Dak Prescott Calls Off Engagement During Mercury Retrograde — What His Birth Chart Reveals
When Dak Prescott ended his engagement just five weeks before his Lake Como wedding, the transits overhead told a story of transformation that had been building for months. Here is what his birth chart reveals about the split.
Dak Prescott Calls Off Engagement During Mercury Retrograde — What His Birth Chart Reveals
When Dak Prescott ended his engagement just five weeks before his Lake Como wedding, the transits overhead told a story of transformation that had been building for months. Here is what his birth chart reveals about the split.
By Sera Vane·March 12, 2026·Updated March 30, 2026AI-assisted, editor-reviewed
Five weeks before he was set to marry Sarah Jane Ramos in a lakeside ceremony in Como, Italy, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott pulled the plug on the wedding — and on the relationship entirely. TMZ broke the story on March 7, 2026, reporting that the couple had called off their engagement after a joint bachelor-bachelorette trip to the Bahamas went sideways. Ramos allegedly discovered that Prescott had been using incognito social media profiles to message other women. The two had been together since 2023, became engaged in October 2024, and share two daughters: Margaret Rose Jane, born February 2024, and Aurora Rayne, born May 2025. It is a dramatic turn for a quarterback who signed a four-year, $240 million contract extension in September 2024 and whose 2025 season was cut short by a hamstring injury in Week 3. Behind this very human story of broken trust, Prescott's natal chart and the transits active on March 7 paint a remarkably coherent astrological picture — one defined by communication blind spots, the pressure to transform, and the sudden collapse of structures that were never quite as stable as they appeared.
The timeline is swift and stark. Prescott and Ramos had been planning an April 10 wedding at Lake Como — a destination that speaks to the kind of grand, Leo-flavored vision of romance the quarterback's Sun sign is known for. The couple attended a joint bachelor-bachelorette party in the Bahamas, and it was there, according to TMZ's reporting, that Ramos discovered Prescott had allegedly been maintaining anonymous social media accounts to communicate with other women. The engagement was called off. Sources told TMZ the split was not related to a prenuptial agreement. The breakup arrived during Mercury Retrograde in Pisces, a transit period long associated with the resurfacing of hidden information and the unraveling of communications that were meant to stay private. For astrology, the timing is not incidental — it is central to the story.
The Natal Chart: Leo Confidence, Gemini Restlessness, and a Critical Moon-Mars Square
Dak Prescott's Sun at Leo 6° is the signature of a natural performer and leader — someone who thrives under the spotlight and identifies deeply with loyalty, generosity, and pride. Leo Suns at their best are fiercely devoted partners and protectors. At their most challenged, they can struggle when their ego needs go unmet or when the private self diverges from the public persona. His Moon at Sagittarius 21° adds a restless, freedom-loving emotional core. The Sagittarius Moon craves adventure, new horizons, and philosophical space. In relationships, this placement can create an undercurrent of emotional wanderlust — a feeling that commitment, no matter how sincerely chosen, might somehow narrow the scope of experience. This is not inherently a flaw; it is a tension that many Sagittarius Moon natives learn to channel productively through travel, learning, and shared exploration with a partner.
The most striking feature of Prescott's natal chart for relationship analysis is the near-exact square between his Moon in Sagittarius and Mars in Virgo at 21° — an aspect with a remarkably tight separation. Moon square Mars is one of the most emotionally volatile natal aspects. It suggests an inner friction between emotional needs and assertive impulses, between what one feels and how one acts on those feelings. People with this configuration often experience intense emotional reactions that are difficult to contain, and they may act impulsively when their deeper needs feel threatened or unmet. In Prescott's case, the Moon in Sagittarius wants freedom and openness, while Mars in Virgo demands precision, routine, and a kind of methodical control. These two drives are fundamentally at odds, and under stress, the chart suggests that impulsive behavior — particularly behavior that seeks an outlet for pent-up emotional energy — could override the Virgo Mars's usual discipline.
His Venus at Gemini 26° is perhaps the most telling placement in the context of this breakup. Venus in Gemini approaches love through communication, variety, and mental stimulation. This is a placement that needs to talk, text, flirt, and engage. It thrives on novelty in connection. At its most evolved, Venus in Gemini makes for a witty, curious, and endlessly engaging partner. But this placement also squares his Mars in Virgo, creating additional friction between romantic desires and the need for perfection and order. The Venus-Mars square, combined with a Moon opposition to Venus, suggests a chart where the emotional life, the romantic life, and the drive to act are all pulling in slightly different directions. His natal Mercury at Cancer 18° opposes both Uranus at Capricorn 19° and Neptune at Capricorn 19° — a tight triple alignment. Mercury opposite Uranus signals a mind that craves stimulation and can be reckless with digital communication. Mercury opposite Neptune adds a capacity for evasion and compartmentalizing different versions of reality. In a chart where communication is this electrically wired, Mercury retrograde periods are seismic.
The Transit Picture: Pluto, Uranus, and Neptune Converge
The transits active on March 7, 2026, are not subtle. The most significant is transiting Pluto opposing Prescott's natal Sun — sitting within less than two degrees of exact opposition. This is a once-in-a-lifetime transit that typically unfolds over one to two years, and it represents a fundamental transformation of identity. When Pluto opposes the Sun, everything the native has built their sense of self around — career, public image, relationships, the story they tell about who they are — comes under intense pressure. The old identity must die so a new one can emerge. For a public figure like Prescott, whose Leo Sun identity is deeply tied to his role as a franchise quarterback, a leader, and a soon-to-be-married family man, this transit suggests that the breakup is not an isolated event but part of a much larger dismantling and rebuilding of who Dak Prescott understands himself to be. The hamstring injury that ended his 2025 season may have been an earlier manifestation of this same Pluto-Sun opposition — Pluto stripping away the athlete's primary mode of self-expression.
Equally powerful is the transiting Uranus square to natal Saturn. Saturn in Prescott's chart sits at Aquarius 28° retrograde — a placement that already carries an inherent tension between commitment and independence. When Uranus, the planet of sudden disruption, forms a hard square to natal Saturn, the structures and commitments the native has built are subject to sudden breaks. Marriage is perhaps the most Saturnian commitment a person can make. A wedding date set, a venue booked, a life planned — and then, in the span of a Bahamas weekend, it all collapses. This is classic Uranus-square-Saturn energy. The extremely tight separation of this transit on March 7 suggests that the breakup occurred at or very near the peak intensity of this aspect. Similar themes of commitment structures breaking under transit pressure have appeared in other celebrity charts this year.
The third major transit is Neptune squaring Prescott's natal Venus. Neptune-Venus squares are the classic signature of romantic disillusionment — the moment when the fantasy version of a relationship collides with a reality that can no longer be ignored. With natal Venus in Gemini, the disillusionment is specifically communication-based: what was said versus what was meant, what was visible versus what was hidden. Neptune dissolves boundaries, and when it squares Venus, the boundaries between faithfulness and infidelity, between privacy and deception, can become dangerously blurred. For Prescott, this transit suggests a period in which his own romantic ideals and behaviors became increasingly disconnected from reality — and March 7 was the moment the fog lifted, at least for Ramos.
Mercury Retrograde as the Trigger
While Pluto, Uranus, and Neptune set the stage, it was Mercury Retrograde that appears to have pulled the trigger. The breakup story is fundamentally about communication — specifically, about hidden communications being exposed. On March 7, transiting Mercury retrograde was forming a trine to Prescott's natal Mercury in Cancer, an aspect that might normally facilitate reflective, emotionally honest conversation. But Mercury was also squaring his natal Moon in Sagittarius, which creates emotional communication chaos — a state in which feelings are expressed impulsively, messages are misread, and information surfaces at the worst possible time. This dual activation of Prescott's natal Mercury — supported by trine but destabilized by the lunar square — is consistent with a scenario in which private communications were suddenly and unexpectedly exposed. His natal Mercury already opposes both Uranus and Neptune in Capricorn, with extremely tight separations. This natal opposition means that Prescott's communication style is natively prone to sudden, disruptive revelations and to a blurring of the line between truth and evasion. Mercury Retrograde did not create this vulnerability; it simply activated what was already there.
It is worth noting that transiting Jupiter was also conjunct natal Mercury at the time of the breakup. Jupiter amplifies everything it touches, and when it conjuncts Mercury, it can inflate communication — making small messages into big revelations, turning whispered conversations into public headlines. In the context of a TMZ-reported breakup driven by discovered messages, the Jupiter-Mercury conjunction suggests that whatever was found on those anonymous profiles was not just damaging but expansive in scope. Jupiter's involvement also hints that the full story may grow larger in the weeks ahead, as Jupiter continues to transit through this degree range.
What This Means for Prescott's Path Forward
Amid the upheaval, there is one transit offering structural support: Saturn trining Prescott's natal Sun. Saturn-Sun trines are stabilizing, maturing aspects. They do not prevent difficult events from occurring, but they provide the native with the inner discipline and resilience to face those events with integrity. For Prescott, this suggests that beneath the public embarrassment and personal pain, there is an opportunity to grow into a more authentic version of himself — one that does not require the concealment of desires or the compartmentalization of identity. The Leo Sun's deepest need is to be seen and admired for who he truly is, not for a curated version. Saturn's trine says that the capacity for that kind of honest self-presentation is available, if he chooses to do the work.
His natal Mars sextile Pluto in Scorpio is another resource. This aspect gives Prescott an extraordinary capacity for psychological regeneration — the ability to channel crisis into focused, transformative action. Athletes with Mars-Pluto contacts often perform their best after devastating setbacks because they know how to convert pain into fuel. The question is whether he can apply that same regenerative power to his personal life. The Pluto opposition to his Sun will continue to unfold through 2026 and into 2027. The breakup with Ramos, as painful and public as it is, may ultimately be remembered as the catalyst that forced a deeper reckoning with the gap between Prescott's public persona and his private behavior — a gap his natal chart, with its Mercury-Neptune opposition and Venus in Gemini, has always made him susceptible to. As with other high-profile splits examined through a natal chart lens, the astrology does not excuse or condemn. It illuminates patterns, and patterns can be changed.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Dak Prescott's zodiac sign?
Dak Prescott was born on July 29, 1993, making him a Leo Sun. His Moon is in Sagittarius and his Venus is in Gemini. Because his exact birth time is not verified, his rising sign and house placements are not available for analysis.
Did Mercury Retrograde cause Dak Prescott's breakup?
Mercury Retrograde did not cause the breakup, but its timing is significant. The retrograde period is associated with hidden information resurfacing, and transiting Mercury was activating Prescott's natal Mercury-Uranus-Neptune pattern on March 7, the day the split was reported by TMZ.
What transits were active when Prescott ended his engagement?
On March 7, 2026, transiting Pluto opposed his natal Sun in Leo, transiting Uranus squared his natal Saturn in Aquarius, and transiting Neptune squared his natal Venus in Gemini. Mercury was also retrograde, squaring his natal Moon in Sagittarius and triggering communication-related disruptions.
What does Venus in Gemini mean for relationships?
Venus in Gemini values mental stimulation, variety, and communication in romantic partnerships. This placement thrives on conversation and novelty. When challenged by difficult aspects or transits, it can struggle with consistency and may seek new connections as a way to meet its need for intellectual engagement.
Who is Sarah Jane Ramos and when did she and Prescott get engaged?
Sarah Jane Ramos and Dak Prescott began their relationship in 2023 and became engaged in October 2024. They share two daughters, Margaret Rose Jane and Aurora Rayne. Their April 10, 2026, Lake Como wedding was called off on March 7 after a trip to the Bahamas.
Birth Time
Unknown — noon chart used. Rising sign and house placements are unavailable.
