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Fixed Stars Calculator 2026

The only tool that tells you which fixed star is conjunct your natal planets. 150 stars per Vivian Robson, real 2026 position with precession computed to the arc-second. Free, no signup.

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Classical 1° orb (Robson)

Type 2+ letters and pick from the dropdown (avoids ambiguities, e.g. Córdoba Spain vs Argentina).

Why this calculator is different

Most sites publish static tables. We compute in real time.

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Real 2026 precession

Classical tables date from 1920 or 2000. Earth has shifted: a star moves ~1° every 72 years. We apply exact precession (50.29″/year) computed with Swiss Ephemeris.

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Match against YOUR planets

Not a generic table. You enter date, time and place — the calculator checks all 150 stars against each of your natal planets within a strict 1° orb.

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Classical interpretation

Each star includes its planetary nature (Ptolemy) and the verbatim interpretation by Vivian Robson (1923) — not invented modern paraphrasing.

Complete table: 150 fixed stars in 2026

Zodiacal positions updated with precession. The four Royal Stars in red.

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Star Position 2026 Sign Constellation Mag. Nature
Achernar 15° 40' Pisces Eridanus 0.5 Jupiter
Acrab (Graffias) 3° 43' Sagittarius Scorpius 2.6 Mars/Saturn
Acrux 12° 13' Scorpio Crux 0.8 Jupiter
Acubens 13° 45' Leo Cancer 4.3 Saturn/Mercury
Adara 21° 8' Cancer Canis Major 1.5 Venus
Adhafera 27° 38' Leo Leo 3.4 Saturn/Mercury
Agena 24° 9' Scorpio Centaurus 0.6 Venus/Jupiter
Ain 9° 3' Gemini Taurus 3.5 Venus/Moon
Al Hecka 25° 5' Gemini Taurus 3.0 Mars
Al Jabhah 28° 13' Leo Leo 3.5 Saturn/Mercury
Al Pherg 26° 51' Aries Pisces 3.6 Saturn/Jupiter
Al Tarf 4° 37' Leo Cancer 3.5 Saturn/Mercury
Albireo 1° 36' Aquarius Cygnus 3.1 Venus/Mercury
Alcor 16° 14' Virgo Ursa Major 4.0 Mars
Alcyone 0° 22' Gemini Taurus 2.9 Moon/Mars
Aldebaran ROYAL 10° 13' Gemini Taurus 0.85 Mars
Algenib 9° 27' Aries Pegasus 2.8 Mars/Mercury
Algieba 29° 59' Leo Leo 2.6 Saturn/Mars
Algol 26° 32' Taurus Perseus 2.1 Saturn/Jupiter
Algorab 13° 49' Libra Corvus 2.9 Mars/Saturn
Alhena 9° 26' Cancer Gemini 1.9 Mercury/Venus
Alioth 9° 13' Virgo Ursa Major 1.8 Mars
Alkes 24° 3' Virgo Crater 4.1 Venus/Mercury
Almach 14° 30' Taurus Andromeda 2.3 Venus
Alnilam 23° 56' Gemini Orion 1.7 Jupiter/Saturn
Alniyat 8° 9' Sagittarius Scorpius 2.9 Mars/Saturn
Alphecca 12° 39' Scorpio Corona Borealis 2.2 Venus/Mercury
Alpheratz 14° 33' Aries Andromeda 2.1 Jupiter/Venus
Altair 2° 11' Aquarius Aquila 0.77 Mars/Jupiter
Alterf 18° 14' Leo Leo 4.3 Saturn/Mercury
Aludra 29° 54' Cancer Canis Major 2.4 Venus
Ankaa 15° 51' Pisces Phoenix 2.4 Venus/Jupiter
Antares ROYAL 10° 7' Sagittarius Scorpius 1.0 Mars/Jupiter
Arcturus 24° 30' Libra Boötes -0.04 Jupiter/Mars
Armus 13° 6' Aquarius Capricornus 4.0 Mars/Mercury
Ascella 13° 48' Capricorn Sagittarius 2.6 Jupiter/Mercury
Asellus Australis 9° 6' Leo Cancer 3.9 Sun/Mars
Asellus Borealis 7° 45' Leo Cancer 4.7 Sun/Mars
Baten Kaitos 21° 56' Aries Cetus 3.7 Saturn
Bellatrix 21° 18' Gemini Orion 1.6 Mars/Mercury
Betelgeuse 29° 9' Gemini Orion 0.5 Mars/Mercury
Biham 7° 11' Pisces Pegasus 3.5 Mars/Mercury
Bos 5° 31' Aquarius Capricornus 4.5 Jupiter/Saturn
Bungula (Toliman) 0° 14' Sagittarius Centaurus -0.01 Venus/Jupiter
Canopus 15° 12' Cancer Carina -0.72 Saturn/Jupiter
Capella 22° 12' Gemini Auriga 0.08 Mars/Mercury
Capulus 24° 29' Taurus Perseus 4.4 Mars/Mercury
Castor 20° 41' Cancer Gemini 1.6 Mercury
Castra 20° 33' Aquarius Capricornus 3.7 Jupiter/Saturn
Chertan 13° 47' Virgo Leo 3.3 Saturn/Venus
Copula 25° 0' Virgo Canes Venatici 5.1 Moon/Venus
Cor Caroli 24° 56' Virgo Canes Venatici 2.9 Mars/Venus
Cursa 15° 29' Gemini Eridanus 2.8 Saturn
Dabih 4° 24' Aquarius Capricornus 3.1 Saturn/Venus
Deneb 5° 41' Pisces Cygnus 1.3 Venus/Mercury
Deneb Algedi 23° 54' Aquarius Capricornus 2.9 Saturn/Jupiter
Deneb Kaitos 1° 16' Aries Cetus 2.0 Saturn
Denebola 21° 53' Virgo Leo 2.1 Saturn/Venus
Difda al Auwel 1° 16' Aries Cetus 3.5 Saturn
Diphda 2° 57' Aries Cetus 2.0 Saturn
Dorsum 14° 5' Aquarius Capricornus 4.1 Jupiter/Saturn
Dschubba 2° 32' Sagittarius Scorpius 2.3 Mars/Saturn
Dubhe 15° 35' Leo Ursa Major 1.8 Mars
El Nath 22° 48' Gemini Taurus 1.7 Mars
Enif 2° 14' Pisces Pegasus 2.4 Mars/Mercury
Etamin 28° 18' Sagittarius Draco 2.2 Mars/Moon
Facies 8° 36' Capricorn Sagittarius 5.9 Sun/Mars
Fomalhaut ROYAL 4° 14' Pisces Piscis Austrinus 1.2 Venus/Mercury
Gacrux 7° 6' Scorpio Crux 1.6 Jupiter
Giedi 3° 56' Aquarius Capricornus 3.6 Venus/Mars
Gomeisa 22° 34' Cancer Canis Minor 2.9 Mercury/Mars
Hamal 8° 12' Taurus Aries 2.0 Mars/Saturn
Han 9° 35' Sagittarius Ophiuchus 2.5 Saturn/Venus
Hassaleh 17° 0' Gemini Auriga 2.7 Mars/Mercury
Homam 16° 30' Pisces Pegasus 3.4 Mars/Mercury
Hyades (Prima Hyadum) 5° 50' Gemini Taurus 3.6 Saturn/Mercury
Kaus Australis 5° 24' Capricorn Sagittarius 1.8 Jupiter/Mars
Kaus Borealis 6° 29' Capricorn Sagittarius 2.8 Jupiter/Mars
Kaus Media 4° 56' Capricorn Sagittarius 2.7 Jupiter/Mars
Kerb 1° 24' Aries Pegasus 3.8 Saturn/Jupiter
Kochab 13° 42' Leo Ursa Minor 2.1 Saturn/Mercury
Kornephoros 1° 27' Sagittarius Hercules 2.8 Mercury
Lesath 24° 29' Sagittarius Scorpius 2.7 Mercury/Mars
Manubrium 15° 21' Capricorn Sagittarius 4.5 Sun/Mars
Marfik 5° 57' Sagittarius Ophiuchus 3.8 Saturn/Venus
Markab 23° 51' Pisces Pegasus 2.5 Mars/Mercury
Matar 26° 4' Pisces Pegasus 2.9 Mercury/Venus
Mebsuta 10° 30' Cancer Gemini 3.1 Mercury/Venus
Megrez 1° 26' Virgo Ursa Major 3.3 Mars
Menkalinan 0° 18' Cancer Auriga 1.9 Mars/Mercury
Menkar 14° 42' Taurus Cetus 2.5 Saturn
Menkent 12° 40' Scorpio Centaurus 2.1 Venus
Merak 19° 50' Leo Ursa Major 2.4 Mars
Mesarthim 3° 33' Taurus Aries 3.9 Mars/Saturn
Mimosa 12° 0' Scorpio Crux 1.3 Jupiter/Venus
Mintaka 22° 34' Gemini Orion 2.2 Jupiter/Saturn
Mira 1° 53' Taurus Cetus 3.0 Saturn/Jupiter
Mirach 0° 36' Taurus Andromeda 2.1 Venus
Mirfak 2° 26' Gemini Perseus 1.8 Jupiter/Saturn
Mizar 16° 4' Virgo Ursa Major 2.3 Mars
Nashira 22° 9' Aquarius Capricornus 3.7 Saturn/Jupiter
Nekkar 24° 36' Libra Boötes 3.5 Saturn/Mercury
Nunki 12° 46' Capricorn Sagittarius 2.0 Jupiter/Mercury
Peacock 24° 15' Capricorn Pavo 1.9 Mars/Mercury
Phact 22° 32' Gemini Columba 2.6 Venus/Mercury
Phecda 0° 51' Virgo Ursa Major 2.4 Mars
Polaris 28° 42' Gemini Ursa Minor 2.0 Saturn/Venus
Pollux 23° 35' Cancer Gemini 1.1 Mars
Porrima 10° 47' Libra Virgo 2.7 Mercury/Venus
Praesepe 7° 45' Leo Cancer 3.7 Mars/Moon
Procyon 26° 19' Cancer Canis Minor 0.34 Mercury/Mars
Propus 3° 48' Cancer Gemini 3.3 Mercury/Venus
Ras Alhague 22° 34' Sagittarius Ophiuchus 2.1 Saturn/Venus
Ras Elased Australis 20° 54' Leo Leo 2.9 Saturn/Mars
Rastaban 12° 16' Sagittarius Draco 2.8 Mars/Saturn
Regulus ROYAL 0° 12' Virgo Leo 1.4 Mars/Jupiter
Rigel 17° 12' Gemini Orion 0.12 Jupiter/Mars
Sabik 17° 58' Sagittarius Ophiuchus 2.4 Saturn/Venus
Sadachbia 7° 2' Pisces Aquarius 3.8 Saturn/Jupiter
Sadalmelik 3° 42' Pisces Aquarius 2.9 Saturn/Mercury
Sadalsuud 23° 50' Aquarius Aquarius 2.9 Saturn/Mercury
Saiph 26° 47' Gemini Orion 2.1 Jupiter/Mars
Sargas 25° 57' Sagittarius Scorpius 1.9 Mercury/Mars
Scheat 29° 44' Pisces Pegasus 2.4 Mars/Mercury
Schedir 8° 15' Taurus Cassiopeia 2.2 Saturn/Venus
Seginus 18° 1' Libra Boötes 3.0 Mercury/Saturn
Sharatan 4° 20' Taurus Aries 2.6 Mars/Saturn
Shaula 24° 56' Sagittarius Scorpius 1.6 Mercury/Mars
Sheliak 18° 46' Capricorn Lyra 3.5 Venus/Mercury
Sirius 14° 27' Cancer Canis Major -1.46 Jupiter/Mars
Situla 9° 46' Pisces Aquarius 5.0 Saturn/Venus
Skat 9° 15' Pisces Aquarius 3.3 Saturn/Jupiter
Spica 24° 13' Libra Virgo 0.97 Venus/Mars
Sulaphat 22° 8' Capricorn Lyra 3.2 Venus/Mercury
Talitha 2° 57' Leo Ursa Major 3.1 Mars
Tarazed 1° 31' Aquarius Aquila 2.7 Mars/Jupiter
Tejat 5° 40' Cancer Gemini 2.9 Mercury/Venus
Terebellum 26° 4' Capricorn Sagittarius 4.9 Venus/Saturn
Unukalhai 22° 26' Scorpio Serpens 2.6 Saturn/Mars
Vega 15° 38' Capricorn Lyra 0.03 Venus/Mercury
Vindemiatrix 10° 18' Libra Virgo 2.8 Saturn/Mercury
Wasat 18° 52' Cancer Gemini 3.5 Saturn
Wezen 23° 46' Cancer Canis Major 1.8 Venus
Yed Posterior 3° 52' Sagittarius Ophiuchus 3.2 Saturn/Venus
Yed Prior 2° 39' Sagittarius Ophiuchus 2.7 Saturn/Venus
Zaniah 5° 12' Libra Virgo 3.9 Mercury/Venus
Zavijava 27° 32' Virgo Virgo 3.6 Mercury/Mars
Zosma 11° 41' Virgo Leo 2.6 Saturn/Venus
Zuben Elgenubi 15° 23' Scorpio Libra 2.8 Mars/Saturn
Zuben Eschamali 19° 44' Scorpio Libra 2.6 Jupiter/Mercury

Principal stars according to Robson

The 28 most relevant stars in the catalogue, with full classical interpretation.

Aldebaran ★

10° 13' Gemini · Taurus · mag 0.85 · Mars

Watcher of the East. Extraordinary courage, honor, popularity, and military or civil leadership of great responsibility. Robson details extraordinary success always followed by grave danger of loss, disgrace or ruin. Irrepressible martial energy.

Antares ★

10° 7' Sagittarius · Scorpius · mag 1.0 · Mars/Jupiter

Watcher of the West. Heart of Sun Scorpio. Causes malevolence and lethal dangers, violent precipitation but also sudden success on the military front. Robson observes risk of death or misfortune, as well as martial fame and distinction.

Fomalhaut ★

4° 14' Pisces · Piscis Austrinus · mag 1.2 · Venus/Mercury

Watcher of the South (Royal Star). For Robson it means a change from the purely material to the spiritual perspective or the sacrifice of temporal possessions in exchange for immortality in the name of eternal ideologues. Great fame, powerful enemies, danger of enchantment.

Regulus ★

0° 12' Virgo · Leo · mag 1.4 · Mars/Jupiter

The Heart of the Lion (Royal Star — North). Glorious conquests, massive fortune, grandeur, kings and queens. Provides an astonishing military ascent but Robson emphasizes the terrible inherent curse: if vengeance is not controlled, misfortune will crush the individual.

Achernar

15° 40' Pisces · Eridanus · mag 0.5 · Jupiter

Royal character, success in public affairs, high ecclesiastical or judicial honors. Charitable spirit and rectitude.

Agena

24° 9' Scorpio · Centaurus · mag 0.6 · Venus/Jupiter

Position of honor, friendship, refinement, morality, health and distinction.

Alcyone

0° 22' Gemini · Taurus · mag 2.9 · Moon/Mars

Eminence and distinction but with an ambitious and turbulent character. According to Robson: blindness or violent eye accidents, unexpected falls from fortune, and a tragic end if ill-aspected or in conjunction with a luminary. Produces grief and sorrow but success in agriculture if happily placed.

Algol

26° 32' Taurus · Perseus · mag 2.1 · Saturn/Jupiter

The Head of Medusa. Robson classifies it as the most malefic star. Danger of strangulation or tragedy, passionate and unreflective acts, or public loss. Can give artistic genius or indomitable leadership if channeled with a strong and dignified planet.

Alpheratz

14° 33' Aries · Andromeda · mag 2.1 · Jupiter/Venus

Independence, freedom, love of movement, honor and riches. Grace and popularity, especially with the opposite sex.

Altair

2° 11' Aquarius · Aquila · mag 0.77 · Mars/Jupiter

Bold, confident, valiant, unyielding, ambitious, liberal and generous. Connected with sudden but ephemeral riches. Danger through reptiles.

Arcturus

24° 30' Libra · Boötes · mag -0.04 · Jupiter/Mars

Posthumous honor, prosperity and riches linked to naval commerce and great enterprises. Robson says it generates justice with compassion, lasting fame and gains through distant voyages.

Bellatrix

21° 18' Gemini · Orion · mag 1.6 · Mars/Mercury

Great military honors, sudden dishonor. Adventurous spirit and sharp cunning. Risk of blindness or injury.

Betelgeuse

29° 9' Gemini · Orion · mag 0.5 · Mars/Mercury

Martial honors, preferment, fortune and everlasting fame. Great martial success but often followed by calamity if reckless.

Bungula (Toliman)

0° 14' Sagittarius · Centaurus · mag -0.01 · Venus/Jupiter

Beneficence, friends, refinement, position of honor, learning and relationships with women.

Canopus

15° 12' Cancer · Carina · mag -0.72 · Saturn/Jupiter

Piety, conservatism, a wide and comprehensive knowledge, voyages and love of travel. Danger of drowning.

Capella

22° 12' Gemini · Auriga · mag 0.08 · Mars/Mercury

Immense honors, unlimited curiosity, civic distinction and an agile mental talent, but can squander the wealth obtained through extravagance.

Castor

20° 41' Cancer · Gemini · mag 1.6 · Mercury

Distinction, keen mind, success in law and literature, but mischief and violence. Sudden fame or infamy.

Denebola

21° 53' Virgo · Leo · mag 2.1 · Saturn/Venus

Swift judgment, despair, regrets, public disgrace, misfortune from natural forces, and happiness turned to anger. Quick and rash actions.

Hamal

8° 12' Taurus · Aries · mag 2.0 · Mars/Saturn

Violence, cruelty, brutishness and premeditated crime. Headstrong and potentially dangerous if afflicted.

Polaris

28° 42' Gemini · Ursa Minor · mag 2.0 · Saturn/Venus

Sickness, trouble, loss through travel, affliction and spiritual insight at the end of life. Spiritual power and guidance.

Pollux

23° 35' Cancer · Gemini · mag 1.1 · Mars

Gives a supremely brutal, tyrannical or reckless nature according to its affliction with a lord of the warlike.

Procyon

26° 19' Cancer · Canis Minor · mag 0.34 · Mercury/Mars

Leads to fulgurant ascents and very rapid fortunes often followed by bankruptcies or absolute falls from glory. Activity, violence, propensity to bites.

Ras Alhague

22° 34' Sagittarius · Ophiuchus · mag 2.1 · Saturn/Venus

Misfortune through women, perverted tastes, mental depravity. Also: healers, herbalists, interest in medicine and drugs.

Rigel

17° 12' Gemini · Orion · mag 0.12 · Jupiter/Mars

Revolutionary invention and martial splendor, benevolent generosity and formidable riches if pride is moderated.

Scheat

29° 44' Pisces · Pegasus · mag 2.4 · Mars/Mercury

Extreme misfortune, murder, suicide, drowning, loss and imprisonment. Extreme sensitivity and prophetic gifts.

Sirius

14° 27' Cancer · Canis Major · mag -1.46 · Jupiter/Mars

Fierce and unbridled passion, genius of great magnitude that otherwise causes blind accidents, bites of rage and world fame that dazzles all. The brightest star — ambition, devotion, custodianship, danger of dog bites.

Spica

24° 13' Libra · Virgo · mag 0.97 · Venus/Mars

Superlative talents in creative fields, science and spirituality. The individual will never know prolonged darkness of misfortune, but if defiled, perversion takes the reins.

Vega

15° 38' Capricorn · Lyra · mag 0.03 · Venus/Mercury

Provides an astonishing rhetorical talent. Real possibility of corrupting massive crowds with idealism and illusion, ideal for politicians or actors and diplomatic geniuses. Beneficence, idealism, hopefulness, refinement and changeableness.

Frequently asked questions

What is a fixed star in astrology?
A fixed star is a star of the firmament (not a planet of the solar system) whose conjunction with a natal planet radically modifies the nature of that planet. Vivian Robson catalogued 150 stars with their planetary nature and classical influence in his work The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology (1923).
How do I know which fixed star is in my birth chart?
You need your date, time and place of birth. The calculator above compares each star's ecliptic position in 2026 (with precession applied) against your natal planet positions and returns those within a 1° orb.
Why do star positions change every year?
Because of the precession of the equinoxes. Earth wobbles like a spinning top, shifting the zodiac roughly 50.29 arc-seconds per year. Over 100 years a star moves 1° of zodiacal position. The 1920 tables circulating online already have 1°29' of accumulated error.
What are the four Royal Stars?
Aldebaran (Taurus, Watcher of the East), Regulus (Leo, Watcher of the North), Antares (Scorpio, Watcher of the West) and Fomalhaut (Aquarius, Watcher of the South). They marked the four cardinal points of the sky in ancient Persia and are associated with elevated destinies that carry a tragic component when afflicted.
What orb is considered valid?
The classical tradition (Robson, Ptolemy) is strict: 1° maximum orb. Some modern astrologers extend to 2° or 3°, but interpretive quality drops fast. This calculator applies the classical 1° orb.
Does the fixed star "predict" my destiny?
No. Classical astrology is not fatalistic. A fixed star conjunct a planet colors the expression of that planet in your life, intensifying it in a specific direction (glory, risk, fame, solitude, etc.). Free will and the rest of the chart's aspects determine how it manifests.

What about the rest of your chart?

Fixed stars are one layer. Your full birth chart includes planets, houses, aspects, almuten, dignities, Arabic parts and an AI interpretation grounded in classical tradition.

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