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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 opens around this date. The calculator above finds that house for your exact birth time.
The path of totality runs from Greenland across Iceland to northern Spain on the evening of August 12, 2026, and a deep partial eclipse covers most of Europe. Millions of people will physically watch this one, which is part of why eclipse seasons trend far beyond astrology circles. Seeing it is astronomy; what it touches in your chart is the astrology.
This solar eclipse pairs with a partial lunar eclipse two weeks later, on August 28, 2026 at 4° Pisces. 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 are being asked to move at once; the calculator maps each one to your houses.
The eclipse falls 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 crosses 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 can 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.