New Moon/Total Solar Eclipse in Leo
Sometimes it is only in the dark that you can find your way. Only when your eyes are closed that your mind can truly be open. Only when touch is withdrawn that you can really feel. And only in the creation of an absence that a space can be filled.
And it is thus, that the New Moon/Total Solar Eclipse at 20° Leo, occurring on August 12th 2026 (6:36pm BST), will serve to submerge you into a momentary period of withdrawal, so as to deeper connect you to yourself.
Situated on the South Node, now in Leo, the message is clear: what needs to be released, relinquished, or redefined, in order for you to initiate a new cycle within your life. One that is aligned with your soul’s true path.
As such, this potent lunation will act as something of a turning point, helping to redirect you away from the past and any unconscious beliefs, behaviour, or conditioning, that may have resulted in the formation of an identity built around performance or pride. Asking, can you let go of the need for validation and applause, in order to express yourself from a place of genuine authenticity. Showing up in the world as your true self.
However, in doing so, you may come to find that emotions run high, as your sense of familiarity and security suddenly get shaken loose, leaving you to build anew. Whilst challenging, with the North Node in Aquarius, there is essentially an attempt here to awaken you to certain aspects of yourself that may have previously been neglected. Such as your personal authority. Asking, can you learn to be more detached and self-sufficient,
As the first Eclipse in Leo since January 21st 2019 - the last Solar Eclipse in the sign having been on August 11th 2018 - there is a sense that one chapter is ending, so that another may finally begin. Thus, you are being offered an important opportunity to renew your commitment to your purpose, by tuning in to what is trying to emerge and creating the necessary space for it to come through.
With this period between Eclipses - the next Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces being on August 28th - acting as a portal for accelerated evolution, you may just find that there are many sudden and unexpected twists and turns that occur over the next few weeks that rapidly change your life. Course correcting it for the long-haul.
Yet in the process, you may be asked to sacrifice or surrender anything that you have outgrown - mental, physical, or emotional. Anything that stands in the way of the life you are trying to create. And thus, some karmic endings may be likely, asking that you be willing to accept a period of transition, in order to transform.
As the Sun’s rays slowly re-emerge, you may find that a lot has been shed during your time nestled within the obscurity of the Moon’s shadow, yet it may be a while before the magnitude of the moment is truly revealed, with the Partial Lunar Eclipse at 4° Pisces, occurring on August 28th, offering the closing statement.