EYE ON THE SKY: PARTIAL LUNAR ECLIPSE, AUGUST 27-28 There is a partial lunar eclipse on Thursday night, August 27, running into the small hours of Friday morning on the…

When Mercury enters Virgo, the mind comes home to its workshop. Thoughts become sharper, more organised, and intensely attentive to detail. This is a transit of analysis, precision, research, and…

Mercury is walking through the Sun's fire right now, combust from August 13 through September 13. Two dates are worth circling: the gandanta crossing on August 22, and the cazimi…

The Sun is newly home in Leo, and its first appointment there is a humbling one. On Saturday, August 22, the Sun meets Ketu exactly in Magha, the nakshatra of…

THE SUN and LEO: August 17-Sept. 16th: The Complexity of Leadership, Ego and Independence. The Sun is the heart of the Kala Purusha, and everyone derives power and vitality and…

MARS IN ARDRA AND JUPITER IN ASHLESHA ARDRA: THE STORMS OF THE SOUL Mars transits into Ardra on August 12 and stays until September 2. Western astronomers connect Ardra with…

By Barry Rosen Every eclipse asks something of us. This one, landing deep in Ashlesha, asks us to look at what we have been coiling around and gripping too tightly.…

The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse August 2026 falls at 4º Pisces Decan 1. Aspect: Opposite Mercury  & square Uranus. Double Yod. Fixed Star: Fomalhaut in Pisces Austrinus the Southern Fish.…