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An eclipse is a new or full moon that happens near the lunar nodes – the points where the Moon's orbit crosses the plane of Earth's. Astronomically it is a shadow falling on Earth or on the Moon. In practice it is a lunation that works for months instead of a day, which is why it counts as a turning point. Across 151 years the calendar holds 681 eclipses.
Eclipses in 2026
Most years have four eclipses, sometimes five, occasionally six or seven. They come in pairs – a solar and a lunar one about two weeks apart.
2026 4 eclipses
Solar Eclipse in Aquarius
- Type
- Annular
- Degree
- 28°50′11″ Aquarius
- Magnitude
- 0,963
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs unconventionally, independently, with the group in mind.
Lunar Eclipse in Virgo
- Type
- Total
- Degree
- 12°51′55″ Virgo
- Magnitude
- 1,150
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Virgo.
Solar Eclipse in Leo
- Type
- Total
- Degree
- 20°02′20″ Leo
- Magnitude
- 1,039
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs boldly, generously, and in full view.
Lunar Eclipse in Pisces
- Type
- Partial
- Degree
- 4°51′30″ Pisces
- Magnitude
- 0,929
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Pisces.
Eclipses in neighbouring years
An eclipse corridor runs for months, which is why the previous and following years are read together with the current one.
2023 4 eclipses in detail →
Solar Eclipse in Aries
- Type
- Hybrid
- Degree
- 29°50′21″ Aries
- Magnitude
- 1,013
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs fast, head-on, no warm-up.
Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio
- Type
- Penumbral
- Degree
- 14°52′21″ Scorpio
- Magnitude
- 0,963
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Scorpio.
Solar Eclipse in Libra
- Type
- Annular
- Degree
- 21°07′45″ Libra
- Magnitude
- 0,952
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs diplomatically, gracefully, with the other person in mind.
Lunar Eclipse in Taurus
- Type
- Partial
- Degree
- 5°03′31″ Taurus
- Magnitude
- 0,121
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Taurus.
2024 4 eclipses in detail →
Lunar Eclipse in Libra
- Type
- Penumbral
- Degree
- 5°13′48″ Libra
- Magnitude
- 0,957
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Libra.
Solar Eclipse in Aries
- Type
- Total
- Degree
- 19°23′53″ Aries
- Magnitude
- 1,057
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs fast, head-on, no warm-up.
Lunar Eclipse in Pisces
- Type
- Partial
- Degree
- 25°47′19″ Pisces
- Magnitude
- 0,086
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Pisces.
Solar Eclipse in Libra
- Type
- Annular
- Degree
- 10°03′38″ Libra
- Magnitude
- 0,933
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs diplomatically, gracefully, with the other person in mind.
2025 4 eclipses in detail →
Lunar Eclipse in Virgo
- Type
- Total
- Degree
- 23°58′58″ Virgo
- Magnitude
- 1,180
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Virgo.
Solar Eclipse in Aries
- Type
- Partial
- Degree
- 8°59′40″ Aries
- Magnitude
- 0,955
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs fast, head-on, no warm-up.
Lunar Eclipse in Pisces
- Type
- Total
- Degree
- 15°24′36″ Pisces
- Magnitude
- 1,363
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Pisces.
Solar Eclipse in Virgo
- Type
- Partial
- Degree
- 29°04′39″ Virgo
- Magnitude
- 0,871
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs carefully, to the point, with an eye on the details.
2027 5 eclipses in detail →
Solar Eclipse in Aquarius
- Type
- Annular
- Degree
- 17°37′47″ Aquarius
- Magnitude
- 0,928
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs unconventionally, independently, with the group in mind.
Lunar Eclipse in Virgo
- Type
- Penumbral
- Degree
- 1°59′20″ Virgo
- Magnitude
- 0,926
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Virgo.
Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn
- Type
- Penumbral
- Degree
- 25°58′00″ Capricorn
- Magnitude
- 0,003
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Capricorn.
Solar Eclipse in Leo
- Type
- Total
- Degree
- 9°55′06″ Leo
- Magnitude
- 1,079
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs boldly, generously, and in full view.
Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius
- Type
- Penumbral
- Degree
- 24°04′49″ Aquarius
- Magnitude
- 0,545
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Aquarius.
2028 5 eclipses in detail →
Lunar Eclipse in Cancer
- Type
- Partial
- Degree
- 21°34′08″ Cancer
- Magnitude
- 0,067
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Cancer.
Solar Eclipse in Aquarius
- Type
- Annular
- Degree
- 6°10′49″ Aquarius
- Magnitude
- 0,921
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs unconventionally, independently, with the group in mind.
Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn
- Type
- Partial
- Degree
- 15°16′09″ Capricorn
- Magnitude
- 0,390
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Capricorn.
Solar Eclipse in Cancer
- Type
- Total
- Degree
- 29°50′30″ Cancer
- Magnitude
- 1,056
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs gently, by mood, and closer to home.
Lunar Eclipse in Cancer
- Type
- Total
- Degree
- 10°35′13″ Cancer
- Magnitude
- 1,247
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Cancer.
2029 6 eclipses in detail →
Solar Eclipse in Capricorn
- Type
- Partial
- Degree
- 24°49′51″ Capricorn
- Magnitude
- 0,887
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs with discipline, for the long haul, by the rules.
Solar Eclipse in Gemini
- Type
- Partial
- Degree
- 21°29′41″ Gemini
- Magnitude
- 0,476
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs lightly, curiously, and on several topics at once.
Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn
- Type
- Total
- Degree
- 4°50′07″ Capricorn
- Magnitude
- 1,843
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Capricorn.
Solar Eclipse in Cancer
- Type
- Partial
- Degree
- 19°37′09″ Cancer
- Magnitude
- 0,247
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs gently, by mood, and closer to home.
Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius
- Type
- Partial
- Degree
- 13°45′55″ Sagittarius
- Magnitude
- 0,911
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs broadly, eagerly, with the far horizon in view.
Lunar Eclipse in Gemini
- Type
- Total
- Degree
- 29°18′44″ Gemini
- Magnitude
- 1,116
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Gemini.
All years: 1900–2050
People look up past eclipses as often as future ones – "which eclipse happened the year I was born" is To see the eclipses of your birth year, pick that year.
How it works
Why not every new moon is an eclipse
The Moon's orbit is tilted about 5° to Earth's. Most of the time the Moon passes above or below the Sun–Earth line and no shadow lands. An eclipse only happens when a new or full moon coincides with a node crossing.
What a saros is
A series of eclipses that repeats every 18 years, 11 days and 8 hours. Within one series the eclipses resemble each other and drift slowly across the Earth's surface. The saros number is an eclipse's family name: it shows which past eclipses it is related to.
What magnitude means
How much of the disc is covered at maximum. Below one means partial or annular; above one means total. For a lunar eclipse, a magnitude above one means the Moon has entered Earth's shadow completely.
What to do about it
Don't make final decisions inside an eclipse corridor: the picture is still moving. What you do get is clarity about what actually matters – eclipses have a way of bringing up what you had been putting off.
How This Calendar Is Calculated
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The wheel uses the tropical zodiac, 0° Aries on the left, signs running counterclockwise. The lines in the middle are the exact angles between planets at that moment.