🌕 Full Moon 2026
Full Moon in Taurus
What you own versus what owns you — a reckoning with desire, value, and the price of comfort.
What This Full Moon Brings
The Full Moon at 02°45′ Taurus on October 26 arrives under pressure from two of astrology’s most uncompromising forces: a square from Pluto and the ongoing Venus retrograde. If the cosmos were designing a stress test for your relationship with money, beauty, comfort, and love — this would be the blueprint.
Taurus wants stability. Taurus wants to know that the ground beneath its feet is solid, that the pantry is stocked, that the relationship is secure. But Pluto’s square says: what if that stability is built on a fault line? What if the comfort you’re clinging to is actually a cage? Venus retrograde deepens the inquiry — forcing you to revisit what and who you’ve valued, and whether that valuation was ever honest.
The Scorpio–Taurus axis is the zodiac’s fundamental tension between holding on and letting go, between the material and the invisible, between security and transformation. This Full Moon doesn’t resolve that tension — it cracks it wide open. Possessions, finances, self-worth, physical pleasure, romantic attachment — all of it goes under the knife. The surgery isn’t gentle, but it’s necessary. What remains after this lunation is what’s genuinely yours. Everything else was borrowed comfort that was always going to be reclaimed.
Astrological Analysis
The usual tranquility of Taurus Full Moons is interrupted by a close square to Pluto and opposition by Retro Venus! We can still
benefit from the abundance and material rewards of Taurus, but we might have to first solve some crisis, power struggle or complex
situation and then we can get the well-deserved satisfaction.
Also this can indicate the need to make some psychological transformations, achieve internal realization or revelation, which leads to
the comforts of Taurus. Despite of this, it is good time for financial decisions and results.
The full Moon has retrograde Venus conjunct the Sun, obviously, these 2 weeks will be pivotal for existing relationships, alliances
and contracts. Emotional decisions will be taken after re-evaluating relationships and financial commitments- should these be
continued, are the worth investing more energy and resources in, if so what needs to be changed so the situation is more balanced.
Pluto might just enhance our emotional involvement in this process!
So indeed a strongly Venusian time- Venus retro and Taurus period- money, relationships and values will be emphasized!
Active Retrogrades During This Full Moon
How It Affects Your Sign
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Aries
Your 2nd house of income, possessions, and personal values is directly activated. A financial situation you thought was stable reveals cracks. With Venus retrograde coloring the picture, an old expense, investment, or material attachment demands reassessment. The question isn’t "do I have enough?" — it’s "am I valuing the right things?"
Taurus
This Full Moon lands in your 1st house — it’s personal. Pluto’s square from your career sector creates a vice grip between who you are and what you’re doing professionally. Meanwhile, Venus retrograde has you questioning your own desirability and self-worth. The discomfort is real, but so is the invitation to ground into a version of yourself that doesn’t need external validation.
Gemini
The 12th house is illuminated — buried financial anxieties, hidden attachments to material security, and subconscious scarcity patterns all surface simultaneously. Venus retrograde may bring up old relationships that ended over money or values. This is deep excavation work, Gemini. Journaling or therapy is more useful than socializing right now.
Cancer
Your 11th house of community and future vision is tested. A group you belong to may face financial strain or power struggles over resources. Friendships built primarily on shared material interests may feel hollow. Venus retrograde asks: do these people align with what you truly value, or just what’s convenient?
Leo
The 10th house of career bears the Full Moon’s weight. Your professional worth is being tested — are you compensated fairly? Is your work aligned with your values? Pluto’s square suggests a power dynamic with a boss or institution reaches a critical point. Venus retrograde means this isn’t the time to negotiate; it’s the time to get honest about what you actually want.
Virgo
Your 9th house of philosophy and long-distance connections is activated. Beliefs about scarcity, about what you deserve, about the relationship between hard work and reward — all get challenged. A foreign financial matter or legal issue may surface. Venus retrograde could reconnect you with someone from a different culture or background who reshapes your values.
Libra
The 8th house of shared finances, debts, and intimate bonding is where this Full Moon hits hardest. Pluto’s square amplifies power dynamics around money within relationships. Venus — your ruler — is retrograde, making this deeply personal. Who controls the resources in your partnerships? The answer may be uncomfortable, but knowing it is essential.
Scorpio
This Full Moon opposes your Sun from the 7th house of partnerships. A relationship reaches a pivotal moment around values, money, or physical intimacy. Pluto’s involvement (your modern ruler) means nothing superficial survives. Venus retrograde may resurrect an ex or an old relational pattern. The test: can you be vulnerable without losing your power?
Sagittarius
Your 6th house of health, work habits, and daily service is under the spotlight. Physical symptoms related to overindulgence or neglect may flare. A job situation involving compensation or working conditions reaches a stress point. Venus retrograde suggests that the self-care routine you abandoned months ago is ready to be revisited — with more honesty this time.
Capricorn
The 5th house of pleasure, creativity, and romance is activated with uncomfortable intensity. Pluto’s square from your own sign creates a tug-of-war between disciplined ambition and the desire to actually enjoy life. Venus retrograde may bring back a creative project — or a lover — that you thought was finished. The question: can you allow pleasure without guilt?
Aquarius
Your 4th house of home and emotional foundations is where the quake happens. Property matters, living situations, or family finances may hit a crisis point. Pluto’s square from your 1st house means your personal identity is entangled with this domestic upheaval. Venus retrograde asks whether your home truly reflects your values — or just your habits.
Pisces
The 3rd house of communication and immediate environment is activated. A financial conversation with a sibling or neighbor could become loaded. Venus retrograde may resurface an old agreement or promise that was never properly honored. Information about money or values comes to light that changes your perspective on a familiar relationship.
Release Rituals
Full Moons illuminate what needs to be released. Try these practices to let go.
Value Inventory Ritual
Create two columns on paper: "What I spend my money on" and "What I actually value." Be brutally honest. Where do the columns diverge? The gap between spending and values is where this Full Moon is applying pressure. Choose one concrete change to align them more closely.
Sensory Grounding Practice
Taurus is the sign of the body and the senses. Prepare a meal using only ingredients you truly love — not what’s fast or convenient, but what nourishes you deeply. Eat slowly, without screens. Taste each bite. This is Taurus medicine at its finest: presence through pleasure, not possession.
Release What You’re Hoarding
Pluto’s square demands you let go of something material. Choose an object you’re holding onto out of fear or sentimentality rather than genuine love. Donate it, give it away, or — if the object carries heavy energy — bury it in the earth under the Full Moon. Taurus understands that true abundance requires circulation.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Venus retrograde affect the October 2026 Full Moon?
Venus rules Taurus, so when Venus is retrograde during a Taurus Full Moon, the themes of this lunation become deeply personal and revisionary. Past relationships resurface. Old financial decisions come back for review. Your sense of self-worth — often tied to appearance, desirability, or material success — gets a forced re-examination. Nothing is ruined, but everything is reconsidered.
What does a Full Moon square Pluto mean?
A square is a tense, high-friction aspect. When the Full Moon squares Pluto, emotional intensity meets power dynamics head-on. Issues of control, manipulation, jealousy, and hidden agendas tend to surface. It’s confrontational energy, but it’s also deeply cathartic — the pressure forces what’s buried to the surface where it can finally be addressed.
Should I make financial decisions during this Full Moon?
Avoid major financial commitments during this lunation. Venus retrograde already advises caution with purchases and investments, and Pluto’s square adds a layer of power dynamics that can distort your judgment. Use this time to audit and reflect on your finances rather than act on them. Clarity arrives after Venus stations direct.
Will this Full Moon affect my relationships?
Almost certainly. The Taurus–Scorpio axis governs material and emotional security in relationships. With Pluto squaring and Venus retrograde, power imbalances around money, physical intimacy, or shared values become impossible to ignore. This isn’t about destruction — it’s about honest renegotiation of what each person brings to the table.
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