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New Moon and Solar Eclipse in Aquarius | February 17, 2026
Certainties disappear, forcing you to reinvent yourself. That is the essence of the energy during the New Moon in Aquarius on February 17, 2026.
New Moon in Aquarius
The New Moon with an annular Solar Eclipse is a new beginning that will have a lasting impact. The air sign Aquarius represents autonomy, independence, and freedom. It is humanitarian, serves the group, and sees everyone as its equal. It wants to improve the common good, dislikes “the way things are,” and challenges the status quo. Aquarius is about community and power to the people. It is also associated with science, technology, and innovation.Â
Eclipse on the Aquarius/Leo Axis
The New Moon is almost at the critical degree of Aquarius and comes with an annular Solar Eclipse. This means that the energy is intense and brings with it a sense of urgency. This is the first eclipse on the Aquarius/Leo axis. It encourages us to find a balance between collective equality and your personal individuality, between blending into the group and your individual expression, and between being of service and choosing for yourself. Â
For example, you may decide to conform less to group norms at work and share your own views and opinions more, even if they deviate from the norm. Or that you feel a strong urge to chart your own course, even if that means saying goodbye to certain friendships.
Uranus Shakes Up Certainties
This new moon with solar eclipse is further activated by the square with Uranus, the ruler of Aquarius. Uranus has just changed direction and is now moving at full speed through the last degrees of Taurus. This can have a destabilizing effect on what you hold on to in order to feel secure and safe. Consider, for example:
- a sudden change in your finances that forces you to look at money and security differently.
- an unexpected change in your living situation that takes you out of your comfort zone.
- a shift in values, causing what you always considered important, such as money, possessions, work, or status, to suddenly feel empty, no longer appropriate, or unsettled. You lose your footing.Â
You may also notice that your body reacts more strongly to stress, forcing you to adjust your lifestyle.
Since Uranus and Aquarius also have a clear link to technology and innovation, you may also get an idea of how you can use technology to organize your life more efficiently or freely. Â
In which areas of life and how this manifests itself has to do with the houses in which the New Moon and Uranus are located in your personal birth chart. calculate your birth chart for free
Fiery Year
The New Moon is on the same day as Chinese New Year. According to Chinese astrology, we are entering the Year of the Fire Horse. And that ties in perfectly with Neptune and Saturn's transition to the fire sign Aries. This year's energy is action-oriented. Whether you look at Western astrology, Chinese astrology, or numerology, they all point in the same direction: action, decisiveness, pioneering. Courageous, passionate, and determined. Energetic and fast.
On February 14, three days before this New Moon, Saturn entered Aries. Last year, Saturn was briefly in Aries, but now it will remain there for about 2.5 years.
Both Neptune and Saturn are at the very first degree of the Zodiac, 0 degrees of Aries, also known as the Aries point. This means that the effects of their energy are visible on the world stage.
On February 20, three days after this New Moon, Neptune and Saturn form an exact conjunction. We are in the run-up to this, and the energy is already clearly palpable. Truth and maturity come together. What is really going on, and what is realistic? It is about ending collective illusions and materializing your personal ideals. No longer just dreaming or believing, but actually doing. Structured action based on vision.
Balance Between Yourself and the Collective
All in all, this New Moon with a Solar Eclipse is a good time to assess for yourself how you balance what you do for yourself and what you do for the group, i.e., your family, relatives, friends, associations, etc. Is this balanced, or do you often adapt yourself and make yourself small, invisible, or unimportant?
What would you like to change in this regard? Formulate an essential intention for this and communicate it through an energetic campaign. How to do this is explained in the book. Your Beliefs. Also consider what concrete steps you can take today to initiate and implement the change.
