Solar Eclipse in Aquarius: Everything you Need to Know & I Pulled Cards for Intuitive Messages
Tomorrow's solar eclipse will peak at at 7:01 a.m. ET via 28° of this Air Sign 🌀
Hello, friends! ✨ I know, I know, it’s been a minute — I am so sorry I took so long to get back on here, but I needed to regroup & recharge my batteries. Sometimes we need to step away, breathe, and let our nervous systems catch up to our souls! (Sounds dramatic, but it’s true. 🥴) Anyway, I digress.
Welcome to the first eclipse of 2026!! I pulled Oracle & Tarot for a collective message below, but before we immerse ourselves in the energy of this cosmic event, let’s talk about what eclipses are really all about in astrology.
A sacred turning point and harbinger of change, eclipses are portals of destiny. They arrive like divine plot twists, fast-tracking our evolution, closing karmic chapters, while opening doors to powerful new beginnings. In other words, what would normally take months (or even years) to unfold can suddenly crystallize in a matter of days, or even weeks.
Do keep in mind, the effects of an eclipse can take up to six months to fully manifest, but more often than not, we begin witnessing their life-altering shifts a lot sooner than we’re even ready for.
As for this one in particular, this solar eclipse arrives at nearly the final degrees of Aquarius (28°)— a potent completion point that holds the frequency of mastery, validating the fact that this is a threshold moment. A graduation of sorts, and a leap into the unknown.
Aquarius governs our collective mind — communication, perception, and social consciousness — but on massive scales, as in social platforms, global systems. technology, energy grids and humanity’s evolution.
Fresh streams of consciousness pouring in all at once, but you may also experience sudden clarity or unexpected pivots that change the trajectory of your life. Ready or not, you’re moving forward — because your soul already signed the contract.
We haven’t had an eclipse in Aquarius since 2018, but this one carries a very different tone. Back then, we were releasing old Aquarian themes. Now, we’re being magnetized toward them.
But what unfolds in February is only the beginning, as this eclipse story will continue in late July and August, when the North Node of Fate activates this exact same degree.
This eclipse is also in direct conversation with rebellious Uranus, the Great Awakener, stirring radical change in the physical realm. Transiting the final degrees of Taurus, old frameworks are collapsing and systems that can’t support the future are being exposed.
Adding to the magnitude of this moment: we’re also entering a brand-new Saturn–Neptune cycle at the very first degree of Aries on Feb. 20. This gives birth to a new generation (kicking off an energetic chapter) that merges structure with imagination, discipline with dreams, reality with spirituality.
Neptune carries divine vision, empathy, creativity, and spiritual awakening. Saturn, on the other hand, grounds it into form. Together, this creates a sacred bridge between worlds. I pulled Oracle and Tarot for more insight on the energy of this transit—let’s dive in! Keep scrolling or subscribe for the full recorded reading. 🗝️💕🧚♀️
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