New moon, north node, magnitude 0.964
Annular solar eclipse, 17 February 2026
Greatest eclipse at 12:12 UTC, which is where you are. The Sun and Moon stand at 28°50′ Aquarius, near the north node. The eclipse is deepest at 64.7° S, 87.1° E.
The Sun and Moon meet at 28°50' Aquarius on 17 February 2026, and at 12:12 UTC the Moon passes across the Sun in an annular solar eclipse. With a magnitude of 0.964, the Moon covers most of the Sun but not all of it, leaving a bright ring around its edge where the eclipse is annular. The point of greatest eclipse lies at far southern latitudes, over the ocean near Antarctica. The eclipse falls near the north node of the Moon.
Astrologers read a solar eclipse as a new moon with added weight, a marker for beginnings. In Aquarius, a fixed air sign, the tradition points to friendships, groups, shared ideals and the kind of future a person hopes to help build. A late degree is often read as the close of one chapter. A modest step: notice which communities you actually take part in, and which you only mean to.
By sign
Where it falls for you
| Sun sign | House | This eclipse falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Taurus | tenth | career and public role | |
| Gemini | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Cancer | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Leo | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Virgo | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Libra | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Scorpio | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Sagittarius | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Capricorn | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Aquarius | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Pisces | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.