United States: yearly mundane forecast

Things feel heavier than usual for the United States. With the Sun in the sixth house, the administration tightens its grip on law and order and health services, and pressure from opponents becomes easier to handle. But with Rahu in the fourth house, land grabs, irregularities in housing and sudden bad weather are risks, and people feel insecure.

The chart of the year

The astrological year begins when the Sun enters sidereal Aries (Mesha Sankranti), this year on 14 April 2026 (Tuesday), 12:08 am, local time. At that moment Scorpio was rising over Washington. It is a fixed sign, so this chart is taken to hold for the whole year.

• Rahu in the fourth house, so land grabs, irregularities in housing and sudden bad weather are risks, and people feel insecure.
• Ketu in the tenth house: uncertainty and indecision in government; sudden changes of office may be announced.
• The Sun in the sixth house, so the administration tightens its grip on law and order and health services, and pressure from opponents becomes easier to handle. The Sun is exalted here, so the effect is strong.
• Saturn in the fifth house, so deadlock in education and frustration among the young, with a slow stock market.
• The chart’s ruler is Mars: the ruler is in the fifth house: focus on education, the young and creative work, and good planning pays.

Area by area

Quarter by quarter

• January to March ★★☆☆☆ (Capricorn ingress (Makar Sankranti), Scorpio rising): Official drives in transport, roads and media stand out, and the position in talks with neighbours stays firm (the Sun in the third house); but land grabs, irregularities in housing and sudden bad weather are risks, and people feel insecure (Rahu in the fourth house).
• April to June ★★☆☆☆ (Aries ingress (Mesha Sankranti), Scorpio rising): The administration tightens its grip on law and order and health services, and pressure from opponents becomes easier to handle (the Sun in the sixth house); but land grabs, irregularities in housing and sudden bad weather are risks, and people feel insecure (Rahu in the fourth house).
• July to September ★★★★☆ (Cancer ingress (Karkat Sankranti), Libra rising): Sound advice and stability in government make welfare decisions easier (Jupiter in the tenth house); but extra care is needed against fire, explosions and road accidents, and emergency care and surgery come under strain (Mars in the eighth house).
• October to December ★★☆☆☆ (Libra ingress (Tula Sankranti), Scorpio rising): Courts, religion and universities gain in standing, and trust in justice grows (Jupiter in the ninth house); but tension may build over court cases and religious matters, and long-distance travel may be disrupted (Mars in the ninth house).

Eclipses this year

• 17 February 2026 (Tuesday): annular solar eclipse in Aquarius, Dhanishtha. Not visible from Washington, so by tradition its effect here is mild and no sutak applies.
• 3 March 2026 (Tuesday): total lunar eclipse in Leo, Purva Phalguni. Visible from Washington (about 4:49 am to 8:17 am). It falls in the tenth house, so the government and administration need care in the weeks around it.
• 12 August 2026 (Wednesday): total solar eclipse in Cancer, Ashlesha. Visible from Washington (about 1:17 pm to 2:26 pm, 4% of the Sun covered). It falls in the ninth house, so the courts, religion and higher education need care in the weeks around it.
• 28 August 2026 (Friday): partial lunar eclipse in Aquarius, Shatabhisha. Visible from Washington (about 10:33 pm to 1:52 am). It falls in the fourth house, so farming, land and housing need care in the weeks around it.

Moves of the slow planets

• 10 March (Tuesday): Jupiter turns direct; stalled work on disasters, debt and sudden events gets moving again.
• 1 June (Monday): Jupiter moves into Cancer (the ninth house here); things improve in the courts, religion and higher education.
• 26 July (Sunday): Saturn turns retrograde in Pisces; decisions on education, young people and the stock market may slip and old issues return.
• 31 October (Saturday): Jupiter moves into Leo (the tenth house here); things improve in the government and administration.
• 11 November (Wednesday): Jupiter and Ketu meet in Leo (the tenth house here); a steadying hand on the government and administration.
• 5 December (Saturday): Rahu moves into Capricorn (the third house here); things improve in transport, media and neighbours.
• 10 December (Thursday): Saturn turns direct; stalled work on education, young people and the stock market gets moving again.
• 12 December (Saturday): Jupiter turns retrograde in Leo; decisions on the government and administration may slip and old issues return.

Chart details (for astrologers)

Mesha Sankranti: 14 April 2026 (Tuesday), 12:09 am local time in Washington. Ascendant Scorpio 24°31′.

Planet	Sign	Degree	House	State
Sun	Aries	0°00′	6	exalted
Moon	Aquarius	16°22′	4
Mars	Pisces	9°09′	5
Mercury	Pisces	4°25′	5	debilitated
Jupiter	Gemini	22°38′	8
Venus	Aries	23°34′	6
Saturn	Pisces	12°56′	5
Rahu	Aquarius	12°28′	4
Ketu	Leo	12°28′	10

How this is worked out: The year is read from the Mesha Sankranti chart, with the four cardinal sankrantis for the quarters, plus the year’s eclipses and the movements of Jupiter, Saturn and Rahu. Charts are cast for Washington in sidereal (Lahiri) positions with whole-sign houses. House meanings follow classical mundane astrology: the first house is the people, the tenth the government, the seventh foreign affairs, the fourth land and farming, the eighth disasters and debt. Astrology describes tendencies, not certainties.