New Moon Solar Eclipse on February 17, 2026
17feb7:01 amNew Moon Solar Eclipse on February 17, 2026in Aquarius
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The Moon is New in Aquarius on February 17, 2026, at 7:01 AM EST. This New Moon is a Solar Eclipse.
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The Moon is New in Aquarius on February 17, 2026, at 7:01 AM EST. This New Moon is a Solar Eclipse.
This eclipse is the first in a Leo-Aquarius set. Its effects can be felt for up to six months after the actual date of the eclipse. In the sign of Aquarius, this eclipse is about friendship, fellowship, group activities, social pursuits, group projects, trying something new, humanitarian efforts, or joining a group. This New Moon eclipse might challenge these matters and present opportunities for new beginnings. Long-term changes are in the works!
This phase of the Moon occurs at 28 degrees and 50 minutes of Aquarius.
A similar Solar Eclipse (at approximately the same degree of Aquarius) occurred on February 15th, 2018. Before that, similar degrees and signs happened in eclipses on February 16th, 1999, and February 16th, 1980. An eclipse set along the Leo-Aquarius axis most recently occurred from 2016-2019. Before that, it was from 2008-2009.
This eclipse can highlight and challenge our issues surrounding our social connections, place in society, friendships, alliances, and innovative approaches. 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.
This is a time when we should solve problems that require thinking “outside of the box.” We look to the future with a new, positive, and hopeful vision, frequently brainstorm and socialize, and focus on extending a friendly hand, receiving support, and expressing platonic love for those around us. It’s a time to give our emotions and passions a “break,” as we develop more objectivity and some detachment from past haunts.
We might learn how something (or someone) works or revitalize ourselves through experiences that are new or simply different.
This cycle encourages us to reach out to people in our social circle and in our community, and recognize the value of our friendships and social networks. We might also recognize that some level of detachment and distancing ourselves from our habits and attachment to the past will help us break away from destructive behaviors that are holding us back.
With this potent Aquarius 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.
Aquarius teaches us that it can be all too easy to slip into feelings of being alone in the world (“it’s me against the world”) and to forget that there is support to be found, if only we reach out and find it. Similarly, there are solutions to our problems, if only we develop faith that answers are available to us, and we reach out to find those solutions. It is a time to consider, appreciate, and value our place in the community and in our social circle, and to give something back.
It’s a powerful time to re-evaluate our happiness goals and alliances.
This New Moon clashes with Uranus, bringing rebellious, impulsive, abrupt, and innovative energy. We should watch for shooting ourselves in the foot–self-destructive tendencies may not be intentional, but we may go against our best interests by rushing things or disconnecting with our hearts to the point that we are rebelling or reacting instead of doing what we truly want to do.
This eclipse occurs close to the iconic Saturn-Neptune alignment in Aries, effectively magnifying its energies. With this transit, our sense of security is dissolving so that it can be rebuilt. New truths or realities are revealing themselves. Due to this powerful transformation, we can be more susceptible to stress and illness.
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. We may be called to give up something in order to move forward into a new chapter in our lives. Although the “new” may be unrecognizable, it is important to allow the necessary surrender to the unknown.
An eclipse occurs close to the nodal axis, and this eclipse is closer to the North Node of the Moon. While we’re heading into unknown territory in some ways, we have a good sense that we’re doing so to our advantage. This eclipse occurs before the North Node enters Aquarius.
Major developments in the personal areas ruled by Aquarius in our charts are likely to occur over the upcoming months.
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:
This phase of the Moon occurs at 28 degrees and 50 minutes of Aquarius, affecting people born with personal planets and points at approximately 24 to 30 degrees of the Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius) and 0 to 4 degrees of the Mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces) 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
Time
February 17, 2026 7:01 am EST(GMT-05:00)
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