Aquarius New Moon 2026

Chart provided by Astro. Seek .com

February 17, 2026

This is a partial Solar Eclipse happening at the very end of the sign of Aquarius. As it being an Eclipse, themes mentioned get more of a boost toward more destined paths forward in this case and may require uncomfortable nudges for first steps. Here are some themes for this cycle.

Collective, Social and Personal, Beginnings

Collective beginnings, therefore endings, are big themes presently, change requires such but each collective has individual people, persons,.. that's you, that's the personal you within group context, your individual part. 

Structural and authoritative elements like the government, or physical long standing structures that were once a reliable thing now disintegrate. It’s destruction, leave, collapse, or change for the new to have its birth and becoming. We may see those things happening in our world, but it is of most importance to investigate, recognize, realize and give light to aspects of ourselves that those things can be mirroring within. Our old inner structures.

Turn it inwards, make it personal, adjoin to your inner self with courage, strength and compassionate self-love. It might be triggering, scary, difficult, sad, hurtful, angry or whatnot. Imagine holding the hand of your parent, or a dear loved one, as doing so, use this imagery in your imagination. 

Sometimes the things we see, hear and experience in the outside world can be a big “in your face” deal, or it can be something very subtle that connects you with something inside of yourself. A big push or a subtle nudge, the Universe shows us, that instigate directions of change, or matters of attention to turn our ship towards, or away from. Or like the tide, we retract inward and collect for a time, sea beds are exposed, and then we expand, go forth and fill up,  it’s all a cycle of natural motion. Trust the motions. Mother Moon is here.

This New Moon also is at Mardi Gras and Ramadan, as well as the step into Pisces season and with it  Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. Like the tide, the fullness and expansion of “Fat Tuesday” and its indulgence, with the return of the inward tide of fasting and inner contemplation, preparation, purification, sacrifice and self-discipline. A powerful religious season with Neptune and Saturn in Aries supporting the Spiritual rebirth, shifts and new starts while beginning Pisces season. In addition Mercury retrograde in this cycle regarding themes of repentance, renewal and inner reflection are supported.

Check out my specific focus posts on Saturn in Aries With Neptune as well as Neptune in Aries.

Forward Trust

Here is a time to break free from the past and the old unhealthy habits. Let go some, and trust. Sometimes the details aren’t the point, or that our face is too close to the grindstone to have a bigger view on the larger importance of something, or that not everything is necessary in detail before taking a step into something for the first time. Take new opportunities. Take the destined path forward. Trust in the process. You’ve heard of a trust fall? That happens when you let go and fall back and people you don’t even know, surround to catch you. This is the same deal but falling forward. New opportunities with money or that a purchase that is destined to support you in some way or be a catalyst to something or take you somewhere can be there for you. 

The Year of the Horse

With the Chinese New Year it is the beginning of the Year Of The Horse. The Fire Horse to be exact. It has a Sagittarius vibe. It symbolizes the energies of freedom, freedom to roam, exploration, independence, powerful presence, race horse, fast, high energy. Fiery, expand outward, long distance, high perspective, full grown, takes you where you point it, from here to there, Journey. Horses may start with a rider and reins with discipline and purpose, and then the reins come off with experience and grown mature freedom.

Relationships

A relationship that destiny reveals, that cosmic connection can happen synchronistically. Or pay attention to the relationships with people in your life who you have these kinds of connections with you already, turn towards them, they’re divine helpers and guides at this time. Or it’s a relationship to a friend or group that has this synchronistic connection happening to be involved or joined with in some capacity. 

This can also be as if helped by “angels,” Spiritually, religiously or physically, destined helpers. Relationship with Spirit. Or deeper relationship to your self. Self love practices.

Also though, this can be experienced as naivety of,  this is my “Dream Girl” or person, or “Knight in Shining Armor” illusion that you fall for, become victim to, or is you dream escape or fantasy. This is an easy thing that happens with social media. First impressions usually take us on mini idealistic fantasy dreams of someone. Put plainly, public personas are only part of the person pie. 

Or this can be that you can’t see anything but the best, or the illusion of someone, and so you might let bad behavior slide. Or that you unconditionally love to an extent that a relationship with another harms or takes advantage of you. 

Why Do I Keep Getting Let Down?

Prince to Frog

Further still, it can be being disillusioned by such people that you had put on a pedestal or had an idyllic vision of someone is now revealing their “imperfections” or that you begin to see them, see their realness. Falling from the “White Horse.” In some cases, you’re being called to accept such imperfections of another, let go of the idealism, and really take in the reality of the human-ness of another. It asks you to accept your own human-ness and imperfections. Lessons in accepting others as they are. Sometimes these things accentuate a person's uniqueness or individuality. Have a real intimate connection, allowing and accepting “warts” and all, and kiss the frog. 

What can you accept, and what can you not? We can be very critical of another.  “The “Knight” or “Dream Girl” mindset can leave you let down and incapable of what an all encompassing real loving, accepting, relationship can bloom to be. Or, what is uncompromising for you and why? Shared values or not? Where is the level of your standards bar when it comes to relationships, should you move it up, or down, or keep it where it is? Discernment still needs to have its place, towards what and who supports, encourages and fits your highest self best.

Bring a loving, compassionate, accepting nature to your family, your home, any sort of relationship family issues that have been hurtful, difficult, traumatizing, this all needs nurturing from within and activate the inner loving detachment that may be useful in handling such matters. Utilize your self-love, self-nurturing actions, communicate, journal, healthy sooth, self care with alone time or with a family member. Feel through movies, music, dance. Treat yourself.

New Standards

New values. New Beginnings here. Accepting better for yourself. New rules to live by. Manage yourself. Use self-discipline. Old standards and values that no longer support you or that have been fixed in your way of being that, need to be let go of. New self standards and values to uphold. Spiritual values. Nature baths, get out in it and soak it up.

In order to facilitate the full potential of a plants growth,

sometimes you have to re-pot that plant that has overgrown its container and it needs more space, new soil, new Sun light spot, and nutrients. 

Liberating Beginnings

Liberating breakthrough moments by letting go, this can be the “action” that we may feel we must take in some certain life circumstances. Or that you HAVE to, there’s no choice, resisting brings in the emotions and makes things more difficult, or even gets transferred into a body ailment or health issue. Turning inward, look inward, return inward. It's an inside job as they say. Take a moment to investigate within yourself the changes that are requiring you to accept and therefore let go of something, in order to accept the new rung on the ladder. 

Group Associations

What kind of groups, associations, parties, friends that you no longer choose to be part of and who and what aligns with you now, that can be supportive of you and that you can be supportive of others in, as far as groups, orientations, and friends go. How are these people that you are involved and associated with giving back or being of use to the community? 

Take an inner look within yourself in regards to the group, community and friends values that you're associating or spending time with, do they align with you personally or are you going along with everyone else? What’s behind the reason for wanting to be and feel accepted with such groups, friends, or communities? 

How can I use my energy as part of a group? What can I do to help? How can I be of service to something bigger than myself?

Communicating

Unselfish, loving communication, share with love. Collective communication and announcements. Tap into optimism and believe in it, use it, express it, communicate with it, share and nurture with it, be an example of it. Use compassionate communication, heal with it.

Go for information that is healing, that is Spiritually supportive and helpful. Take a meaningful trip and learn from it.

Self and Selflessness

Combining self and selflessness and integrating the two in some capacity. Understanding your effort and will with a Higher Power’s Will. My use of energy, power, usefulness, intelligence for the collective. Even just being conscious of this integration can be useful and powerful. Taking responsibility for yourself. A new maturity. A new dream. Choose to activate this from a deep inner truth. Choose to activate this from a standpoint of what liberates you and what is individual to you and unique. What is useful in society that you can provide and be active as, with, and in? How can your energy and action be used in a broader way for everyone? 

Ego can be a resistance in itself, it keeps you safe, it keeps you contained, it doesn’t like to expand out of a comfort zone. Parts of this can be dissolved. Be aware here of self containing restrictive mental inner talk habits. Believe in yourself.

Imagine a better world or your best self and be, act and embody that as you take your starting Journey steps. In doing such singularly, you do that for ALL of humanity. A Zen Buddhist monk meditates for ALL of us.

Peace and Love on your Journey wherever you're point your feet.

Christopher

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