Eclipses are the most dramatic moments in the lunar cycle, and astrologers watch them closely. This calculator lists the next solar and lunar eclipses from any date you choose, giving each eclipse's type, its exact time and the zodiac sign it falls in.
Solar and Lunar Eclipses
A solar eclipse is a New Moon that falls close to the lunar nodes, when the Moon blocks the Sun. A lunar eclipse is a Full Moon near the nodes, when the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon. Both come in families that repeat across the same axis of signs for around eighteen months at a time.
Eclipse Types
Solar eclipses can be total, annular (a ring of Sun around the Moon), partial, or hybrid. Lunar eclipses can be total, partial or penumbral. The calculator labels each one so you can tell a headline total eclipse from a subtler penumbral one at a glance.
How Astrologers Read Eclipses
Eclipses are traditionally linked to beginnings and endings. They tend to accelerate events in the area of life ruled by the sign and house they touch in your own chart. An eclipse close to one of your natal planets is usually felt more personally than a distant one.
What You Need
Enter a starting date and how many of each kind you want to see. No birth details are needed for the list itself; compare the eclipse signs to your own chart to see where they land for you.
Common Questions
How is a solar eclipse different from a lunar eclipse?
A solar eclipse is a New Moon near the nodes where the Moon hides the Sun; a lunar eclipse is a Full Moon near the nodes where Earth's shadow darkens the Moon.
What do the eclipse types mean?
Solar eclipses may be total, annular, partial or hybrid; lunar eclipses may be total, partial or penumbral, depending on how completely the bodies line up.
How do eclipses affect my chart?
Eclipses are read as charged New and Full Moons that speed up beginnings and endings in the sign and house they touch, especially when close to one of your natal planets.
Positions are computed with the Swiss Ephemeris. Astrological interpretations are traditional and are offered for reflection and entertainment, not as guaranteed predictions.
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