Eclipse calendar
The next eclipse
Total Solar Eclipse in Leo
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
in about 2 months
Every solar and lunar eclipse through 2026 and 2027 is listed below, drawn from the NASA eclipse catalog. A solar eclipse is a New Moon — a seed planted in the dark; a lunar eclipse is a Full Moon — something brought to light or to a close. Each one falls in a zodiac sign that tells you where it lands. This page reads today's date and pins the next eclipse to the top, so the one nearest you is always first.
A total solar eclipse — the headline event of the year — in proud, radiant Leo. This is a fated New Moon about your heart, your creativity, and your right to be seen. A new chapter of self-expression begins; don't shrink from the spotlight it hands you.
Totality sweeps across Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain; partial across Europe, North Africa, and North America.
Every upcoming eclipse
August 12, 2026
in Leo
A total solar eclipse — the headline event of the year — in proud, radiant Leo. This is a fated New Moon about your heart, your creativity, and your right to be seen. A new chapter of self-expression begins; don't shrink from the spotlight it hands you.
Visible: Totality sweeps across Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain; partial across Europe, North Africa, and North America.
August 28, 2026
in Pisces
A partial Blood Moon in Pisces. The veil thins. Old grief, dreams, and quiet endings surface so they can finally be felt and set down. Forgiveness — of others, of yourself — is the assignment.
Visible: Partial eclipse visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa, and western Asia.
February 6, 2027
in Aquarius
Another ring-of-fire New Moon in Aquarius. The Aquarius story from last year completes its arc — the friendships, networks, and far-off hopes you planted come due. A clean break with what no longer fits the future you're building.
Visible: Annular path crosses the southern Atlantic, Chile, Argentina, and West Africa; partial across South America and Africa.
February 20, 2027
in Virgo
A subtle penumbral Full Moon in Virgo — a soft shadow rather than a dramatic one. A quiet checkpoint on health, work, and routine. Not a rupture, but a nudge to refine what's almost right.
Visible: Faint penumbral eclipse across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
August 2, 2027
in Leo
An exceptionally long total solar eclipse in Leo — a once-in-a-lifetime New Moon for the heart. Whatever you began under the 2026 Leo eclipse reaches a powerful crescendo. Step fully into your own light; the sky is clearing the stage for you.
Visible: The 'Great North African Eclipse' — over 6 minutes of totality across Spain, North Africa, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Somalia. One of the longest total eclipses of the century.
August 17, 2027
in Aquarius
A penumbral Full Moon in Aquarius. The collective tugs at the personal. A gentle illumination of where you fit among your people — and where you've been performing belonging instead of living it.
Visible: Penumbral eclipse across the Americas, Atlantic, Europe, and Africa.
Dates mark the moment of greatest eclipse in UTC. Sourced from the NASA Eclipse catalog and updated yearly.
What an eclipse is, astrologically
An eclipse is a New or Full Moon with the volume turned all the way up. A solar eclipse is a New Moon that lands close enough to the Moon's path-crossing point that the Moon blots out the Sun; a lunar eclipse is a Full Moon that slips into Earth's shadow. Astrologically, that alignment supercharges the lunation — instead of an ordinary month's beginning or ending, you get a fated one.
Why eclipses feel like fate
Eclipses come in pairs and run in cycles tied to the lunar nodes — the points where the Moon's orbit crosses the Sun's. Those nodes are the symbolic axis of destiny in astrology, which is why eclipse seasons so often coincide with sudden beginnings, abrupt endings, and news that seems to arrive on its own schedule rather than yours. They tend to accelerate what was already in motion.
How to work with eclipse energy
Don't force. Eclipses are not the moment to launch the brand-new thing or make the irreversible call on impulse — the dust hasn't settled and information is still incoming. Let endings end. Watch what falls away without your effort, and notice the doors that open unbidden. Their effects often ripen over the days and weeks that follow, not in the single dramatic night.
Frequently asked questions
When is the next eclipse?
This page reads today's date and shows the next solar or lunar eclipse from our NASA-sourced calendar — with its type, the zodiac sign it falls in, and what it means. The next one is highlighted at the top.
What does an eclipse mean for my sign?
Eclipses hit hardest for signs near the eclipse's degree — especially if it falls on your Sun, Moon, or rising sign, or their opposite. As a rule of thumb, a solar eclipse plants a fated new beginning in that area of life; a lunar eclipse brings something to a culmination or a close.
What's the difference between a solar and a lunar eclipse?
A solar eclipse is a New Moon — the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, so it's about fresh starts and seeds planted in the dark. A lunar eclipse is a Full Moon — Earth's shadow falls on the Moon, turning it coppery (a 'Blood Moon'), and it's about culminations, revelations, and release.
Are eclipses good or bad luck?
Neither, really. Eclipses are intense and accelerating rather than good or bad. They speed up change and surface what's been hidden. The traditional advice is simply to avoid big impulsive launches right at the eclipse and to let things settle before acting.
