Eclipses in 2026
Four eclipses in two seasons. February and March bring an annular solar eclipse at 28° Aquarius and a total lunar eclipse at 12° Virgo. In August a total solar eclipse at 20° Leo crosses Greenland, Iceland and Spain, and a partial lunar eclipse at 4° Pisces follows two weeks later.
| Date | Type | Position |
|---|---|---|
Annular solar eclipse | 28° AquariusSun and Moon together | |
Total lunar eclipse | 12° Virgothe Moon, opposite the Sun | |
Total solar eclipse | 20° LeoSun and Moon together | |
Partial lunar eclipse | 4° Piscesthe Moon, opposite the Sun |
Times are the moment of greatest eclipse. Where an eclipse can be seen depends on your location; a solar eclipse is total or annular only along a narrow path.
All times are UTC (Universal Time, the same as GMT outside daylight-saving time). Add your time-zone offset for local time. An event late in the UTC day can fall on the next date in Asia and Australia, and one early in the UTC day on the previous date in the Americas.
Computed by Lunonis with our own ephemeris code (built on astronomy-engine, tested against Swiss Ephemeris): geocentric, tropical zodiac, true equinox of date. Lunation and eclipse times match NASA’s published tables to about a minute. Station times are good to within an hour or so: a planet barely moves at its station, so the exact minute is soft in any ephemeris.
How eclipses work
A solar eclipse happens at a new moon when the Moon covers the Sun: total if it covers it completely, annular if it’s too far away and leaves a ring, partial if it only clips it. A lunar eclipse happens at a full moon when the Moon passes through Earth’s shadow: total or partial in the dark umbra, penumbral when it only crosses the faint outer shadow.
Eclipses come in seasons about six months apart, because they need a new or full moon near the Moon’s nodes. That’s why they pair up: a solar and a lunar eclipse about two weeks apart.
In astrology eclipses are read as turning points along one axis of the zodiac over a year or two. If an eclipse degree falls near a planet or angle in your chart, astrologers watch that area of life. Never look at a solar eclipse without proper eclipse glasses.
More from the sky calendar
- Mercury retrograde 2026Three times a year Mercury appears to move backwards. Station dates, signs and shadow periods.
- Full moons 2026Twelve or thirteen full moons a year, with their traditional names, signs and lunar eclipses.
- New moons 2026Each new moon’s exact time and degree, the start of every lunar month, with the solar eclipses marked.
- Planetary retrogrades 2026Every retrograde from Mercury to Pluto in the year, with the signs each planet moves back through.
- Eclipses 2027Eclipses: the 2027 table
- Eclipses 2028Eclipses: the 2028 table
- Mercury retrograde 2025–2028All Mercury retrogrades 2025–2028 on one page
- Sky calendarCalendars by year
How this sky meets your chart
These dates are the same for everyone. A personal forecast reads them against your own natal chart: which planets the transits touch, in which houses, by topic. Symbolic guidance for reflection, never predictions about health or money.