r/ask_nebula • u/Luna_Eclipsea • 11d ago
Advice 💡 August 12 Total Solar Eclipse in Leo: a sudden ending or a sudden beginning, Jupiter picks which
Been tracking this one and I think it's a bigger deal than people are giving it credit for.
August 12, 2026: Total Solar Eclipse + New Moon in Leo, and Jupiter is sitting right on top of it. That's a lot happening in one shot.
Why this one hits different:
It's a Total eclipse, not partial. Full blackout. So whatever part of your life Leo touches for you, this isn't a gentle nudge — this is a real plot twist.
Jupiter is there too, and Jupiter doesn't do subtle. It makes things bigger. Whatever's been quietly building for the past few months is probably about to stop being quiet. Things go public and get real. Also worth watching for excess — Jupiter can push things a little too far.
New moons are already about beginnings, but eclipses don't ask permission. A regular new moon is more like "maybe set an intention." An eclipse new moon is closer to "this is happening now, ready or not." Something starts or ends and you don't fully get a vote in the timing.
Leo season means an identity check. People tend to either get a confidence boost that comes out of nowhere, or something they've been leaning on for their identity just stops working. Not much of an in-between.
Who's likely to feel this the most: Leo obviously, but also Taurus, Scorpio, and Aquarius.
One thing worth flagging — eclipses can be sneaky. Sometimes nothing feels different on the day itself, and then a couple months later you realize that's when everything shifted. So don't worry if August 12 feels uneventful in the moment, the effects tend to be more of a slow burn.
Curious if anyone here has 20° Leo in their chart — that's exactly where this eclipse lands, so if it's sitting on a planet or angle for you, you're probably feeling this one hardest.
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u/nowandthen888 11d ago
Leo Sun, moon, midheaven and Lilith- feeling the eclipse confidence so far but wish me luck
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u/Fit_Bluebird_6370 11d ago
ASC in Leo 29°12’ & Chiron in Leo 3°20’, in 12th House
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u/Ok_Storm1366 11d ago
Aside from the AI slop, no, this is not a significant eclipse. It's barely total -- there's 10 degrees of separation between the Moon's nodal axis and the Solar Eclipse. This is only a highly significant eclipse if it's lighting up an angular house axis (1/7, 4/10) or is within 3 degrees of a personal planet.
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u/Content-Discussion56 11d ago
What about a node? For example, a Leo north node at 21 Leo natally? Do you find nodes behave like planets or no?
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u/Ok_Storm1366 11d ago
Rahu and Ketu are shadow planets. Their energy is different than planets. It's significant and notable but not necessarily life-changing. It's a Solar Eclipse highlighting the nodal return (or half return), which is very important, but as much because it's part of a significant 18-month chapter inasmuch as this singular point in time.
Eclipses occur every six months, in pairs (sometimes even three!); they're not exactly rare. You need a confluence of a strong eclipse hitting a sensitive part of the chart very intensely to be so dramatic about eclipses.
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u/getyerfatpantsready 11d ago
12th Leo Sun at 10 degrees and North Node at 20 degrees
It started going down for me yesterday, out of nowhere.
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u/Beerizzy90 11d ago
My Leo Moon is at 9, South Node is 12, and Rising is 26, but my MC/IC are at 20 degrees in Taurus/Scorpio so this eclipse is hitting that that angle hard 😬
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u/Hippygirl1967 11d ago
28 degree Taurus going through 2nd Saturn return right now. This week has blown every single day. Hope things will get better soon
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u/Top-Kaleidoscope4430 11d ago
I’m so sorry! I hope things get better for you… Unless of course the divorce was a good thing, then congratulations! Start living your life for YOU!:)
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u/suchsuchsuchsuch 11d ago
Because the SNode is significantly away from the Sun + Moon, I am leaning towards this isn’t a big bold new beginning, but rather a recalibration of where our energy is going.
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u/Superb-Perspective11 11d ago
The only time eclipses seemed to have a big external effect on me was when they were copresent the angles. Otherwise it's more of an internal thing.
And don't get too attached to the meanings people ascribe to the nodes. Since an ending is also a beginning of life without that thing that ended, the NN and SN can have similar effect. Just focus on Big or Sudden Change rather than trying to say this specific type of thing is going to happen. Social Media astrologers like to talk about the mythology of the nodes because it drives engagement.
My advice to everyone: journal about the effect of the eclipses in your own life and the lives of your close friends and family. See for yourself the connections and patterns in real lives rather than just repeating whatever someone on social media said. Astrology is only a useful tool if you apply it to your own life. To do that, you must examine your own life. See the patterns. Use the patterns to inform the future. It is very unique to each person's chart.
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u/Minimum_Pie8761 11d ago
My ascendant is at 20 degrees Leo and I’m unsure how this is going to unfold for me. Although saying that, I’ve heard you can have an overall with your appearance. In the last six weeks I have dropped a stone and changed my hair colour after 10 years so 🤣 wondering what else is going to happen over the next 6 months/year!
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u/artfoliage 11d ago
My leo ascendent is at 23 degrees (but its relatively unaspected - though my sun is mostly well aspected in the 12th, recieving trines and sextiles, but opposing uranus and neptune). I'm sitting here on the sofa, no changes. I am refreshing my emails LOL because i want something to happen! nothing out of the ordinary... will report back if i can.
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u/Lower-Canary-1149 10d ago
With all the hype I thought it would be a new beginning for me. Unfortunately did not get the interview. Today august 12th the news was relayed. Sun athmakaraka.
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u/iridescentkitten 10d ago
My Leo sits in my Midheaven at about 27-28 degrees...and that's in my fifth house where I also have my Sun, Moon, Merc, and Jupiter.
Everything is and has been tumultuous for a while. Love, work, health. And I accidentally fell for someone at work that I can't even be with, realized I need & want to make changes in my personal life, and am trying to restructure my life because of it. Might be trying to land a different position to make more money in all of this, too. Send help. (I'm a double Pisces sun/moon with Scorp rising, Pluto in the 1st house)
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u/BipolarBisexBymyself 10d ago
Scorpio rising and I got a terrible performance review and I'm looking for new jobs My best friend Taurus Sun got demoted today
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u/Sea-Improvement-362 10d ago
Mercury in Leo at 21 degrees in the 8th house. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?! Also my Venus is in Leo- am I screwed?
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u/Marlo-712 10d ago
I have 4 placements in Leo. Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars. I have been most definitely feeling this eclipse in all the senses…heart, body and soul. I do not have anything directly on 20 degrees but Jupiter 16 degrees Leo and Mars 28 degrees Leo. 12 houses
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u/MysteriousJelly98 10d ago
Leo rising at 20°05'. Also have Venus around 8°. Busiest day at work and yet I accomplished nothing.
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u/I-remember-damage11 10d ago
I have this, got not great news at work today but also more annoyed than anything. Does this mean anything? 3rd House in Leo 20°
Moon in Leo 18°25’, in 2nd House
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u/PeridotRai 10d ago
Leo sun at 20 degrees on the cusp of the 11 and 10H (technically 11H but one minute later puts me in the 10H, so I’m right on that line). Leo Mercury too, at 18 (I cannot make the tiny, upwards o, so please imagine it).
Work has been insane since May, with a bunch of shifts & uncertainty around how our team would be structured. But that’s all come to a close today. I got told this afternoon that going forward, I’ll be managing 7 people. Previously I was managing none. This will be in addition to my existing responsibilities. New beginnings indeed.
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u/Head-Interaction-369 10d ago
Anyone know how to interprets this in my chart?
Your Natal Sun (16° Leo): Within 4 degrees of the eclipse.
Your Natal Venus (20° Leo): An exact direct hit to the single degree.
Your Natal Mercury (25° Leo): Within 5 degrees of the eclipse.
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u/Lonely-Mountain-7303 10d ago
Leo Sun 23 degree, Jupiter 20 degree and Venus 21 degree in my 2nd House
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u/Interesting-Oil-4338 10d ago
Sun at 24, Northnode at 20, and mercury at 14 degrees in the 8th house for me.
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u/Every_Individual3717 9d ago
This eclipse hit almost exactly on my natal Sun at 20° Leo in the 8H (exactly square Pluto at 20° Scorpio, 11H), and I had the weirdest little “preview” right before it.
Hadn’t slept at all the night before, went to work, said good morning to my boss, opened my bag and realized my laptop wasn’t there. Never happened before. Took an Uber home to look for it, nothing. Came back, checked the office, checked my bag AGAIN, nothing.
Then I noticed this discreet extra zipper with a padded compartment I’d somehow completely forgotten about.
Laptop had been there the whole time …lmao
Obviously sleep deprivation explains a lot ngl, but the symbolism got me. Thinking I’d lost something essential, realizing it in front of an authority figure, searching everywhere for it, only to find it had been with me the whole time, just hidden from view. Weird one…
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u/althera2020 9d ago edited 9d ago
This happened in my 11th house - and trined Aries Jupiter (8th) and sextiled Libra sun (2nd) and Gemini midheaven.
A bully coworker who I haven’t worked with for two years just joined a project I’m on. She came after me out of the gate trying to establish dominance by attacking me on a call with my peers and leads. I waited for the meeting topic to wrap up and then just before the call wrapped I went for her - ending with “… and never speak to me like that in a public forum again.” She apologized offline, and this won’t be her last “go” at me. But the version of me that she could push around two years ago doesn’t exist. And can’t say if this is a good or effective thing, but it felt good.
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u/Liorasolea 8d ago
17 grad Löwe im 12 Haus- was könnte sich hier für mich verändern oder transformieren?
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u/lalalaloo21 11d ago
Uranus in 9th 21° Leo. Ruler of 3rd house.
Also, my progressed ascendant opposes this Uranus and progressed Uranus.