TL;DR: What You Need to Know for Leo Season 2026
Leo Season 2026 – July 22, 2026 through August 22, 2026
Vibe of the Season: Feels like an invitation for more fun and creativity in your life
🌕 Full Moon: 7/29/26 8:13a 6° Aquarius
🌑 New Moon: 8/12/26 11:13a 20° Leo Solar Eclipse
Mercury stations direct 7/23, exits shadow 8/06
Crafted Tip: Retroflect on past Aquarius/Leo eclipse seasons, dates below!
Notice: The Eclipse Portal Opens
Welcome to Leo season!
This season promises to be a magical one!
The Two Axes of Transformation
We are nearing the opening of the Eclipse portal around August 3rd and eclipses affecting two different axes of transformation—the axis of expression and the axis of healing.
Eclipse seasons tend to bring major beginnings and major endings in whichever houses or areas of your life the lunations happen in. The first is Pisces and the second is Leo.
The Pisces/Virgo Eclipse Axis Since March 2025
You’ve already been feeling the effects of the Pisces/Virgo eclipses since March of 2025. Plot twists and doors being slammed or thrust open with no going back wherever Pisces and Virgo topics hit your life.
The next axis, where Aquarius and Leo rule how you express yourself and interact with society as a whole are being triggered by the New Moon in Leo at the end of this season.
Jupiter Cazimi in Leo, July 29
We will also enjoy the Jupiter cazimi on July 29th at 6º Leo! This is a lucky day where Jupiter amplifies belief and luck as they relate to your identity and self expression.
What a magical meetup! The Sun will be ruling this meetup and adding a new burst of energy in how you shine your light and courageously lead. And Jupiter will be amplifying this energy and expanding your belief in yourself.
This particular cazimi in Leo happens about every 12 years, as Jupiter spends about 1 year in each sign. Enjoy this lucky day! The last one in Leo happened July 23rd, 2014. Was it a lucky day for you?
Something to muse: What life path changes have been brought about in the past 18 months?
ALIGN: Leo’s Warm, Courageous Energy
Playfulness as a Way Through Difficulty
Though some eclipse seasons can feel intense and difficult, this Eclipse season where the Sun is ruling the skies, will lend a bit of a different flavor than say a fiery Aries eclipse season. The Sun in their Leo costume is inspiring us to get creative, to play and to feel confident in expressing ourselves.
Aligning to this quality of time looks like being playful whenever things get too difficult to carry. Or summoning courage from your heart center when you need a bit more confidence or audacity to move forward.
The Eternal Child Archetype
Leo energy is warm and brilliant like the Sun. This energy is the warm, cozy fire that people gravitate towards. You know Leos, they’re the life of the party and everyone gravitates towards them to be inspired and have fun.
You’re invited to leverage the eternal child archetype over the course of this season through play, creativity and shining your brilliant light—no matter what plot twists life throws your way.
Let your inner clown shine (National Clown week begins August 1st) and look for ways to not take yourself and the changes so seriously.
Something to muse: Who are my favorite Leos? How do they shine and play?
Craft: Retroflecting on Eclipse Cycles
Craft your alignment to the season by retroflecting on Aquarius/Leo eclipse cycles in your life!
As part of my personal Moon Play, I like to retroflect on past cycles to attempt to predict what will show up during the upcoming period. Below are the dates of the past cycles of Aquarius/Leo that will either activate past changes or create new shifts that are related to help you retroflect too!
2026 eclipse season dates:
Eclipse portal opens August 4
New Moon Solar Eclipse 20º Leo 8/12/26
Full Moon Lunar Eclipse 5º Pisces 8/27/26
Eclipse portal closes 9/9/26
Previous Aquarius/Leo Eclipse Dates
Nodes in Aquarius/Leo: 2008-2009 Cycle
- 2/7/2008 Annular Solar Eclipse 17º Aquarius 44′
- 2/21/2008 Total Lunar Eclipse 1º Virgo 53′
- 8/1/2008 Total Solar Eclipse 9º Leo 32′
- 8/16/2008 Partial Lunar Eclipse 24º Aquarius 21′
- 1/26/2009 Annular Solar Eclipse 6º Aquarius 30′
- 2/9/2009 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 21º Leo 0′
- 7/7/2009 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 15º Capricorn 24′
- 7/22/2009 Total Solar Eclipse 29º Cancer 27′
- 8/6/2009 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 13º Aquarius 43′
Nodes in Leo/Aquarius: 2017-2018 Cycle
- 8/7/2017 Partial Lunar Eclipse 15º Aquarius 25′
- 8/21/2017 Total Solar Eclipse 28º Leo 53′
- 1/31/2018 Total Lunar Eclipse 11º Leo 37′
- 2/15/2018 Partial Solar Eclipse 27º Aquarius 8′
- 7/13/2018 Partial Solar Eclipse 20º Cancer 41′
- 7/27/2018 Total Lunar Eclipse 4º Aquarius 45′
- 8/11/2018 Partial Solar Eclipse 18º Leo 42’
Something to muse: How have the eclipses in Pisces/Virgo brought about change in my life? What plot twists can I expect over the next 18 months in my Aquarius/Leo houses based on past eclipse cycles?
However you chose to work with the energy of this season, the invitation is always to Notice what’s swirling, Align with the flow and Craft your way through the season.
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Leo Season Lunations
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)
🌕 Full Moon in Aquarius
Express yourself! | 7/29/26 8:13a 6° Aquarius
The drama of it all! Full moon manifestations will be amplified as well as the impulses to be highly expressive. Take care that you don’t overindulge in avoidant behaviors. Practice extreme self care this week as there is big energy shifting in your highest good. Trust that all things are being taken care of now.
🌗 Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
Stop being so stubborn and let go | 8/05/26 8:13p 13° Taurus
Leverage the tenacity of Taurus as you move through this final week of the cycle to create a sustainable habit, mode of being or producing in this world. A recent loss will come up to remind you to release your energetic hold on it as the Moon makes her annual last quarter phase in Taurus. You are supported to act more creatively to allow the full release and dissolution by Jupiter and Neptune’s helpful conversation. Think and act practically and creatively this week to get the most out of this cosmic energy.
🌑 New Moon Solar eclipse in Leo
Focus on heart-centered courage | 8/12/26 11:13a 20° Leo
You’re invited to release performative ways of being as new seeds of courage and leadership are being planted in your Leo house. This solar eclipse will bring external events and plot twists that are working to adjust your life path in the ways you express and lead. Take care not to pick up other people’s shit (or energy) as you are invited to lean into your courageous heart center and shine.
🌓 First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Laser-focused transformation | 8/19/26 9:13p 27° Scorpio
The Moon is inviting you to go deep and focus on your transformation this week. Mars energy will inspire you to laser-focus on a specific subject and you will be supported in whichever course-correction is needed. Venus and Saturn helped you initiate a new process or structure back in March and the fruits of your energetic input will be revealed this week. This lunation is bringing transformation and empowerment with good vibes for your next steps.
Your solar year has its own quality of time.
Your personal new year begins the moment the Sun returns to the degree it occupied when you were born. If your birthday falls in Virgo season, that moment is almost here.
A spot for Virgo season is open. One session, built entirely around your chart and the year ahead. Moon Play members received the booking link first. Details and booking are here.
