Fortune Cookies
Eclipses by Year: 1900–2050
In 2017 4 eclipses: February 10 – lunar eclipse; February 26 – solar eclipse; August 7 – lunar eclipse; August 21 – solar eclipse. They form 2 eclipse seasons – the stretches between paired eclipses, when events tend to arrive especially thick and fast. Eastern Time; the moment given is the eclipse maximum.
Eclipse season: February 10 – February 26
These eclipses are 16 days apart. During the eclipse season, the decisions you would normally make can be harder: the circumstances are still shifting. Worth watching, and worth not rushing anything final.
Lunar Eclipse in Leo
- Type
- Penumbral
- Degree
- 22°34′41″ Leo
- Magnitude
- 0,990
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Leo.
Solar Eclipse in Pisces
- Type
- Annular
- Degree
- 8°11′54″ Pisces
- Magnitude
- 0,992
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs softly, intuitively, and without hard edges.
Eclipse season: August 7 – August 21
These eclipses are 14 days apart. During the eclipse season, the decisions you would normally make can be harder: the circumstances are still shifting. Worth watching, and worth not rushing anything final.
Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius
- Type
- Partial
- Degree
- 15°30′41″ Aquarius
- Magnitude
- 0,247
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Aquarius.
Solar Eclipse in Leo
- Type
- Total
- Degree
- 28°52′45″ Leo
- Magnitude
- 1,031
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs boldly, generously, and in full view.
Eclipses in other years
How this is calculated. Our numbers come from the Moira 6.1.0 engine running on NASA JPL DE440 ephemerides, tropical zodiac, Eastern Time, data updated Aug 8, 2026. More on our method →
See Also
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.