Dear Reader,
October opens with Venus going retrograde (partly in Scorpio and partly in Libra) from October 3 until November 13, a total of 42 days, so be sure to check your forecast for both your Sun sign and for your rising sign.
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Your October 2026 Horoscope for Leo
by Susan MillerThis could be a productive month, but you’ll have to play your cards carefully. You are favored above others, yet you will need to be deliberate in your actions and have accurate aim in your choice of which days to act, and which days to hold back.
As the month opens, you have action planet Mars in Leo for the first time in two years, a big advantage. Mars will give you impressive energy and drive, the courage to go after your goals with vigor, and the inner confidence that you will prevail no matter how long it takes to capture your heart’s desire. Like everyone else, you will have obstacles, but unlike others, you have Mars on your side, and for the first time in 12 years, Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck, has come to Leo.
Having Jupiter AND Mars in Leo is a powerful combination, and you will have Jupiter for 10 more months, until July 26, 2027, a deliciously long time to capture your most important goals. You will have Mars until November 25 of this year, with your best days to act coming next month from November 14 (the day after both Venus and Mercury go direct—I’ll explain more shortly) to November 25.
There is a big aspect about to happen next month on November 16: Mars and Jupiter will be conjunct in Leo for the first time in over a dozen years, meeting in your first house of personality, identity, and vitality. This first house also rules the desires and goals that reside deep in your heart. This will be a super powerful day to go after something you dearly want to accomplish. Although Venus and Mercury will be retrograde this month (I’ll tell you more beginning next paragraph) and for part of November, by the time of this conjunction, November 16, Venus and Mercury will be regulated again, both moving direct, so you will be free, with an open road and only blue skies ahead. Keep November 16 in mind to start something new and vital to you.
