August Eclipse Season – Leo Full Moon and Pisces Full Moon

August 2026 Astrology Forecast

By Gil Dwyer

August 2026 continues the powerful astrological themes that emerged in July, bringing eclipse season, significant planetary alignments, and opportunities for reflection, growth and transformation. This month’s astrology is shaped by the Leo Solar Eclipse, the Pisces Lunar Eclipse, ongoing outer planet alignments, and important movements of Venus, Mercury and the Sun.

The Ongoing Influence of July’s Planetary Alignment

We are still very much under the influence of July’s rare and extraordinary planetary alignment that directly involved four outer planets – Pluto, Neptune, Uranus and Jupiter, with these planets staying roughly in this rare alignment for some time.

In addition, the lunar nodes, which speak to our inherited collective karma, shifted signs at the end of July where they will remain until March 2028. The North Node, now in Aquarius, is enabling us to learn to take a more objective paradigm approach to how we communicate, with a wealth of creativity focused towards how we outgrow egoistic ways in favour of working for the collective good.

The South Node in Leo is joined by the Sun and Jupiter, and Jupiter is moving towards a trine with Saturn, which will bring a much-needed glimmer of hope.

Venus and Mercury in August

Venus moves into Libra on the 7th of August, where give and take with others is coloured by balance, fairness and gentleness.

With the outer planets still in aspect to each other, Venus brings them together through opposing Neptune (11/8) and refining and sensitising the affections. Then it trines Uranus (12/8), electrifying the affections, subsequently sextiling Jupiter (18/8), where love is open and expansive, and opposing Saturn (21/8), where a great depth of love can be experienced if fears can be released.

Meanwhile, Mercury moves into Leo on the 10th of August, where communication is coloured by a sense of drama and creative flair.

Leo Solar Eclipse

13 August 2026

The Leo New Moon is a total solar eclipse, becoming exact at 3:37 am on the 13th of August. Although it will not be visible in Australia, we will nevertheless be heavily influenced by it.

At 21 degrees it is symbolised as:

“Intoxicated Chickens Dizzily Flap Their Wings Trying to Fly.”

This symbol describes the often negative and at times ludicrous first experience with spiritual teaching.

The Moon in Leo gives of the self with creative vitality and receives from others graciously and proudly.

This intense cosmic weather brings major turning points, emotional closures, and shifting collective priorities between fiery self-expression and spiritual release. This is a time to summon the courage to shine in every aspect of one’s life.

Mercury is merging with the Moon, stimulating fervently held opinions associated with this mind-emotion interaction.

Sun Enters Virgo

The Sun moves into Virgo on the 23rd of August, where creative energy is directed analytically and with discrimination.

Pisces Lunar Eclipse

28 August 2026

The Pisces Full Moon, which is a partial lunar eclipse, opposes the Virgo Sun at 2:18 pm on the 28th of August.

It is symbolised as:

“A Church Bazaar.”

This symbol speaks to the value of giving a spiritual or transcendent sanction to even the most commonplace interchanges between social persons and individual minds. It stresses the possibility of the Presence of God in even the most material human activities.

With the Moon in Pisces one reacts sensitively, compassionately, empathetically, evasively, vulnerably and idealistically.

The Full Moon provides a moment of truth when we see and feel things for what they are.

With the Moon squaring Uranus, the urge to leave the past behind is particularly strong, and there is a revolutionary drama feel to this challenging end of the month.

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