Virgo Full Moon: Lunar Eclipse March 3, 3:37am PST

 

Virgo Lunar Eclipse
Full Moon
March 3, 2026
3:37 am PST
12 Virgo 53

It is the start of a new year and the start of a new eclipse cycle, so we might all benefit from a quick eclipse refresher.

As discussed, the recent solar eclipse began the Aquarius/Leo series. Each eclipse series lasts about 18 to 24 months across opposing signs. The trick with eclipses is that when a new series begins, an old series is still being worked. In 2026, we are still processing the Pisces/Virgo eclipses even as Aquarius/Leo ramps up.

For ease of explanation, I color coded the eclipses between 2023 and 2027.

Orange — Taurus/Scorpio
Purple — Aries/Libra
Blue — Pisces/Virgo
Red — Aquarius/Leo
Green — Capricorn/Cancer

Apr 19, 2023 — Solar Eclipse 29 Aries
May 5, 2023 — Lunar Eclipse 5 Scorpio
Oct 14, 2023 — Solar Eclipse 21 Libra
Oct 28, 2023 — Lunar Eclipse 5 Taurus

Mar 24, 2024 — Lunar Eclipse 5 Libra
Apr 8, 2024 — Solar Eclipse 19 Aries
Sep 17, 2024 — Lunar Eclipse 26 Pisces
Oct 2, 2024 — Solar Eclipse 10 Libra

Mar 13, 2025 — Lunar Eclipse 24 Virgo
Mar 2025 — Solar Eclipse 9 Aries
Sep 7, 2025 — Lunar Eclipse 15 Pisces
Sep 21, 2025 — Solar Eclipse 29 Virgo

Feb 17, 2026 — Solar Eclipse 28 Aquarius
Mar 3, 2026 — Lunar Eclipse 13 Virgo
Aug 12, 2026 — Solar Eclipse 20 Leo
Aug 28, 2026 — Lunar Eclipse 5 Pisces

Feb 6, 2027 — Solar Eclipse 18 Aquarius
Feb 20, 2027 — Lunar Eclipse 2 Virgo
Jul 18, 2027 — Lunar Eclipse 26 Capricorn
Aug 2, 2027 — Solar Eclipse 10 Leo
Aug 17, 2027 — Lunar Eclipse 24 Aquarius

Do you see how the colors ping pong?

Are there years that felt more troublesome than others? Hand raises for 2024. Blech.

In any given year we are working two teams of signs with their lessons and themes. Some years a third set rolls in. That will happen in 2027 when Pisces/Virgo taps out and Capricorn/Cancer taps in.

This Virgo full moon eclipse which is a blood moon meaning it will look the color of rust if you happen to catch it in the sky.  This eclipse is part of the series that started September of 2024.   The Moon in Virgo wants to figure everything out. Dot every I. Cross every T. Check off the list. In an eclipse, the Sun and North Node in Pisces drag us toward something more mystical, dreamy, and less contained. Things melt. The first casualty is often our list, our plans, and our schedule.

Pisces/Virgo eclipses can feel like a mini-Mercury retrograde where things go sideways and emotions dip into sadness, heaviness, or ennui. Pisces can amplify loneliness. Virgo can amplify self-critique.

With mutable signs, the solution is not collapse. It is pivot.

This eclipse may show where your daily routines are no longer aligned with who you are now. Or where your habits are not supporting your larger goals. Virgo is talented at organization and duty but often loses sight of the bigger picture.

Virgo’s ruling planet is Mercury, and Mercury is retrograde. Yes, something important could go wrong. But consider setbacks as information. A fact-finding mission. For example, if loneliness surfaces, ask what’s underneath it. Virgo asks practical questions.

Is that exercise right for your body now?
Have you checked in with your doctor about meds or supplements?
What is happening with your diet?
Did you move but still drive to your old dry cleaner?
Are you saying yes to people or plans that no longer match who you are?
Is something in your daily rhythm out of sync?
Have you reviewed your goals lately?

There is some support in this eclipse. The Moon sextiles Jupiter and the Sun trines Jupiter, suggesting flow and perspective. Jupiter can help reframe a hurdle into a larger purpose.

Lastly, consider this.

If you could return to September 17, 2024, March 13, 2025, September 7, 2025, or September 21, 2025, what would you adjust? What would the present you tell the past you about details and faith? What small daily change would you make?

The good news is that you can make those changes now. By the time we reach the final Virgo lunar eclipse next winter, you could be in a very different place.

Astrology Landscape: Feb 24 - March 2

 

First Quarter Moon 

February 24, 2026

4:27am 

 

 

 

First quarter: We do more actions based on the information that we just received.  Or we feel our instincts guide us on something.  We pursue again. What hurdles have popped up involving the seeds you planted on new moon?    We make another call, or we see someone. We mail something.  We stir the pot again.  This can be a time when we realize that the goals, we planted on new need more action from us, perhaps actions that involve breaking away.   Are there people who say they have our best interest in heart but fear us growing away from them?  Maybe we need to get help from others not the usual suspects.  Some independence may need to be exerted.   

 

 

Focus on:   What actions are you taking that benefit by clear communication?   How are you walking your talk?   How are your actions with groups of like-minded changing as you get fresh facts?   What updates need to be incorporated into actions? 

 

Planetary Notes:

 

 

2/25:  Mercury retrograde (22 Pisces 33) (See separate post) 

2/27:  Sun conjunction North Node (8 PI) Oceans and seas can be in the news. Humanitarian causes are noted.   Kindness excels.   

2/27: Mars square Uranus (27 TA) (See Separate post)

 

 

  

 

Gibbous Moon

February 27, 2026

2:34PM PST  

 

 

Gibbous:

We refine our information.  We pick and choose, we discriminate, and we organize to be ‘Virgo’ like.  We sort through details.  Have we missed something?  How are we sifting through the information?  Go back and make sure something hasn’t been neglected.  Refine our actions.   How are we perfecting our goals? 

 

Focus on:

How are you refining your emotions?  How do your emotions connect to your groups and friends?   How does all this need refining?  How do you sort through your feelings as you process friends and groups? 

 

Planetary Notes:  

 

2/27: Venus conjunction Mercury (22 PI) Conversation and thinking about the power of love.  Seek and find that what is mentally soothing.   

3/2: Mars enters Pisces  

 

Mercury Retrograde: Feb 25 - March 20

 

Image: Roman Oleh Astrology

Mercury Retrograde

Feb 25, 2026
10:48pm PST
(22 Pisces 33)

2/11: Mercury shadow begins
2/25: Mercury stations Retrograde (22 Pisces 33)
3/20: Mercury stations Direct (8 Pisces 29)
4/9: Mercury shadow ends

All Mercury retrogrades in 2026 take place in emotional water signs. Mercury rules communication and thinking. It can be expressive but not emotional, even when discussing things that are sad, mad, or happy. Those emotions are filtered through the brain.

The last wall to wall Mercury retrograde in Pisces was March of 2019 between 16 and 29 degrees. If you remember what was happening in your life then, you may see similar themes surface during this cycle.

Mercury in Pisces brings fogginess, dreaminess, creativity, metaphysics, humanitarian concerns, art, and compassion. During a retrograde, those themes can take on a tone of martyrdom or struggle. Fears can rise and a sense of “wtf” or “why bother?” can surface. Periods of heaviness can permeate this transit.

There may be a mitigating factor. Pisces is ruled by Neptune, who has Saturn on its butt. Saturn is a disciplined worker and may be influencing Neptune as both deal with Aries. Saturn rules time and timing, and he may be telling Neptune, “Hey dude, there is no time for complaining during this Mercury retrograde. Ain’t no time for pity parties.”

During any Mercury retrograde we should double check everything before we hit SEND. Given this is Pisces. Given Neptune is getting jacked by Saturn. Given this is happening in an Aquarius lunar month that began with a solar eclipse. Double check anything sent or signed. Check any meme, news, or photo for accuracy before sharing. The AI factor is in play. False players who want to create chaos could be loud this retrograde. Use this time to fine tune intuition. If you uncover a lie or artificial video or image, take a victory lap for trusting your gut. In Aquarius, friends let friends know when they are being duped.

The gift of this retrograde is that the best way to navigate it is to slow down. The whole-body benefits when we slow down. Think about your ancestors a hundred years ago. Their lives were slower than our 24-hour days. It was not easier, but the stimulation they received in one day was far less than what we experience in 2026. We benefit when we unplug and take our time. Saturn, the timekeeper in Aries, pushes us to be measured even in fast moving situations. Slow the brain. Be conscious of what you are doing. This practice will benefit us long after the retrograde ends.

Mars & Uranus Final Square: Feb 27, 2026

 Mars

July 15, 2024    Mars conjunction Uranus  (26 TAU)

June 15, 2025   Mars square Uranus  (28 TAU)

Nov 4, 2025       Mars oppose Uranus (0 GEM

Feb 27, 2026     Mars square Uranus (27 TAU)

July 4, 2026      Mars conjunction Uranus ( 3 GEM)

 

 

On February 27, we have the final square of Mars to Uranus in a series that started July 15, 2024.  Mars the warrior and Uranus the rebel is an explosive combination.  Within days of the Mars/Uranus conjunction a shooter opened fire at a Trump campaign in Butler PA.  The ICE raids began in the run up of the first Mars/Uranus square in June 2025 followed by mass protests.   In November 2025 Uranus was in Gemini and Mars in Sag.  Uranus is known for tossing the table, this date connected to off-year election and a Blue Wave in VA and NJ and including a historic race in NYC with the election of first Muslim mayor.  The Sagittarius Gemini factor was at play with the endless news cycles covering this race and the religious factor plus it was one of the highest turn out in decades.   This July, at 3 Gemini will be a fresh conjunction starting the new Mars/Uranus series.     

 

In the meantime, we have this final square with Uranus in Taurus.   Based on the previous hits, this aspect will probably not be quiet.  It could be loud.  It could be reckless.  It packs a lot of brute force.  Take note of news reports filled with stories of aggression and bully tactics.   It’s a thing.  

Over the weekend the brute force by the Mexican government and the cartels in Puerto Vallarta certainly spoke to this aspect.  Watch the news for more tension.    The influence lasts about a week. 

 

The Astrology and The Alien Factor

 

Over the past few years, astrologers writing about the mid 2020s have mentioned what some call the alien factor.

I poke around in UFO or UAP discussions but I would not be confused with being an expert.  Gawd no. But in an astrology meeting I attended, even I brought it up. I said, I do not know a lot about alien material, but with Pluto in Aquarius and Uranus in Gemini, and their relationship to Saturn and Neptune, everything is on the table. Everything. Including UFOs.

Pluto in Aquarius speaks to collective systems, technology, hidden power, and structural change. Uranus in Gemini speaks to information, media, communication, and revelation. Saturn and Neptune together blur lines between structure and myth, reality and projection. When these planets interact, the culture shifts. What was once fringe moves into public discourse.

So….As we approached the Aquarius New Moon & Equipse, President Obama stated that aliens are real. He did not reject the question. He engaged it.

One week later, Donald Trump was also discussing UFOs and aliens in public.

Whatever one’s political view, the timing stands out. What does it mean when two presidents speak about extraterrestrials within days of each other?

In Trump’s case, some may see it as a strategy to redirect attention from other controversies. In Obama’s case, there are longstanding connections to the topic. His former chief of staff John Podesta has spoken about UFO disclosure for years. Obama’s production company is developing a film about Betty and Barney Hill, whose account in the early 1960s became one of the most well-known abduction stories in American culture.

Within UFO circles there has been talk that Trump wants to be remembered as the ‘disclosure president.’ If that is true, Obama stepping into the conversation in a talk show setting where he could have dismissed the topic adds another layer.

Is this coincidence. Is it competition. Is it cultural timing. Is it disclosure in stages.

The answer is not clear.

What is clear is that Pluto in Aquarius exposes systems. Uranus in Gemini disrupts information channels. Saturn and Neptune force confrontation with belief and illusion. Under this sky, narratives that once lived at the margins enter mainstream space.

Will there be official disclosure next week. Maybe. Maybe not.

The astrology supports the possibility of surprise around information, technology, and collective belief.

We are in a period where the boundaries of what can be spoken are shifting.

In that kind of sky, even aliens enter the conversation.

Astrology for Feb 17 - Feb 22

 

February 17, 2026

4:01am (PST) 

28 AQ 49

 

 

The 8 lunar phases

 

The 29-day lunar month is divided into eight phases.   Each phase has its own energy and expression and lasts three days.  I break down the phases for each month, and I also lay out the astrological aspects that are unfolding during that phase (most of which I provide background on in my report above).    Because the moon moves so quickly, I do not provide the lunar aspects unless we are in an extra charged period. For daily moon aspects I suggest going to Café Astrology and search ‘this week in astrology’.   I also recommend Honeycomb Collective for your own personal astro almanac.  Not too expensive and you will be using it all year.  

 

 

Aquarius New Moon

 

February 17, 2026

4:01am PST

(28 AQ 49)

 

New moon: Plant seeds, make calls, activate, start projects.   Activate something that will ideally lead you to more results.  This is the phase where INTENT is critical.  Even if the results are not immediate, the intent is there.  You may not have all the answers or road map, but you should put out your Intent.   This new moon is an eclipse.  

 

This focus:    Who are your groups?  Who are your friends?  Are they in alignment with how you tick?   What abstract thing are you working on that has importance to you?  Who can you connect with and work on it together?   What is important to your community?  

 

Planetary notes:

 

2/17: Venus conjunction North Node.  (8 PI)  Find love of humanity.  Choosing kindness brings rewards.  

2/18: Sun enters Pisces

2/20: Saturn conjunct Neptune (00 AR 45)  

 

  

 

Crescent Moon Phase

February 20,2026

5:57 PM PST    

 

 

Crescent:  We will receive information, we will research a bit more, perhaps get feedback on stuff that we planted on new.  Perhaps get some information that will help down the road on a seed we planted a while ago.  We can collect some data now.  Even if you think you are not getting information, stop, and re-look at everything.  Who called you?  Even the silliest things when they come up during Crescent are noteworthy.  A parking ticket.  An argument with a spouse?  A refund check from the phone company?  No matter how mundane it arrives, consider it as message.  How can this information help you?

 

Focus on: What are we learning about self-agency?  How are we being informed about our inner warrior?   What information are we gathering where we are both independent but have a connection with like-minded groups?    

 

Planetary notes: 

 

2/22: Mars sextile Chiron (23 AR) Fresh ideas that are helpful for new endeavors and new self-agency.  

2/22: Venus trine Jupiter (15 CA).  Joy, love, values get pumped up.  Cozy and mystical inform philosophy and beliefs.  

Feb 17 - Solar Eclipse - (28 Aquarius 49)

 

This New Moon is an Eclipse!

 

 

In my astro report for the Aquarius New Moon & 29-day lunar cycle I lay out the new moon chart details such as the final Sun/Moon square to Uranus in Taurus.  It is not a subtle aspect but then we appear to NOT be doing subtle in 2026.       I encourage you to read the whole report HERE.  

 

Having said that there is the added steroid to this Aquarius new moon at 28 degrees of Aquarius, it is an annular (ring-of-fire) eclipse.   We are now beginning a two-year process of Leo and Aquarius eclipse seasons where we access our own uniqueness, weirdness, abstract thinking, while also leaving our egos at the door and coming together with like-minded for joint efforts.   However, we must take care not to fall into group thought.   This will be challenging especially because eclipses     bring something super big to get our attention.   Like a theater production and the lights turn on and off announcing it is time to focus on the stage.   That’s an eclipse.   The sun is put in shadow, and we all turn to see what we see on the stage.   

 

Drilling down into the history of the 28 degrees Aquarius eclipses, there have been four since the 17^th century.

 

Feb 17, 1654

Feb 17, 1692

Feb 17, 1711

Feb 16, 1922

 

I will spare you an international history lesson because no one has time for it.  But in a nutshell, the Aquarius eclipses in 1654, 1711 and 1922 speak to citizens fatigued by wars.   There were major treaties in 1654 and 1922 signed around the eclipses.  In 1711 empires like Britain and Spain were asserting power but locals were talking to each other through pamphlets, news and face to face in groups.  Can you feel the air and the abstractness?   It was also becoming clear to those folks that even if the battles were ending, what caused the wars was not being addressed.  

 

The 28-degree Aquarius eclipse that had long ramifications is Feb 17, 1692.   If you live in New England, you may have a beat on that date but for the rest of us, it connects to Salem Massachusetts and the month that innocent people were accused of being witches.  Rumor, hysteria, group thought ruled that eclipse and history has proven it was NOT the most productive use of an Aquarius eclipse.  I can’t help but shudder at the thought if those tweaked ‘puritans’ had cell phones and TikTok accounts.   The damage of group thought could have spread far beyond Salem.    Let’s all agree not to do that at this eclipse.  

 

Obviously, each of those 28-degree Aquarius eclipses had other astro landscape different from what we are experiencing now.   Ruling planet Uranus in Taurus for all its crankiness in this new moon chart does bring something different to our eclipse story.  In those earlier dates Uranus was either in a mutable or a fire sign so the disconnect was around ideology, ideas, belief or war.   With Taurus our focus is land, money, food, housing and values.    The eclipse may highlight societal cracks where we live, values and what or how we get our food.     The solar eclipse is followed by the lunar eclipse at the Virgo full moon on March 3, which also has a practical tone and food/harvest component so we may get more information then.   This Aquarius eclipse will have a companion total solar eclipse on August 12 in the sign Leo which by that time will feel like ten lightyears away.  We will be the same planet, Earth, but different universe.   There is a lot going on between now and then.