Dark Moon in Leo August 12, 2026

This lunation is a total Solar Eclipse. This is a great time of change and really allowing the new seeds you planted to grow from the safe dark places they have been stored and pulled towards the light to shine.  

Retrogrades 

• Juno – Asks what are we committed to
• Pluto – questions your truths
• Neptune – are you seeing the truth 
• Saturn – have you made the right choices to lead to long term success
• Eris – are you looking past the superficial 
• Chiron – are you healing your generational traumas 

Conjunctions

• Pluto ☌ Juno – showing the truths in your commitments 
• Palas ☌ Eris ☌ Vesta ☌ Chiron – strong influences to look deeper into the matter, what is driving you? Is it superficial? Are you taking the steps to heal?
• Sedna ☌ Uranus – eruptive change 
• Mars ☌ Ceres (exact at 0 degree of cancer)  merges the fiery, driven energy with the nurturing, protective instincts 
• Mercury ☌ Jupiter – Expanding the mind
• Sun ☌ Moon ☌ South Node – (in Leo) building our self-confidence by discovering our paths as distinct individuals and letting go of the past that no longer serves us

Major transition 

• There are many interwoven transitions this Dark Moon, creating an astrological bowl. This brings an overwhelming sense of change coupled with the solar eclipse is a forceful reminder that now is the time to change and the universe is moving forward!
  • The outside is made up of Pluto ☌ sextile Neptune sextile Uranus ☌ sextile jupiter ☌ sextile Venus: this creates a supportive place to truly see the world around you for what it is, It may be destructive but it is the universe telling you now is the time to step forward.  
  • Inside this we have a grand trine with Pluto ☌ Trine to Uranus ☌ Trine to Venus.  This reminds us that there is love and support even when we are going through hard transitions. These are times we need to step forward and into the new path with confidence that this is the path to deeper satisfactions. 
  • Venus is opposite Neptune both Square to Mars ☌ – reminding us that we need balance between what we think we want the reality. We are reminded that our fiery motivations should be directed with nurturing love and to look past our delusions into the true insight we are receiving. 
  • Neptune trine Mercury – Blending our rational thought with our intuitive vision 

• Saturn trine jupiter and sun ☌ moon: blending together our discipline and structure with our growth shining through as our true selves 

The Universe is calling for you to see the truth and step forward on your path to growth and transformations!