A Reddit user surprised the gamer community with a detailed study that combines astronomical data and Rockstar patterns to predict the exact date of the next GTA VI trailer.
According to their calculations, the third trailer would arrive on May 14, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time in North America. This is not just any leak, but rather an exhaustive analysis of the positions of the planets in the studio's last 26 major releases since GTA IV
.Redditor JalapenoPoppers24 spent three months collecting UTC timestamps and analyzing ecliptic lengths of the nine classical bodies. His conclusion is clear: the pattern is repeated and points directly to that date
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Among the findings, it stands out that Pluto was in Sagittarius in 24 of the 26 publications analyzed. In addition, other alignments such as Neptune in Pisces and specific conjunctions appear more frequently than expected by
Planetary patterns and Rockstar marketing
The study also observes the relationship between Saturn and Pluto during the Red Dead Redemption 2 campaigns, where the publications occurred with nearby planets. For GTA VI, both the first trailer in December 2023 and the second in May last year coincided with Saturn in Pisces and squares
of Mars.The current position of Saturn in Aries and the upcoming Sun-Mercury conjunction in Taurus would narrow down the options. The user rated each day from May to August 2026 based on the weights of solar signs, mercurians, saturnines and other factors. On May 14, he obtained the highest score: 12 out of 16 points.
