The Week of February 23rd, 2026: Mix-ups and shake-ups with Mercury retrograde in Pisces
Astrology of the Week Ahead with Chani Nicholas
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🗓️ 23 February 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Episode 271
In this podcast, New York Times best-selling author and astrologer Chani Nicholas discusses the astrology of the week and what it might mean for us all.
The astrology of the week of February 23rd, 2026, asks us to save our receipts and buckle our seatbelts. Mercury (the planet of communication) stations retrograde in Pisces, muddling our messages and calling us to double check the details. The Sun meets up with the North Node, reminding us that the chaos of eclipse season isn’t over yet. And Mars (the warrior planet) faces off with Uranus (the disruptor), underscoring our collective uncertainty. Now’s the time to expect the unexpected — and re-read the fine print, just in case.
This episode covers:
Venus’ trine with Jupiter on Sunday, February 22nd
The beginning of Mercury’s retrograde in Pisces on Wednesday, February 25th
The Sun’s conjunction with the North Node on Friday, February 27th
Mars’ square with Uranus on Friday, February 27th
Mercury Rx’s conjunction with Venus on Friday, February 27th
The lunar eclipse in Virgo on Tuesday, March 3rd
This episode was recorded on 01/13/2025.
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| 0:00.0 | Three things about this week. Keep your receipts. Number one. Check your calendar and then check it again. |
| 0:08.4 | Number two. Number three, check your sent folder. Do not send the email if you're not sure. |
| 0:17.9 | When you are confused, know that confusion is its own information and its own answer. |
| 0:27.7 | Say to people, I'm not sure, let me get back to you. Before we get into the Astor of this week, |
| 0:33.6 | I just wanted you to remember that you have an absolutely free all access pass for 30 days |
| 0:40.4 | to the Chani app. All you need to do is use the code support 30 because that is exactly what we wanted |
| 0:48.2 | to do. We want you to feel supported through these wild times, astrologically and otherwise. Hang out with us, |
| 0:58.0 | get some meditations, get some sleep stories, get some monthly and weekly readings, |
| 1:03.0 | get it all here, enjoy, pass it on to your friends or anyone you think might have some need |
| 1:10.0 | for this kind of support right now. |
| 1:12.7 | Hello and welcome. |
| 1:14.3 | This is the astrology of the week ahead. |
| 1:16.3 | I'm your host, your Astro Bestie, Channy Nicholas. |
| 1:20.0 | In this episode, we are talking about Mercury retrograde in eclipse season. |
| 1:24.9 | Y'all, this is the week of February 23rd. |
| 1:29.9 | If I haven't said already, last week, this week, next week, some of the most consequential |
| 1:36.5 | weeks of 2026. |
| 1:40.3 | 2026 kicks off with some very intense astrology. |
| 1:44.9 | I'm recording this in January. |
| 1:47.1 | I know everyone drags me for saying it. |
| 1:49.0 | I don't know what's happening come late February. |
| 1:52.3 | I hope it's surprisingly wonderful. |
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