Eclipses: 2026 & 2027 calendar

Upcoming eclipses

Whether an eclipse is visible to the naked eye — and whether it's total, partial, or annular — depends on your exact location on Earth; check a visibility map for your area before that date.

What a solar eclipse means

A solar eclipse is a new moon with extra intensity: it happens when the Sun and Moon align close to the lunar nodes (the points where the Moon's path crosses the Sun's). Astrological tradition treats it as a turning point far more powerful than an ordinary new moon — Ptolemy devoted an entire chapter to eclipses in the Tetrabiblos (Book II), treating them as the heaviest transits of the calendar. While a regular new moon opens a modest monthly cycle, a solar eclipse tends to mark a beginning that lingers for months: a door swinging open all at once, a decision that can no longer wait, a change of direction that arrives from outside. The house it falls in — read against your full birth chart — points to the area of life most affected.

What a lunar eclipse means

A lunar eclipse is a full moon with extra intensity: it happens when the Earth moves between the Sun and Moon, close to the lunar nodes. Astrological tradition treats it as a culmination far more powerful than an ordinary full moon — Ptolemy devoted an entire chapter to eclipses in the Tetrabiblos (Book II), treating them as the heaviest transits of the calendar. While a regular full moon wraps up a modest monthly cycle, a lunar eclipse tends to bring something hidden into the open and force a closure: an emotion that can no longer be put off, a matter resolved abruptly, an ending that arrives sooner than expected. The house it falls in — read against your full birth chart — points to the area of life most affected.

Frequently asked questions

When is the next eclipse?

The next eclipse is solar on August 12, 2026 in Leo, around 18:00 UTC.