Solar Eclipse in Leo, August 2026
Exact on August 12, 2026 at 19:45 (CEST). Read what this moment in the sky means and how it might play out for your zodiac sign.
This event took place on
August 12, 2026, 19:45
Next time: February 6, 2027
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The facts at a glance
Solar Eclipse in Leo
Exact moment
August 12, 2026, 19:45
CEST · 17:45 UT
Countdown
Over
on August 12, 2026
Zodiac
Leo
20°02'
Event type
Eclipse
Solar Eclipse in Leo
How often?
2.3 times a year
this one is total, like only 30.8 % of all solar eclipses
Next time
February 6, 2027
Solar Eclipse in Aquarius
How we calculated this
Computed to the minute with the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), tropical zodiac. The time is German time, Universal Time (UT) is the time at the prime meridian.
Source: planet positions from the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), the same basis professional astrology software uses.
20°02' Leo
On August 12, 2026 a solar eclipse takes place in Leo.
What Leo adds
The sign gives the moment its colour. Leo stands for the themes of the day for everyone; for you it depends on where Leo sits in your chart.
Eclipse Bingo
Which of these do you know around this day? Tap what fits. Three in a row is bingo.
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Who notices it most
- LeoThe sign itself
- AquariusOpposite
- ScorpioAt a right angle
- TaurusAt a right angle
With the Sun, Moon or Ascendant in one of these signs, many notice a day like this more clearly. Who do you know with one of them?
Why these four?
The moment sits at 20°02' Leo. The four signs lie right there, opposite, or at a right angle to it. Astrology counts these angles as the most noticeable: what happens there nudges, challenges or sets something in motion.
What the solar eclipse can do
Depending on the area of life it falls into in a chart, it shows up differently. These are the twelve possibilities:
- Fresh startSelf & new starts
- Treasure huntMoney & values
- SignalTalk & close circle
- NestingHome & family
- HeartbeatLove & joy
- Clear-outRoutine & health
- MirrorRelationships
- Deep diveIntimacy & change
- WanderlustTravel & meaning
- SummitCareer & goals
- NetworkFriends & plans
- RetreatRetreat & dreams
A note to future you
Open on
February 6, 2027
Solar Eclipse in Aquarius
- 1What is on your mind most right now?
- 2What should be different by then?
- 3Who do you want to tell about it then?
Write down the three answers today and read them again on February 6, 2027. Who joins you?
All 4 eclipses of 2026
Every full moon in your calendar
- Full moon
- New moon
- Eclipse
- Mercury retrograde
The dates appear in your calendar on their own, each with a link to its explanation. Remove it any time.
What does this mean?
On August 12, 2026 at 19:45 (CEST), a solar eclipse takes place in Leo. Think of it as a New Moon with an amplifier: the Moon slides in front of the Sun. Astrology counts eclipses among the strongest turning points of the year, and beginnings made now often carry for months.
What does the Moon mean?
Your Moon is the inner life: moods, habits, home. It tells what feeds you, what triggers you, and how you get back to feeling safe when everything gets too noisy, whether that's tea on the sofa or a call to your sister. The Sun describes the person you want to be. The Moon is who you are with no one looking, down to your reflexes, longings and dreams.
What does the New Moon mean?
New Moon: the Sun and Moon stand together, so the Moon is invisible from Earth. Think of it as planting, not harvesting. A good time to start something small and quietly, like the first page of a new notebook.
What does Leo mean?
Leo shows up. Heart, stage, the generous gesture, and the nerve to really play a part instead of half hiding behind it. Where Leo is active, something gets lit up, celebrated or given away. Life gets a stage, and you let yourself step onto it.
Solar Eclipse in Leo
The New Moon in Leo lights a small creative spark. It is no big show yet and far from done, but it grows in the direction Leo opens.
What it means for your zodiac sign?
A short reading for each sun sign. You feel the moment most where it hits a point in your own chart directly.
Aries
For Aries, a moment like this often just rolls along, like a tailwind on a bike ride. Where does something come easier right now? The focus is new beginnings and your direction: eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Taurus
As Taurus, you might get a nudge that feels awkward at first. Check whether it takes you somewhere useful later on. This moment shines a light on new beginnings and your direction, and eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Gemini
The sign Gemini sits at an easy angle to this event. Many people find days like this lighter. Is that true for you? These days, look closely at new beginnings and your direction, since eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Cancer
As Cancer, you will probably pick up the undertones more than the main tune. They are quiet and can still be useful. The focus is new beginnings and your direction: eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Leo
As Leo, you are standing in the middle of this one, since it happens in your sign. Can you feel it? This moment shines a light on new beginnings and your direction, and eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Virgo
For Virgo this mostly happens in the background. Rather than an upheaval, maybe one small thing shifts. These days, look closely at new beginnings and your direction, since eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Libra
For Libra, a moment like this often just rolls along, like a tailwind on a bike ride. Where does something come easier right now? The focus is new beginnings and your direction: eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Scorpio
As Scorpio, you might get a nudge that feels awkward at first. Check whether it takes you somewhere useful later on. This moment shines a light on new beginnings and your direction, and eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Sagittarius
The sign Sagittarius sits at an easy angle to this event. Many people find days like this lighter. Is that true for you? These days, look closely at new beginnings and your direction, since eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Capricorn
As Capricorn, you will probably pick up the undertones more than the main tune. They are quiet and can still be useful. The focus is new beginnings and your direction: eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Aquarius
As Aquarius, you might get a nudge that feels awkward at first. Check whether it takes you somewhere useful later on. This moment shines a light on new beginnings and your direction, and eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Pisces
For Pisces this mostly happens in the background. Rather than an upheaval, maybe one small thing shifts. These days, look closely at new beginnings and your direction, since eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Tips & rituals
4 ideas for this day
- 1Keep the day simple. Eclipses are considered intense, so watching gets you further than forcing.
- 2Write down what ends or begins around the eclipse. Six months from now, those lines are worth rereading.
- 3Big decisions can wait a few days until the dust settles.
- 4Find the eclipse sign in your birth chart. That area is often where a new chapter opens.
Where does this moment hit your chart?
The sky does the same thing for everyone. What reaches you depends on where this moment touches your birth chart. Take a free look at where it lands for you.
Your time windows
Your Time Windows
With dates, and with what you can check in each window.
- Your windowsCheck, prepare, act
- Emotional seasonWhich phase you are in
- DirectionWhere your focus is shifting
- Work & pressureWhat your work demands
- What emergesWhat ends and begins
- Your 90 daysA plan for three months
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Solar Eclipse in Leo 2026 by the numbers
The solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 peaks at 19:45 (CEST). At that moment the Sun stands at 20°02' Leo. A new moon turns into an eclipse when it falls close enough to one of the lunar nodes. Those are the two points where the paths of Sun and Moon cross.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Exact moment | August 12, 2026, 19:45 (CEST) |
| Universal Time | 17:45 UT |
| Event type | Eclipse |
| Sun | 20°02' Leo |
| Moon | 20°06' Leo |
| Eclipse type | total |
| Underlying lunation | New Moon in Leo · August 12, 2026 |
| Partner eclipse | Lunar Eclipse in Pisces · August 28, 2026 |
| Next occurrence | Solar Eclipse in Aquarius · February 6, 2027 |
The moon phase behind it has a page of its own too: New Moon in Leo. Eclipses arrive in pairs. This season's partner eclipse falls on August 28, 2026. The next solar eclipse follows on February 6, 2027. The Leo sign profile explains the sign, and the 2026 astrology calendar has every date. The list of every eclipse shows how the series hangs together.
How to read the data
- Type: total, partial, annular or penumbral tells you how much of the disc gets covered. For the astrological reading, the sign counts for more.
- Visibility: your location decides whether you can watch it yourself. The astrological moment is identical everywhere on Earth.
How often is there a solar eclipse?
A year brings 2.26 solar eclipses on average, anywhere from 2 to 5 depending on the year. Just 30.8 % of them are total. This eclipse is one of those.
For an eclipse, a new moon has to happen while the Moon sits near one of its nodes, the two spots where its path crosses the Sun's. The timing works out roughly every six months, so eclipses arrive in pairs.
Leo saw 41 solar eclipses between 1900 and 2100. The one before this fell on 11 August 2018, the one after follows on 2 August 2027.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Counted | 1900–2100 |
| Per year on average | 2.26 |
| At least / at most per year | 2 / 5 |
| Of which total | 30.8 % |
| Solar eclipses in Leo | 41 |
| Previous solar eclipse | 17 February 2026 |
| Next solar eclipse | 6 February 2027 |
We ran every day from 1900 to 2100 through the Swiss Ephemeris, using the same rules as this calendar. All dates are in German time.
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Common questions
- When is the Solar Eclipse in Leo in 2026?
- The Solar Eclipse in Leo is on August 12, 2026 at 19:45 CEST (17:45 UT).
- What does the Solar Eclipse in Leo mean?
- The Solar Eclipse in Leo amplifies that day's new moon, because the Sun and Moon line up close to the lunar nodes. Whatever wants to begin in Leo shows up more clearly than at an ordinary new moon. Many people experience days like this as a turning point. See what is moving for you.
- Which zodiac signs does the Solar Eclipse in Leo affect most?
- Usually it's Leo, because the event takes place in that sign. Scorpio, Aquarius, Taurus often notice it as well. They sit square or opposite, and a tense angle like that simply means these signs rub against the theme. Check it against your own chart. Further down you'll find a short reading for all 12 signs.