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Solar eclipse August 12, 2026 astrology: the total eclipse at 20° Leo mapped to your birth chart — your house, your aspects, computed free from the Swiss Ephemeris.
Solar eclipses are supercharged new moons — beginnings with the volume turned up. In Leo, the traditional themes are visibility, creative work, romance, leadership and the courage to be seen. Wherever 20° Leo sits in your chart is where astrologers would say a six-month arc opened on August 12, 2026. The calculator above finds that house for your exact birth time.
The path of totality ran from Greenland across Iceland to northern Spain on the evening of August 12, 2026, and a deep partial eclipse covered most of Europe. Millions of people watched this one live, which is part of why eclipse seasons trend far beyond astrology circles. Seeing it was astronomy; what it touched in your chart is the astrology.
This solar eclipse paired with a partial lunar eclipse two weeks later: August 28, 2026 at 4° Pisces, the culmination of the season. Eclipse seasons come as pairs (occasionally trios) — a beginning and a culmination in the same fortnight. Reading both placements together shows which two life areas were asked to move at once; the calculator maps each one to your houses.
For readers researching the chart of the event itself: the Sun–Moon conjunction was exact at 17:36 UTC on August 12, 2026, with Sun and Moon together at 20°02′ Leo. The rest of the sky at that instant: Mercury 5°07′ Leo, Venus 5°54′ Libra, Mars 0°55′ Cancer, Jupiter 9°33′ Leo, Saturn 14°30′ Aries retrograde, Uranus 5°21′ Gemini, Neptune 4°05′ Aries retrograde, Pluto 3°54′ Aquarius retrograde, True Node 29°47′ Aquarius. The eclipse fell about 10° from the South Node at 29°47′ Leo, inside the band where a new moon becomes a solar eclipse. Positions are geocentric tropical longitudes from the Swiss Ephemeris; the calculator above maps them into your natal houses.
The eclipse fell at 20° Leo; this calculator computes the exact new-moon moment from the Swiss Ephemeris rather than quoting a table. A solar eclipse is read at the Sun–Moon conjunction degree, so 20° Leo is the point to check against your chart.
Totality crossed Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain, with a partial eclipse across much of Europe and North America — the first total solar eclipse over mainland Europe since 1999. Astrologically, most astrologers read an eclipse by its contact with your chart, not by whether you could see it from where you live.
Run your chart above. The strongest signals astrologers look for: the eclipse landing conjunct, opposite or square your natal Sun, Moon, Ascendant or personal planets within about 3 degrees, or falling in an angular house. Leo Suns, Moons and risings born around the 20° mark are the most directly touched by this one.
The Sun–Moon conjunction was exact at 17:36 UTC on August 12, 2026, with both at 20°02′ Leo. The rest of the sky at that instant: Mercury 5°07′ Leo, Venus 5°54′ Libra, Mars 0°55′ Cancer, Jupiter 9°33′ Leo, Saturn 14°30′ Aries retrograde, Uranus 5°21′ Gemini, Neptune 4°05′ Aries retrograde, Pluto 3°54′ Aquarius retrograde, True Node 29°47′ Aquarius. All values are geocentric tropical longitudes from the Swiss Ephemeris, the same engine the calculator above runs on your chart.