New Moon Solar Eclipse on August 12, 2026
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The Moon is New in Leo on August 12, 2026, at 1:36 PM EDT. This New Moon is a total Solar Eclipse.
New Moon Solar Eclipse in Leo Chart: August 12th, 2026
This eclipse is the second in a Leo-Aquarius set.
The Moon is New in Leo on August 12, 2026, at 1:36 PM EDT. This lunation is a total Solar Eclipse.
The New Moon occurs as the Sun and Moon align late in the sign of Leo. This New Moon is a total Solar Eclipse, which is a more potent lunation, affecting our lives for the coming six months. In the sign of Leo, confidence, creativity, romance and dating, games, sports, recreation, speculation, hobbies, or children are a strong focus on a personal level. This New Moon eclipse might challenge these matters and present opportunities for new beginnings. Long-term changes are in the works!
This is a time when we can focus on building our self-confidence by discovering our paths as distinct individuals, uncover our unique creative powers, and make a conscious effort to deal with others in a more personal, involved, and loving manner. We might re-commit to our enjoyment of an existing romance, hobby or passion project. We might also commit to adding more leisure time and “play” time to our lives.
With this potent Leo energy, we have the chance to make progressive changes in our lives. For some of us, circumstances are such that we need to pay more attention to these matters.
Flaws in an important system in our lives reveal themselves around the time of the eclipse, prompting us to redo or to start fresh. Something ends in order for something else to start anew.
Major developments in the personal areas ruled by Leo are likely to occur over the course of the next six months. However, not everyone will feel the effect of the eclipse with the same intensity. Those whose personal planets are activated by the degree of the eclipse are likely to feel its effects on a highly personal level.
This phase of the Moon occurs at 20 degrees and 2 minutes of Leo.
Solar Eclipses occurred around the same degree as this one on August 11, 2018, August 11, 1999, August 10, 1980, and August 11, 1961. The last times we had eclipses falling along the Leo-Aquarius axis were from August 2016 to January 2019, from February 2008 to August 2009, and from August 1998 to July 2000. Similar themes may emerge in our lives.
This eclipse can highlight and challenge our issues surrounding our romantic connections, pursuit of entertainment, and attitude toward expressing and enjoying ourselves. We might take steps toward improving in these areas by tackling things that undermine our goals or connections.
Circumstances nudge or encourage us to see where we haven’t been true to our authentic selves. Ultimately, we are now in a position to understand that changes or endings are necessary for our own growth, and that we can handle these things!
It’s a powerful time to re-evaluate our need to stand out, express and share our talents, and play and enjoy our pastimes.
An eclipse occurs close to the nodal axis, and this eclipse is closer to the South Node of the Moon. Eclipses close to the South Node tend to feel a little more challenging than those conjunct or closer to the North Node, as we can concentrate too much on the idea that we might have to let something go.
Those of us with planets and points strongly stimulated by this eclipse can feel especially drained and tired, both physically and emotionally. There is a need to let go, forgive, cleanse, and release.
Where does the New Moon fall by house in your natal chart? Read more here. Read more about eclipses here.
The above chart is excellent for seeing the fundamental influences and chart pattern of this New Moon. The chart below adds more details with additional points:
New Moon Eclipse in Leo Chart 2026: Additional Points
This phase of the Moon occurs at 20 degrees and 2 minutes of Leo, affecting people born with personal planets and points at approximately 15 to 25 degrees of the Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius) most significantly.
This Solar Eclipse is part of a set of eclipses falling along the Leo/Aquarius sign axis from February 2026 to January 2028:
- Annular SOLAR Eclipse 2026 February 17 at 28 Aquarius 50
- Total SOLAR Eclipse 2026 August 12 at 20 Leo 02
- Annular SOLAR Eclipse 2027 February 6 at 17 Aquarius 38
- Total SOLAR Eclipse 2027 August 2 at 9 Leo 5
- Penumbral LUNAR Eclipse 2027 August 17 at 24 Aquarius 12
- Annular SOLAR Eclipse 2028 January 26 at 6 Aquarius 11
Leo-Aquarius Eclipse sets (current, future, and some in recent history):
- August 2035 to January 2038
- February 2026 to January 2028
- August 2016 to January 2019
- February 2008 to August 2009
- August 1998 to February 2000
- August 1989 to July 1991
- August 1979 to January 1982
