Venus Retrograde in Scorpio, Mars Opposite Pluto: Libra, Pisces & Leo for September 28–October 4, 2026

October opens with the sky crowded with hard contacts. Mercury enters Scorpio on Wednesday and spends the rest of the week squaring Mars and Pluto; Venus turns retrograde in Scorpio before dawn on Saturday and Mars opposes Pluto five hours later; the Sun opposes Saturn on Sunday morning. Monday's Sun trine Uranus is the week's one open door, and Friday evening's Mars trine Neptune is its only soft aspect.

Shared sky: one open window, then a week of hard contacts

The Moon enters Taurus at 10:39 am EDT on Monday, September 28, and the Sun's trine to Uranus is exact at 12:21 pm the same day, in range from September 26 to 30. Astrology King reads Sun trine Uranus as positive change that arrives unexpectedly — the confidence to step outside your routine, flashes of insight and vivid dreams, and new friendships with people unlike the ones you already have. Astrology.com calls September 28 a day of spontaneity, excitement, and surprises. If a plan has been waiting for a first move, Monday is when the week allows it. 1 2 3

Mercury enters Scorpio at 7:44 am EDT on Wednesday, September 30, and stays until December 6. Astrology.com notes that this is an unusually long stay, and that it draws the mind toward the hidden parts of life — intimacy, trust, vulnerability, and large financial matters. Mercury's retrograde later this year is the reason for the long visit, and its pre-shadow begins in Scorpio on October 4. The Moon moves into Gemini at 1:25 pm on Wednesday and stays through Friday afternoon. 1 3

Friday, October 2 is the busiest day of the week and the least forgiving. Mercury squares Mars at 5:14 am EDT, from September 29 to October 5 in range, which Astrology King describes as rushed thinking and a short temper, with a warning against important decisions and negotiations. Mercury squares Pluto at 4:42 pm, an aspect in range from October 1 to 4 that he ties to a battle of ideas, stubborn argument, and ideas being challenged — useful for research and investigation, rough for debate. Mercury is also quincunx Neptune that morning and the Moon enters Cancer at 3:54 pm. Set against all of it, Mars trines Neptune at 6:17 pm, in range from September 29 to October 6: Astrology King reads that trine as sensuality, magnetic charm, and the kind of courage that wins through kindness rather than force. 1 4 5 6

Saturday, October 3 is the hinge of the month. Venus stations retrograde at 3:15 am EDT at 8°29′ Scorpio and remains retrograde until November 13, travelling back from there to 22°51′ Libra. Astrology King points out that Venus turns retrograde only every 19 months, and is retrograde just 7% of the time, making it the least frequent and most potent of the planetary retrogrades. Old friends or lovers may reappear, and fated encounters are part of the pattern. Mars opposes Pluto at 6:38 am the same morning, in range from September 29 to October 6. Astrology King describes that opposition as intense desire that is hard to achieve and dangerous once it turns domineering, controlling, or ruthless. He ties it to resistance from powerful opponents, and to relationships turning volatile when willpower and desire get overbearing. Astrology.com calls the day explosive. The Third Quarter Moon follows at 9:24 am at 10°21′ Cancer. 1 3 7 8

The week closes on the Sun's opposition to Saturn, exact at 8:29 am EDT on Sunday, October 4 and in range from October 2 to 6. Astrology King reads that opposition as restriction and hardship, with self-expression harder than usual, other people turning critical, demanding, and impatient, and a stretch of worry, loss, or low mood that rewards patience and persistence over pushing. Mercury is quincunx Uranus at 1:21 pm, and the Moon enters Leo at 6:54 pm. 1 9

Two things follow from that. Monday and Tuesday are for the new thing, and the window closes as Mercury reaches Scorpio. Friday through Sunday is the stretch to keep free of anything you cannot reverse — a signature, a price, a promise about the next six months. Venus retrograde is the other half of the picture, and it reads as a six-week review. Astrology King notes that this particular station is trine the Moon, the aspect he rates as the perfect antidote to Venus retrograde, which puts self-love, intimate relationships, making friends, and dating on the favourable side of it. Astrology.com calls it one of the best retrograde cycles for reuniting with someone significant, or for letting it go once and for all. 3 7

Libra

The week hands you the better half of its odds first. Astrology King reads the Sun's trine to Uranus for your sign as positive change and excitement, where open-mindedness and a willingness to take a risk turn an unexpected opportunity into a new direction. It is a good window for travel, a move, or shedding possessions that limit your freedom. From Wednesday the tone moves to the body and to belief: more charisma and sensuality, with the same drive available for a cause you actually hold convictions about. Astrology.com has your ruler Venus adding glitter to income, possessions, and gifts, and British Vogue sees money news arriving while you work through what you really want to spend it on. 3 10 11

Career

Monday and Tuesday are the pitching days. Sun trine Uranus supports the unconventional version of the plan, and it is the last stretch before Mercury reaches Scorpio on Wednesday and sharpens every question about money. Frame the request while the mood is generous. 2 10

Then let it sit. Mercury squares Mars on Friday morning and Pluto that afternoon, which Astrology King rates as the wrong conditions for negotiation, for important decisions, and for business or legal matters that need a professional eye. Sunday is worse for anything involving authority: the Sun's opposition to Saturn falls in your sign, and Astrology King reads that opposition as other people turning critical, demanding, and impatient, and self-expression getting harder exactly when you need it. Send the follow-up Monday or Tuesday instead. 4 5 9

Relationships

Venus, your ruler, turns retrograde at 3:15 am EDT on Saturday at 8°29′ Scorpio, and stays retrograde until November 13. Astrology.com places the whole cycle across both Scorpio and your own sign, so you carry the back half of it. This is the classic period for someone from your past to reappear, and Astrology.com calls it one of the best retrograde cycles for reuniting with someone significant or closing that door for good. Astrology King's note that this particular station is trine the Moon is the reason to treat it as an opening: the trine is what he rates as the perfect antidote to Venus retrograde, favouring self-love, intimate relationships, making friends, and dating. 3 7

Saturday is the part to steer. Mars opposes Pluto at 6:38 am, and Astrology King warns that this opposition makes romantic relationships volatile once willpower and desire get overbearing. Astrology.com's own love reading for your sign puts Friday and Saturday with friends rather than romance — good days for getting close to people, poor ones for anything romantic — and calls Sunday sleepy. Treat the reappearance and the fight as two separate events and you get the good half of the weekend. 8 12

How Libra meshes this week

Harmonizes well with Leo: the Moon enters Leo at 6:54 pm EDT on Sunday, the last move of the week and its first easy evening, so save the loose plan for the Leo in your life for Sunday night rather than Saturday. 1
Gets useful grounding from Taurus: the Moon sits in Taurus from Monday morning until Wednesday afternoon, in the sign Venus rules, and it covers the same two days the Sun trines Uranus — the steady read on an idea you are excited about. 1
May hit friction with Scorpio: Venus turns retrograde at 8°29′ Scorpio on Saturday and Mercury makes every one of Friday's hard contacts from Scorpio as well, so Scorpio hours are where the week asks you to check your footing twice. 5 7

Vogue sees drama flaring in your social circle alongside money news, and a group forming around a shared plan for the future that is ready to act. Monday and Tuesday suit group plans more than one-to-one catching up, since the Taurus Moon keeps the mood steady and the Sun trines Uranus. Keep Saturday's plans small and specific: the Mars–Pluto opposition rewards a quiet table and punishes a crowded one. 1 11

Day by day

Day	Lean into	Avoid
Mon, Sep 28	Make the first move on the idea you have been circling while the Sun trines Uranus and the Moon is in Taurus. 2 10	Re-committing to the arrangement that limits your freedom.
Tue, Sep 29	Second day of the same window: book the trip, the move, or the introduction. 2	Waiting for a quieter week to start.
Wed, Sep 30	Get the real numbers in front of you as Mercury enters Scorpio and the money question sharpens. 1 3	Guessing at what you are worth.
Thu, Oct 1	Ask for the small thing while the Sun sits semisextile Venus, your ruler. 1	Over-explaining the request.
Fri, Oct 2	Put the disagreement in writing while Mercury squares Mars and Pluto, and use the evening's Mars trine Neptune for the generous version. 4 6	Negotiating terms or confronting a colleague face to face.
Sat, Oct 3	Review a relationship or a price with someone you trust as Venus turns retrograde. 7	Signing, buying the big thing, or delivering an ultimatum under the Mars–Pluto opposition. 8
Sun, Oct 4	Take one patient piece of work with no audience while the Sun opposes Saturn. 9	Asking a person in authority for a decision.

Pisces

Your week runs in two halves. Astrology King reads Monday to Wednesday as heightened sensitivity, compassion, and intuition, with imagination and creativity high enough to make artwork, creative writing, singing, dancing, or a spiritual practice the productive choice. From Thursday he hands you the opposite gift: an unusually positive public profile, easy approval from superiors, and a good window for asking favours, giving presentations, and finding a business partner or adviser. Astrology.com's advice for your sign is travel and adventure. British Vogue notices some Type A tendencies coming to the fore, and a coming shift in how you engage with the world. 3 11 13

Career

Take the public window on Thursday. Mercury enters Scorpio on Wednesday and starts taking hits from Mars and Pluto on Friday, so Thursday is the cleanest day in the stretch Astrology King rates for presentations, asking for support, and making a professional connection. Borrowing money is the exception: Venus turns retrograde on Saturday, and Astrology King advises against committing to investments during Venus retrograde, so settle terms before the weekend or wait. 1 7 13

Friday and Sunday are the days to keep your answers short. Mercury squares Mars and Pluto within twelve hours of each other, which Astrology King flags as a stretch for jumping to conclusions and saying the wrong thing. Sunday adds the Sun's opposition to Saturn, an aspect he reads as other people turning critical and demanding. Give the presentation Thursday, then let the reactions arrive. 4 5 9

Relationships

Friday evening is yours. Mars trines Neptune — your traditional ruler — at 6:17 pm EDT, in range from September 29 to October 6, and Astrology King describes it as an ideal time for romance, with magnetic charm and encounters that are compassionate and tender. It is the only soft aspect of the week, and it lands on the planet that rules your sign. 6

The complication is that Mercury is quincunx Neptune and squared by Mars and Pluto on the same day, so the atmosphere around what is true is thick even while the mood is warm. Astrology King's tarot card for your sign this week is The Moon, which he reads as a reminder that things may feel confusing, that your instincts are unusually reliable right now, and that answers from other people may take longer than you want. Astrology.com's love reading for you is blunter: deal with Monday's small snag immediately, and Friday and Saturday are stable, confident, and lucky, with a foot-in-mouth risk as the only real hazard. 1 13 14

How Pisces meshes this week

Harmonizes well with Leo: the Moon enters Leo at 6:54 pm EDT on Sunday and closes the week on its easiest evening, and the week's one soft aspect, Friday's Mars trine Neptune, works directly on your ruler. 1 6
Gets useful grounding from Cancer: the Moon moves through Cancer from Friday afternoon until Sunday evening, a water trine to your sign, and turns to its Third Quarter there on Saturday at 10°21′ — the same hours Mercury and Mars spend causing trouble. 1
May hit friction with Gemini: Mercury, Gemini's ruler, makes every one of the week's hard contacts — square Mars, square Pluto, quincunx Uranus — and the Moon sits in Gemini from Wednesday afternoon to Friday afternoon. 1 4 5

Your own Moon-sign stretch is the quiet part of the week, and the Moon's passage through Cancer from Friday afternoon puts you back where friends bring their news. Astrology.com has a friend handing you responsibility on Sunday — take the role, and leave the schedule out of it, since the Sun's opposition to Saturn is the wrong aspect for promising output on a date. Keep Friday evening's plans small and specific while Mercury is squared by Mars. 4 9 14

Day by day

Day	Lean into	Avoid
Mon, Sep 28	Deal with the small snag the moment it appears, as Astrology.com's love reading for you advises. 14	Letting it grow into the week's problem.
Tue, Sep 29	Spend the Sun–Uranus window on the piece of work your sign does best — writing, music, or a practice you keep private. 2 13	Forcing an answer out of someone who is still deciding.
Wed, Sep 30	Research quietly as Mercury enters Scorpio; Astrology King's card for you warns that not everything is as it seems. 1 13	Acting on a rumour.
Thu, Oct 1	Present, pitch, or ask for support — the public-image window is open and Thursday is the cleanest day in it. 13	Taking on new debt on the eve of Venus retrograde. 7
Fri, Oct 2	Make the generous gesture in the evening, when Mars trines Neptune, your ruler. 6 14	Talking your way into an argument while Mercury squares Mars and Pluto. 4 5
Sat, Oct 3	Say yes to the person who reappears today, with Astrology.com calling it a day of stability and luck. 7 14	Taking on new debt or a large purchase the day Venus turns retrograde. 7
Sun, Oct 4	Accept the favour a friend asks of you, without attaching a delivery date. 14	Promising output you have not resourced, with the Sun opposite Saturn. 9

Leo

Astrology King gives you Monday through Friday as the freer stretch: more room to express your own personality and follow your goals, greater self-awareness, and open-mindedness that brings unusual experiences, vivid dreams, and chance encounters. It is the kind of week where a random conversation sets a new direction. His tarot card for you is the Ace of Wands, which he reads as a positive new beginning, most often connected to work. Saturday and Sunday turn the intensity up: strong desire, a competitive spirit, and real achievement available to anyone who channels the aggression constructively. Astrology.com's note for the weeks ahead is domestic — more attention to home and family. Vogue has the same read, with a family member or someone from your past possibly getting in touch, and a reevaluation of what home and comfort mean to you. 3 11 15

Career

Use Monday and Tuesday to start the new thing. The Sun's trine to Uranus is exact on Monday, and Astrology King's advice for it is to step outside your routine and take the risk, with the confidence to express the side of yourself that does not fit the usual pattern. His Ace of Wands reading is a new beginning tied to work, which makes the early week the place to put it. 2 15

Friday and Saturday want the drive pointed at the work. Mercury squares Mars on Friday morning and Pluto that afternoon, The Mars–Pluto opposition follows on Saturday, and Astrology King rates as excellent for channeling intensity into physical or creative work. It is disastrous for coercion: threats, intimidation, and subversive tactics draw strong resistance from powerful opponents and tend to backfire. Sunday's Sun opposition to Saturn is the low day, and it is worth treating as one. 4 5 8 9

Relationships

Astrology.com's love reading for you is the most generous of the three signs this week: Monday brings an eye-to-eye connection that may arrive over a date, Tuesday through Thursday are for recharging, and Friday and Saturday it calls spectacular, with two days of romantic action and adventure. Mars trine Neptune on Friday evening is the aspect behind that — Astrology King reads it as an ideal time for romance and for attracting a partner who is gentler and more spiritually inclined than the usual. 6 16

The same weekend carries the warning. Mars opposes Pluto at 6:38 am on Saturday, and Astrology King's reading of that aspect for your sign is that great lengths to win will draw powerful enemies, while bullying or ruthlessness invites resistance. Vogue adds that you may come across as more confrontational than usual, and that someone from your past may surface. If the difference between a good weekend and a fight is who gets the last word, let them have it. 8 11 15

How Leo meshes this week

Harmonizes well with Cancer: the Moon is in Cancer from Friday afternoon until Sunday evening and turns to its Third Quarter there on Saturday at 10°21′. That is the week's one lunar event, and it lands in the middle of your most loaded stretch, which makes a Cancer the right person to take the call from. 1
Gets useful grounding from Taurus: the Moon sits in Taurus from Monday morning to Wednesday afternoon, fixed earth held up against the fixed fire of your sign and the restlessness of the week's first days. 1
May hit friction with Aquarius: Mars in your sign opposes Pluto in Aquarius on Saturday morning, the week's hardest aspect, and Astrology King's warning about it is that domination invites opposition from people with real power. 8 15

The invitations will keep arriving, and Mars trine Neptune on Friday is the evening to accept one — it is the aspect Astrology King ties to magnetism and community, and it is the week's only soft note. Saturday is the opposite: pick the small gathering over the loud one, because the Mars–Pluto opposition turns a competitive room into a draining one. Sunday night the Moon enters Leo at 6:54 pm, so keep the last evening of the week for your own people. 1 6 8

Day by day

Day	Lean into	Avoid
Mon, Sep 28	Follow up on the eye-to-eye connection or the chance encounter while the Sun trines Uranus. 2 16	Dismissing an idea because it is unfamiliar.
Tue, Sep 29	Keep the Ace of Wands moving: draft, apply, or announce the new thing. 15	Measuring the day by applause.
Wed, Sep 30	Make one decision about home or family as Mercury enters Scorpio. 1 3	Relitigating an old family argument.
Thu, Oct 1	Plan the weekend now, while the Sun sits semisextile Venus. 1	Assuming everyone will be in the same mood on Friday.
Fri, Oct 2	Give the generous version of the gesture in the evening: Mars trine Neptune is the week's one soft aspect, and it touches your sign. 6 15	Sharp words while Mercury squares Mars. 4
Sat, Oct 3	Put the drive into physical work, training, or the project that needs stamina. 8 15	Ultimatums, threats, or anything you would have to win. 8
Sun, Oct 4	Rest through the day, then set the new intention after the Moon enters Leo at 6:54 pm EDT. 1	Launching anything on the Sun's opposition to Saturn. 9

Week at a glance

Sign	Career	Relationships	Social life
Libra	Pitch Monday and Tuesday while the Sun trines Uranus; hold negotiations through Friday's Mercury squares, and keep the big ask away from Sunday's Sun–Saturn opposition.	Venus retrograde from Saturday runs through your sign and back through Scorpio, so a face from the past may return; Astrology.com puts Friday and Saturday with friends rather than romance.	Vogue sees money news and drama moving through your circle and a group forming around a shared plan; the Scorpio hours are the ones to check twice.
Pisces	Thursday is the cleanest day to present or ask for support; settle any borrowing terms before Venus turns retrograde on Saturday.	Mars trines your ruler Neptune on Friday evening, the week's only soft aspect; Tuesday to Thursday your own emotions are unsettled and your words are the risk.	The Moon's Cancer passage from Friday to Sunday is the water trine; take the role a friend offers on Sunday without promising a date.
Leo	Use the Sun–Uranus window on Monday and Tuesday to begin the new thing; spend Saturday's drive on work rather than on winning an argument.	Astrology.com rates Friday and Saturday spectacular for romance, and the Mars–Pluto opposition is what turns a good weekend into a contest.	Mars trine Neptune makes Friday the evening to accept an invitation; the Moon enters Leo at 6:54 pm Sunday, so keep that one for your own people.

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