The Sun, the all-powerful center of the universe, comes together with Mercury, the planet of the mind, and Ketu, the shadow planet of spirituality, from August 22nd to September 7th, 2026.

This is a transit of contradictions, where the Sun emphasizes ego and self, while Ketu plays down your individual identity and sees you wanting to merge with something greater than the mundane. The Sun is extra strong in its own place of Leo, and its further combination with Mercury makes Budhaditya Yoga, giving you powers of analysis, intelligence, and academic promise, with a special dramatic flair. Ketu coming into the conjunction operates in a softer and more self-effacing style, however, where you wish to help others succeed before taking care of your own business.

You can be confused and conflicted as you allow outside influence into your thinking, especially August 24th to 26th, and it is better to act according to a prepared plan. Expect to make some false starts and need extra effort to maintain your focus. Ketu’s nature can also be volatile and unpredictable, so accept that credit will not come immediately, and you have to work quietly behind the scenes for a time.

Together, Sun, Mercury, and Ketu have great spiritual power, however, and you can explore exotic forms of meditation and self-development. Creativity, writing especially, is also well-starred, your intuition is sharp, where you have a depth of vision into the world, and a great instinct about medicine and the healing space. You may also possess a simple gift for lifting people’s spirits.

These planets come together strongly at the Lunar Eclipse of August 28th, which is an excellent moment for obstacle-clearing and intention-setting for the future.