World Forecast 2026

A reading of the main transits for 2026
  
An overview of the main tendencies and themes in the political, economic and social spheres.

We can define 2026 as a bridge year, a period in which, while nothing major happens, the foundations are being laid for profound changes that will manifest themselves in full force starting in the summer of 2027.

In this new year, three slow-moving planets will definitively enter the new signs: Neptune in Aries on January 26th, Saturn, also in the same sign, on February 13th, and Uranus in Gemini on April 26th. The North Lunar Node will begin its transit in Aquarius on July 28th.

The first interaction of these planets in the new signs will occur in March, when Saturn will form a sextile with Pluto, an aspect that could hint at some possible prospects for peace in the various regions at war, or at least potential negotiations that could have positive outcomes and bring about real change towards the end of the year, specifically in November, when Uranus from Gemini will form a trine with Pluto in Aquarius.
There will likely be more resolutions, proposals, and negotiations than actual stabilization and an end to conflicts. Let's just say that a truly solid foundation will be laid for a moment of peace and balance in 2027, even if it could last until 2029.

Moreover, Neptune's transit in Aries reinforces somewhat war-mongering ideals and stimulates competition among those who must or are forced to demonstrate their greater power. All of this could be exacerbated in July when a trine forms between Jupiter, just entered Leo, and Neptune, and at the same time, an opposition between Jupiter and Pluto in Aquarius. This is a time when the figure of a person who seems willing to take control of certain situations and resolve them definitively could emerge. However, it should not be forgotten that further hotbeds of tension, based on strong ideologies and even more so on religion, could arise, even in areas that until then had not been problematic.

July could therefore be a particularly important month internationally, during which particular political and financial conjunctures could arise that could alter stagnant situations but not resolve them definitively. One could speak of stopgap solutions.

On the other hand, Saturn's entry into Aries, which will transit until April 2028, will harden rather harsh and inflexible strategies, both in terms of political power and in economic and social terms. This will accentuate the ever-widening gap between poverty and wealth and open the way to social tensions that will spread to increasingly larger groups of people, perhaps leading to profound change, but not before Saturn leaves Aries.

The real problem in 2026 will be excessive adherence to strong, opposing ideologies that fail to communicate and create flexible spaces. This, unfortunately, is a dangerous breeding ground for sectarianism, nationalism, and other forms of dissent, which can generate divisions, social tensions, and a hardening of authoritarian and increasingly less democratic positions.

Fortunately, the entry of the North Lunar Node into Aquarius at the end of July should generate less gloomy and closed-minded views, although in November, opposing Jupiter in Leo, it could bring to the surface unresolved past situations that could impact strategic decisions, especially in the areas of global finance and welfare.

Summing up 2026, it can certainly be said that it will not offer us better life options, nor will it definitively put an end to the various current conflicts. However, it will lay the foundation for hope in 2027/2028, when the skies will be more forgiving and less bellicose.