Aquarius Season 2026 Astrology: Eclipse Season, Inner Rebel, Realignment
TL;DR: What You Need to Know for Aquarius Season 2026
Aquarius Season 2026 – January 20, 2026 through February 18, 2026
Vibe of the Season: Feels like…the inner rebel wants to break free and refocus energy and resources.
🌕 Full Moon: 2/01/26 13° Leo
🌑 New Moon: 2/17/26 29° Aquarius solar eclipse
Mercury enters pre-shadow 2/11
Eclipse season begins 2/10
Crafted Tip: Eclipse season grounding practice Ask yourself: What remains true for me, even as things shift around me?
Notice
Welcome to Aquarius season!
The Sun has just moved from the structured and calculating sign of Capricorn to the rebellious and innovative sign of Aquarius. Maybe you can feel the shift from being safe inside the container you created last season to desperately wanting to get out of it?
This shift from inside the bounds of safety to outside-the-box ways of being is normal for this time of year. Just think why gyms are emptier now than they were just a couple weeks ago!
From Capricorn to Aquarius: A shift to break free
I often notice this shift in myself at this time of year where I tend to flout responsibility and shift my focus towards changing up the goals and systems I set up during Capricorn season.
This month, I am working toward adjusting my content creation system so that it is more sustainable and helps me improve the quality of my free time. My inner rebel wants to make more stuff!
You may be noticing the stirrings of an inner restlessness or boredom that needs attention too.
The Rebel and Transformation
Not only is the collective inner rebel waking up this season, but we will be experiencing deep transformations at the collective level each Aquarius season. This will be for the next 20ish years since Pluto moved in there.
These early days in Aquarius will be feeling transformative as Pluto experiences their annual cazimi with the Sun in Aquarius. Pluto, in the heart of the Sun, gets a boost of energy for the next year that will aid in your healing and transformation journey.
Take notice of the shadows that may be popping up in the collective and in your own personal universe. These bits are ready to be healed and transformed for the good of all.
What feels restrictive and boring to your inner rebel?
ALIGN: The Energetics Behind This Season
The combination of rebellion and transformation will make this Aquarius season feel extra as we experience more change and revelations through eclipse and Mercury retrograde seasons.
A chance to decide where to focus your energy
The first eclipse season of 2026 begins February 10th initiating the Aquarius solar eclipse occurring on February 17th, just before the Sun shifts into expansive Pisces.
Couple that with the pre-shadow retrograde period beginning February 11th and we are in for an eventful Aquarius/Pisces season this year.
If you are feeling that you are standing at a threshold of change, you’re not alone.
This Aquarius season isn’t an invitation to burn everything to the ground, but a chance to consciously decide where you focus your energy next.
Entering Eclipse season
This first eclipse of the year will be full of change and redirecting your energy. What is revealed will help you determine what energy/beliefs/habits/things go with you through this next phase.
Inherent in this quality of this time is fatigue of systems and structures that are broken and are no longer serving the collective. Consider this an invitation to lean into the urge to step away, whether that looks like saying no to a commitment that drains you, questioning a belief you’ve outgrown, or lessening your reliance on systems that no longer feel supportive.
Eclipse season dates:
Eclipse season begins 2/10/2026
New Moon Aquarius solar eclipse 2/17/26
Full Moon Virgo lunar eclipse 3/3/2026
Eclipse season ends 3/18/2026
Align with what resonates and leave the rest to dissolve
An important step I’m taking in realignment with my values is to begin separating myself from certain systems and businesses I no longer wish to support. I won’t be going fully off-grid or anything, just re-evaluating the value that certain services, products and businesses offer (or not) in my life and in the collective.
Mercury retrograde in Pisces offers the opportunity for gentler revisions, rooted in intuition and reflection rather than force or drama.
Instead of pushing for clarification, this is a season of softening into:
- Decisions or projects that will benefit from intuitive revision
- Conversations that ask for more emotional intelligence than efficiency
- Allowing extra time for travel, transitions and daily movement
Rethinking or revising while leveraging your intuition and emotional intelligence is the best way to work with this Mercury retrograde instead of against it.
Mercury Retrograde Pisces 2026 Dates
Pre- Shadow begins 2/11 3:12p — 8° Pis
Mercury Retrograde 2/25 11:48p — 22° Pis
Mercury Direct 3/20 1:33p — 8° Pis
Post-Shadow ends 4/9 5:42a — 22° Pis
Which things deserve my energy now and which ones am I ready to shift away from?
Craft
Your Crafted focus for Aquarius Season:
A season with such potential for change can stir up a lot of anxiety for someone with strong fixed energy. I know it does for me.
When things feel uncertain, I return to one simple question:
Even with what’s changing around me, what is still true for me?
This gentle shift in perspective helps me come back to myself and the certainty I continually experience in other areas of my life.
This isn’t about forcing yourself to be positive or surrender to change. It’s about noticing where stability still exists in your world:
- A core value you hold
- A practice or relationship that continues to support you
- Something you’re looking forward to doing/creating
Once you’ve named what’s still true for you, you may feel complete.
If you’d like a more practical way to explore continuity through change, oracle cards can help illuminate the energy that is already present. This simple 3-card spread builds on the question above and opens up your intuition and builds self-trust.
3-Card “Continuity Through Change” Pull
- What is still true for me?
- What is currently shifting or releasing?
- What supports me as I move through this change?
11-Card Eclipse Pull
If you’d enjoy a more expansive ritual for eclipse season, I use the following spread every six months as a way to understand and integrate what’s ending, what’s beginning and how I want to enter the next cycle with intention.
This spread is inspired by traditional Celtic Cross structures and adapted for eclipse season reflection.
You don’t need to do all of these practices.
Engage with what will feel most supportive for you right now.
What remains true for me, even as things shift around me?
However you choose to work with the energy of this season, let what you notice inform your next steps, and allow the changes you experience to strengthen your resilience.
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Aquarius Season Lunations
(Full Catalog + Interpretations)
The full moon occurs before the new moon again this season. This means that we get to see the manifestations and meaning before we’ve even planted the seeds. (All times mountain)
🌓 First Quarter Moon in Taurus
Resonance Over Familiarity | 1/25/26 9:47p 6° Taurus
Your inner rebel gets a boost of inspiration from Venus to choose resonance over familiarity with this month’s first quarter moon.
This will feel a little rebellious and maybe a tinge disruptive in your Taurus house as you are faced with a choice between what you’ve always done/valued and what now resonates and fulfills.
Notice which recent moments of contrast are inspiring a clarification of your values.
🌕 Full Moon in Leo
Heart-Centered Leadership and Creative Play | 2/01/26 3:08p 13° Leo
This full moon invites you to express yourself through heart-centered leadership and creative play.
Focus on expression of self and the collective this week. Tap into courage and play to deepen your unconditional love as you work through any discomfort you may be experiencing with your Full Moon manifestations.
Notice how this monthly luminary opposition is inspiring you to challenge your own status quo.
🌗 Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Releasing What Is No Longer Serving | 2/09/26 5:42a 21° Scorpio
Mars and Uranus are key players in this week’s lunation. Uranus helping you see where you have become more resilient and Mars helping you cut away the things you no longer need to survive.
You are invited to release what is no longer serving you in the fixed houses of your chart.
Notice how Uranus has helped you disrupt the fixedness and help you be more resilient and flexible since their entrance into your Taurus house in 2018.
🌑 New Moon in Aquarius
Doneness With Broken Systems | 2/17/26 5:00a 29° Aquarius solar eclipse
A solar eclipse at the anaretic degree reveals to us the collective fatigue and overall doneness with broken systems and ways of being that were constructed for survival rather than for thriving.
This eclipse will show you where you are now ready to innovate how you be, do and thrive in this world.
You might feel called to revolt against some of these systems with heart-centered leadership.
