Eclipses happen when the new or full moon lands close to one of the two points where the Moon's tilted orbit crosses the Sun's path. A solar eclipse is a new moon that hides the Sun; a lunar eclipse is a full moon that slips into Earth's shadow. They come in pairs or trios, roughly every six months — the "eclipse seasons."
An eclipse can be total, annular (a ring of Sun around the Moon), partial or, for the Moon, penumbral. The list below gives each 2026 eclipse's peak date, its type and the zodiac sign it occupies. Visibility depends on where you stand on Earth, but the alignment itself is fixed.
2026 eclipses
- Annular solar eclipseFebruary 17, 2026in Aquarius
- Total lunar eclipseMarch 3, 2026in Virgo
- Total solar eclipseAugust 12, 2026in Leo
- Partial lunar eclipseAugust 28, 2026in Pisces
These are the sky’s moments for everyone. To see how they land on your own chart, calculate your birth chart.
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