07 – Saturn-Neptune conjunction: "reality distortion field" warning
• 04:28 – First Eclipse Season: Aquarius/Virgo (health, work, body)
• 06:59 – Uranus shift: Philosophy → Career shake-up
• 11:05 – Jupiter's transitions: Friends/groups then inner development
• 13:35 – Venus-Jupiter conjunction: Social peak in June
• 15:36 – Second Eclipse Season: 12th/7th house (mental health & partnerships)
• 18:51 – Venus Retrograde: Siblings/communication & finances
• 24:19 – Mars Retrograde shadow: 12th & 1st house themes (conflict, health, self-work)
• 27:23 – Advice: Mars, energy, starting new routines, maintaining balance

Structure & Flow

The hosts move chronologically through the year, building a holistic narrative about 2026 for Virgos. Each transit is connected to practical life areas, with a recurring focus on health, internal work, and the evolving nature of relationships and career direction. The conversational tone is empathetic and empowering, with practical tips for making the most of challenging and auspicious periods.

Summary for Listeners

2026 is a transformative, multi-layered year for Virgos and Virgo Risings. The focus moves from relationship challenges to financial, psychological, and internal processes early in the year. Friendships and social alliances bring rewards, but a turn toward introspection and solo work is likely after June. Career innovation is a long-term trend starting this year. Health—both physical and mental—requires attention in both the eclipse seasons and during key retrogrades. Communication, finances, and standing up for yourself are all highlighted, encouraging proactive self-care, adaptability, and mindful action throughout the year.

Closing Thought

"Good luck in 2026, and we'll see you again next year." – Chris Brennan (28:34)