The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Pisces perfects on August 28, 2026, around 12:18 a.m. Eastern, with the Moon near 4°53′ Pisces opposite the Sun in Virgo.

Mercury enters Virgo and trines Chiron retrograde in Taurus on August 25, Mercury is cazimi the Sun in Virgo on August 27, and the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Pisces perfects early August 28, followed by Mercury and the Sun in Virgo squaring Uranus in Gemini. 

This week carries the aftercurrent of the eclipse. The week begins with fire that can find structure. And, the Sun leaves Leo for Virgo, asking us to take the fire and make it useful.

I treat the August 12 Solar Eclipse in Leo as a separate recorded episode and kept focused on Mars entering Cancer, Mercury’s Leo aspects, and the movement from emotional action into expressive confidence. Mars enters Cancer on August 11, Mercury in Leo sextiles Venus in Libra on August 13, and Mercury conjoins Jupiter in Leo on August 15

Astrological calendars place the New Moon/Solar Eclipse in Leo around 20° Leo, with Saturn retrograde in Aries forming the stabilizing fire-sign support.

This week begins with Chiron stationing retrograde in Taurus. That means the week opens by turning us inward around worth, safety, the body, money, stability, and the places where we are still learning how to receive without flinching.

The First Harvest

This Full Moon arrives in direct opposition to Jupiter in Leo.

The July 27 and July 29 transits align with the late-July Leo activation: the Sun opposes Pluto, trines Neptune, sextiles Uranus, then conjoins Jupiter while Venus squares Mars.

The week centers on the major Jupiter in Leo activation of Neptune retrograde in Aries, Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, and Uranus in Gemini, followed by Mercury stationing direct in Cancer and Saturn stationing retrograde in Aries.