Winter 2026 Eclipse Season
There are two eclipses this winter, on February 17th at 28 degrees 49 mins aquarius and on March 3rd at 12 degrees 54 mins virgo. The exact time will differ depending on where you are living in the world.
The flavour of each eclipse can be seen from the chart from the exact time the eclipse happens. Both eclipses are very powerful because they align closely with the exact conjunction of saturn and neptune which becomes exact to the minute on Feb 20th. The saturn-neptune conjunction indicates a reset, where one finds a new energy and new motivation in the area(s) of life it falls in your chart, for example the house it falls in and/or any planets or angles it closely aspects. It is a highly auspicious time for goal setting, coming up with a vision and nurturing that vision on a consistent basis, behaving as if it were already true. There is enthusiasm to take action rather than passively waiting for opportunities. For instance, if 0 degrees aries falls in your 8th house you may benefit from taking a more active approach to investing or generating passive income by researching the stock market or rental properties. It usually will also affect the house opposite to it, so if it opposes the 2nd house you may question and think more deeply on your values and priorities in life as well as the way you earn your income. The degree 0 of aries is the purest energy of the sign of aries. Aries is a me-first sign, it naturally pushes ahead with its own interests and ruled by mars it is interested in fighting for what is important to oneself. Aries is a strong masculine energy. It has plenty of courage and can take risks but can also fail to adequately consider the needs and feelings of others in pursuit of one's goal and be considered selfish in doing so.
We will most definitely see increasingly disturbing levels of aggression and violence in the world as we move through this year because mars (ruler of aries) is so closely conjunct the ascendant of both eclipse charts. Mars is also conjunct the sun and moon by about 9 degrees on Feb 17th. On March 3rd, mars' conjunction with the north node/ rahu makes it more extreme and obsessive towards reaching its goals. Without any checks and balances to its power, it is forcing its way despite how many others are getting hurt. It is not the nature of mars to look for harmony and compromises. We also observe that in the Feb 17th chart, uranus is making an exact square to the sun/moon conjunction and also a wider square to the mars/ascendant conjunction which is certain to bring explosions that no one will see coming. Uranus brings things that are unprecedented, things that seem totally out of the blue and not even thought of prior. There is speculation that we may go into another world war and a growing sentiment that what is happening in the United States with the targeting of marginalized populations is reminiscent of what happened prior to the last world war. Hopefully that is not the case but with the growing level of tensions in many places in the world, if no one is successful at stopping those with the power to harm we will be shocked at how fast things will escalate beyond belief.
In both eclipse charts, the majority of planets are in the 1st house. Mars is very comfortable in the 1st house because that is its natural house and the first house relates to the sign of aries. In the March 3rd chart, we can see the north node, sun, mercury, venus, neptune and saturn in the 1st house with mars conjunct the ascendant by 4 degrees. In the Feb 17th chart we can see moon, sun, venus, north node, mercury, saturn and neptune in the 1st house with mars conjunct the ascendant by 2 degrees. When this happens with an eclipse chart, the energy becomes very selfish and self-centered and the only concern is if the individual needs are met. The energy is instinctively to win and dominate even though others will be losing and experiencing hardship, pain, trauma, loss and even death.
I've seen many charts of people who have had 5 or more planets in the 1st house and on the negative manifestation of planetary energy, there was a certain self-centered ruthlessness and obsession in their quest for power, domination and control within the sphere they lived and worked in. Belief in one's own convictions and taking actions toward them without accountability, critical thinking or questioning, or receptivity to feedback can be scary to watch. Of course, one can use this energy constructively and have an immense amount of confidence, conviction of one's talents, will power and self-determination to fulfill socially positive goals as well which I have also seen in many cases. The chart cannot tell you the level of one's soul evolution because each sign, planet and house has a higher and lower vibration and energy to it. It follows then that you cannot tell a sinner from a saint through looking at the chart alone.
When power is in the hands of people who misuse it for selfish gains we will experience disastrous results. These are volatile eclipses on the world scale and I believe each person can do their part by having conversations and raising awareness on the abuses of power and injustices that are happening in their country and the world at large within their own circle or platform if you have one. Even with people who have different beliefs, fruitful conversation can still happen if both are respectful. The opposite of love is indifference. On an individual level, take conscious efforts to balance your needs with those of others in your life. Be cautious that you are using your own mars energy in a balanced and fair way with what you say and do because the planetary climate is definitely a lot more aggressive, angry and selfish.
Venus conjunct the north node/ rahu on Feb 17th can bring what feels like karmic issues with past or present romantic relationships or even friendships, given that venus rules love and romance and relates to our social lives. The energy can be used fruitfully if conflict is brought up in a sensitive and diplomatic manner and discussed by both people with the aim of understanding the underlying emotions and root causes of the issue and planning accordingly. On the other hand, because the north node relates to where we are going in this life and growth potential, useful insights regarding your thinking patterns, blind spots and behaviour in romantic relationships or other close relationships may come into your awareness through your own reflections or conversations with others. Other interpretations include going to excess in venus ruled areas and having trouble being satisfied with what you have which is the nature of rahu. This can be beauty, wealth, possessions, luxury or big ticket items, arts, entertainment, music etc. When the nodes are conjunct with a planet, they can take on an obsessive or compulsive quality and it can be harder to find a sense of peace and contentment with the way things are.
We have 5 planets plus the north node in water signs on March 3rd. Emotions run high, boundaries are not clear and people can make decisions that they later realize were not well thought out. On the challenging side, the stellium in pisces may cause us to be stuck in a state of delusion, not seeing things clearly and making decisions based on untrue facts.
Let's look at the chart of Bad Bunny as an example of the eclipses as he seems to be front and centre on the world stage and he is certainly having his moment which I am so happy to see! The transits and eclipses are bringing him a level of fame and visibility which he has never had before despite already being very successful. I loved the performance of Bad Bunny tonight at the Superbowl and last Sunday at the Grammy awards where he won best album of the year for an album sung entirely in Spanish which he made history for. At the 2026 awards he won 3 Grammys.
The flavour of each eclipse can be seen from the chart from the exact time the eclipse happens. Both eclipses are very powerful because they align closely with the exact conjunction of saturn and neptune which becomes exact to the minute on Feb 20th. The saturn-neptune conjunction indicates a reset, where one finds a new energy and new motivation in the area(s) of life it falls in your chart, for example the house it falls in and/or any planets or angles it closely aspects. It is a highly auspicious time for goal setting, coming up with a vision and nurturing that vision on a consistent basis, behaving as if it were already true. There is enthusiasm to take action rather than passively waiting for opportunities. For instance, if 0 degrees aries falls in your 8th house you may benefit from taking a more active approach to investing or generating passive income by researching the stock market or rental properties. It usually will also affect the house opposite to it, so if it opposes the 2nd house you may question and think more deeply on your values and priorities in life as well as the way you earn your income. The degree 0 of aries is the purest energy of the sign of aries. Aries is a me-first sign, it naturally pushes ahead with its own interests and ruled by mars it is interested in fighting for what is important to oneself. Aries is a strong masculine energy. It has plenty of courage and can take risks but can also fail to adequately consider the needs and feelings of others in pursuit of one's goal and be considered selfish in doing so.
We will most definitely see increasingly disturbing levels of aggression and violence in the world as we move through this year because mars (ruler of aries) is so closely conjunct the ascendant of both eclipse charts. Mars is also conjunct the sun and moon by about 9 degrees on Feb 17th. On March 3rd, mars' conjunction with the north node/ rahu makes it more extreme and obsessive towards reaching its goals. Without any checks and balances to its power, it is forcing its way despite how many others are getting hurt. It is not the nature of mars to look for harmony and compromises. We also observe that in the Feb 17th chart, uranus is making an exact square to the sun/moon conjunction and also a wider square to the mars/ascendant conjunction which is certain to bring explosions that no one will see coming. Uranus brings things that are unprecedented, things that seem totally out of the blue and not even thought of prior. There is speculation that we may go into another world war and a growing sentiment that what is happening in the United States with the targeting of marginalized populations is reminiscent of what happened prior to the last world war. Hopefully that is not the case but with the growing level of tensions in many places in the world, if no one is successful at stopping those with the power to harm we will be shocked at how fast things will escalate beyond belief.
In both eclipse charts, the majority of planets are in the 1st house. Mars is very comfortable in the 1st house because that is its natural house and the first house relates to the sign of aries. In the March 3rd chart, we can see the north node, sun, mercury, venus, neptune and saturn in the 1st house with mars conjunct the ascendant by 4 degrees. In the Feb 17th chart we can see moon, sun, venus, north node, mercury, saturn and neptune in the 1st house with mars conjunct the ascendant by 2 degrees. When this happens with an eclipse chart, the energy becomes very selfish and self-centered and the only concern is if the individual needs are met. The energy is instinctively to win and dominate even though others will be losing and experiencing hardship, pain, trauma, loss and even death.
I've seen many charts of people who have had 5 or more planets in the 1st house and on the negative manifestation of planetary energy, there was a certain self-centered ruthlessness and obsession in their quest for power, domination and control within the sphere they lived and worked in. Belief in one's own convictions and taking actions toward them without accountability, critical thinking or questioning, or receptivity to feedback can be scary to watch. Of course, one can use this energy constructively and have an immense amount of confidence, conviction of one's talents, will power and self-determination to fulfill socially positive goals as well which I have also seen in many cases. The chart cannot tell you the level of one's soul evolution because each sign, planet and house has a higher and lower vibration and energy to it. It follows then that you cannot tell a sinner from a saint through looking at the chart alone.
When power is in the hands of people who misuse it for selfish gains we will experience disastrous results. These are volatile eclipses on the world scale and I believe each person can do their part by having conversations and raising awareness on the abuses of power and injustices that are happening in their country and the world at large within their own circle or platform if you have one. Even with people who have different beliefs, fruitful conversation can still happen if both are respectful. The opposite of love is indifference. On an individual level, take conscious efforts to balance your needs with those of others in your life. Be cautious that you are using your own mars energy in a balanced and fair way with what you say and do because the planetary climate is definitely a lot more aggressive, angry and selfish.
Venus conjunct the north node/ rahu on Feb 17th can bring what feels like karmic issues with past or present romantic relationships or even friendships, given that venus rules love and romance and relates to our social lives. The energy can be used fruitfully if conflict is brought up in a sensitive and diplomatic manner and discussed by both people with the aim of understanding the underlying emotions and root causes of the issue and planning accordingly. On the other hand, because the north node relates to where we are going in this life and growth potential, useful insights regarding your thinking patterns, blind spots and behaviour in romantic relationships or other close relationships may come into your awareness through your own reflections or conversations with others. Other interpretations include going to excess in venus ruled areas and having trouble being satisfied with what you have which is the nature of rahu. This can be beauty, wealth, possessions, luxury or big ticket items, arts, entertainment, music etc. When the nodes are conjunct with a planet, they can take on an obsessive or compulsive quality and it can be harder to find a sense of peace and contentment with the way things are.
We have 5 planets plus the north node in water signs on March 3rd. Emotions run high, boundaries are not clear and people can make decisions that they later realize were not well thought out. On the challenging side, the stellium in pisces may cause us to be stuck in a state of delusion, not seeing things clearly and making decisions based on untrue facts.
Let's look at the chart of Bad Bunny as an example of the eclipses as he seems to be front and centre on the world stage and he is certainly having his moment which I am so happy to see! The transits and eclipses are bringing him a level of fame and visibility which he has never had before despite already being very successful. I loved the performance of Bad Bunny tonight at the Superbowl and last Sunday at the Grammy awards where he won best album of the year for an album sung entirely in Spanish which he made history for. At the 2026 awards he won 3 Grammys.
He used the Grammy platform to make a political statement:
"Before I say thanks to God, I’m gonna say: ICE out! We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens, we are humans and we are Americans. “I know it’s tough not to hate on these days, and I was thinking, sometimes we get contaminados – I don’t know how to say that in English – the hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love,” so please, we need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love.”
At the Superbowl, he was proud to show off the Latin culture and it seemed just like his album, that it was a love letter to Puerto Rico. At a time where people who look like him are being targeted by ICE, he doesn't stay silent but uses his massive platform to bring attention to where people's human rights are being violated.
We don't have his time of birth or even an approximate time so I used 12pm. There is a stellium of 4 planets in pisces including moon, mars, saturn and sun. Venus is at 2 degrees aries, and the saturn-neptune conjunction is making a close conjunction to it. Transiting uranus makes an exact square to his nodes and the nodes being fated experiences and destiny, the uranus square in conjunction with the other transits and eclipses seems to show how suddenly his life changed forever as a result of the Superbowl exposure and the history making Grammy award. He has pluto conjunct the north node and I interpret that as uranus triggering a massive surge in power and mass platform (pluto) that is part of his larger destiny (nodes). Through his courage to stay true to his roots and advocate for the rights of his people on the public stage, he sets an example for others to speak up and hopefully bring a collective transformation of what is possible for the future. Pluto is healing and transformation on an individual and collective level. Transiting pluto at 3 degrees aquarius is also making a 1 degree semisextile to his mars-saturn conjunction at 2-4 degrees pisces at the same time those planets are being activated by the eclipses, very potent to bring out the energies of mars, saturn and pluto at the same time. Transiting jupiter is making a very close trine to his natal jupiter which if jupiter is well-placed (as his is) will bring a very lucky opportunity. The eclipse on Feb 17th is conjunct his mercury (speech making and communication through song). The eclipse on September 7th 2025 at 15 degrees pisces was conjunct his sun at 19 degrees pisces and having an eclipse to your sun, ascendant and ascendant ruler are most impactful in changing life direction. With these three factors, it seems to be massive global changes in the life spanning all areas. On Aug 28 2026 the eclipse at 4 degrees pisces and on Feb 20 2027 at 2 degrees virgo (which are already active) aspect by conjunction and opposition his moon, mars and saturn.
I am thankful to stars like Bad Bunny and others who use their mass platform to raise conscious awareness about the injustices and atrocities that are being committed by those in power. Especially with the violence/ aggression of the winter eclipses we need more people to act in the interests of protecting human rights around the world. I hope we as a collective raise our voices within our own circles and platforms and not underestimate the power of what we say to make a difference. You never know what insights a person can take from a conversation, article, website, video, book, podcast or any other communication platform and when people's minds are influenced they talk about it with others and that is how ideas spread. I hope we all navigate these eclipse energies with grace and compassion towards ourselves and others.