AQUARIUS NEW MOON / ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE -17 Feb 2026
This marks a long awaited moment, as not only is this New Moon also a Solar Eclipse, but it also marks the end of the Year of the Wood Snake and the beginning of the Year of the Fire Horse, which is markedly different energy! Added to which, we have the Saturn/Neptune conjunction culminating, as it will be exact three days after the New Moon. There is a lot going on! A Solar Eclipse is a super charged New Moon, calling for us to release whatever no longer serves as we enter a new phase, closing one chapter and beginning a new one. It is important to be mindful of the thoughts and conversations that naturally occur during this time, as they will give us clues as to what we are bringing in and what we need to release. It might also be worth looking back to the time of the New Moon on 17 February 2007, and contemplating what was happening then, as there could be some connection between then and now. This is the next phase of growth.
Aquarius is the part of us that seeks to connect with like-minded souls and likes to feel that we are part of a tribe or community, part of something bigger than us. Collectively, we are at an important turning point, and with Pluto currently also in Aquarius we could feel the call to connect and join up with the people that feel aligned with who we truly are, at our core, and where we are going. Aquarius is the eccentric, the disruptor, the revolutionary, the humanitarian and the socially conscious part of us that has visions of a better future based on equality, freedom, brotherhood/sisterhood and progressive ideals. Aquarius is the part of us that questions authority, the power structures and any rules that are unfair, unjust or simply don’t make any sense! As such, this New Moon/Eclipse is a good time to put our ducks in a row and plant the seeds of change. It is time.
This Aquarius New Moon calls for us to let go of the layers of conditioning, shedding the parts of us that have no place in the new world that we are moving into. Who are we, at our core – the authentic truth of who we are, the unique spark that existed before all the layers of life experience and societal/parental conditioning got piled on top of it? It is time to reconnect and remember our true essence. Aquarius calls for utter authenticity, regardless of what other people might think of us. What parts of us have we abandoned in order to fit in, to find love and to be accepted? Is it possible to be fully ourselves, even if it makes others feel uncomfortable because it is not the version of us that they have got used to? And who are the people who allow us to be our true authentic self and, not only that, actively celebrate and encourage it? These are the people we need to be around.
Interestingly, Uranus, the ruler of Aquarius, is also squaring the Sun and Moon, which definitely adds extra potency to a Moon that certainly has the potential to spark radical change! Uranus is known as the Great Awakener, the Harbinger of Change, as it is very good at blasting away the cobweb, breathing fresh air and moving us out of any stasis or stagnation. This Moon can certainly help us to step back and see things from a different perspective, detaching from any unhealthy attachments or patterns and gaining greater clarity about what needs to change. Uranus can bring flashes of insight, moments of profound clarity and epiphanies whereby we realise the truth of the matter and see something that cannot be “unseen” once we have seen it.
This is the kind of Moon that could bring shocks, surprises and wake up calls that come from left field and jolt us back into a greater sense of conscious awareness, aligning us with our true path, if we have strayed from it. Uranus demands freedom and seeks to reconnect us with our authentic truth. This Moon certainly does seem to be calling for us to be utterly true to ourselves, dropping the façade, the people pleasing, the false self, the one who plays by the unspoken “rules” and conditions in order to feel accepted and loved. There is something very liberating about this Moon, as we are called to free ourselves of anything that prevents us from living our truth and that might be holding us back from moving forward into this as yet unknown reality that awaits us.
The long awaited Saturn/Neptune conjunction peaks three days after this New Moon, on 20 February. These two powerful planets join forces at 0° Aries, the very first degree of the entire zodiac, which feels so very significant! It feels like something new is being born, unlike anything we have seen before, and there is no precedent, no script, no rule book for what lies ahead of us. It is very exciting, and Aries can give us the energy, courage, drive and motivation to turn our dreams, longings and yearnings (Neptune) into tangible form (Saturn). This combination does not allow for illusions, and we could be called to lay down any dreams, ideals or fantasies that have no real validity or basis in reality.
However, Saturn can help bring discipline, focus, commitment and staying power, while Neptune brings inspiration and the capacity to act on our guidance and inner knowing, instead of simply passively dreaming about it! What is waiting to be born right now, and how can we make it happen? These two planets can be a powerful combination when they work together, because Neptune brings the spiritual guidance and inspiration, and Saturn brings the commitment to follow through on the initial spark of inspiration, while Aries helps us to have courage, try new things and take action.
Neptune can also dissolve Saturnian structures, which happened when Saturn and Neptune were conjunct in Capricorn in 1989/1990, the time of the end of the Soviet Union. It will be interesting to see what dissolves now, as we have many outworn, outdated, corrupt and antiquated power structures that are simply no longer serving us. We are ready for something new, but unclear as to what form it will take. The fact that this conjunction is occurring at the first degree of Aries feels so significant, as it is raw, unfiltered, primal energy and life force, representing the initial spark that lights the fire, the ignition that starts the engine, raw, primal energy and it calls us to act rather than passively waiting for things to change. We are at a point of no return.
Those of us with personal planets and angles around 0° of a sign will feel the energy of this powerful conjunction most acutely, especially the cardinal signs Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. It certainly does feel like we are on the verge of something new and unlike anything we have ever seen, and what might need to fall away in order for it to take its place? The Sabian symbol for 0° Aries is “A woman just risen from the sea. A seal is embracing her”. Rudyar describes it as “Emergence of new forms and of the potentiality of consciousness”. It brings a sense of a new beginning, a clean slate, emerging from the womb and birthing something new and as yet unknown and unrealised. And how amazing that it is part of this powerful New Moon/Eclipse/Chinese New Year, which also symbolises a new chapter?!
There is another conjunction that feels very important and is exact on the day of the New Moon. Venus is sitting right next to the North Node in Pisces, bringing the potential for fated encounters, destined relationships that help bring soul growth and a sense of being guided by our hearts. Love will show us the way and will lead us to where we need to be, as long as we are able to soften, let go, surrender and flow with the natural current. The Pisces North Node reminds us to let go of striving or forcing, but to simply allow. What relationships feel spiritually aligned with where we are going and who we really are? Where, and towards whom do we seem to be naturally guided right now, with no effort on our part? Where is the flow of the river taking us?
The Sabian symbol for this New Moon, at 29° Aquarius, is such an appropriate and beautiful one: “A butterfly emerging from a chrysalis”, which Dane Rudyar describes as ”The capacity to utterly transform the character of one’s consciousness by radically altering the structural patterns of everyday living and the types of relationships one enters upon. Here what is emphasised is the process of metamorphosis itself. This symbol stresses that nothing short of a complete renewal of all the implications of being alive as a human individual will do. A radical change is needed. This change is individual and mental, and it should be seen against the background of humanity as a whole. What is revealed is the potential ability of every human being to participate in a higher realm of evolution AFTER his or her emergence from a critical state of transition. The keyword is METAMORPHOSIS. In spiritual terms, this implies “initiation,” i.e. entering a higher realm of conscious existence and there joining a sacred Company.”
It is quite an amazing symbol, that not only speaks to the potential for radical change that the Aquarius New Moon and Uranus bring, but also feels resonant of the new beginnings and new birth potential of the Saturn/Neptune conjunction in the first degree of the zodiac. This is a moment that is utterly unique and will never come again, and if it does it will not be for thousands of years. We have been preparing for this, and are ready to emerge for the “critical state of transition”. It is time to break free from the limitations represented by the chrysalis and reveal the full radiance of all that we are!
It is so interesting that the movement of Saturn and Neptune into fiery Aries coincides with the Year of the Fire Horse, as this could be a very fast-paced year with an unstoppable momentum that calls for us to be very brave and break free from limitations, moving towards whatever makes us feel most alive and free. The Fire Horse doesn’t hesitate, it doesn’t fear change and is fiercely authentic. It calls for us to act on our impulses, take risks and act decisively. The Fire burns away anything that holds back necessary change. This year could certainly take us for a ride (pardon the pun), and is surely starting off with a bang! We have done the shedding, with a Number 9 Year, the Year of the Snake and the end of Saturn and Neptune in Pisces. We have been called, in recent times, to clear the way, to close a karmic cycle, grieve, release, let go, surrender and forgive ourselves and others. Now it is time for the next chapter. So it shall be.
Much Love
Amy
xoxo
Painting: Golden Horse by Jennifer Hawkyard
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