Eclipse season is the window, roughly a month long, when eclipses occur. They arrive in pairs about two weeks apart, twice a year. The current season closes with the partial lunar eclipse in Pisces on August 28, 2026.

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Why eclipses come in pairs

An ordinary new moon happens every month and nothing dramatic occurs, because the moon's orbit is tilted and its shadow usually misses us entirely. Eclipses only happen when a new or full moon falls close to one of the two points where the orbits cross.

Those points move slowly, which is why eclipses cluster into seasons roughly twice a year, and arrive two or three at a time rather than one by one. There is no mystery in the mechanism, and knowing it makes the astrology easier to hold sensibly rather than anxiously.

The one thing I would tell you

Do not manifest during an eclipse. You will read the opposite everywhere, and I disagree.

An ordinary new moon is a genuine beginning, and an intention set then has room to grow. An eclipse is not that. Eclipses tend to arrive with endings and with information that changes the shape of decisions you thought were settled. Committing to something inside that window means committing while the ground is still moving.

Not dangerous. Just early. Write it down, date it, and read it again once the season closes.

Should you manifest during an eclipse? A straight answer

The current season, August 2026

• Lunar eclipse in Pisces, August 28, what the second eclipse is asking, and why it feels different from the first
• The August 2026 sky, the solar eclipse, the Perseid peak and the six planet parade
• What to release, nine questions to sit with instead of manifesting
• The total solar eclipse in Leo, what a Leo eclipse asks of you

How to move through an eclipse window

• Why you should not look at a solar eclipse, the medical reason and the older one
• Can you cut your hair during an eclipse?, where the traditions agree and where they do not
• A nervous system aware style guide, dressing through a loud fortnight
• The lunar hair calendar, which days are for cutting and which are for rest

The longer view

• What ancient cultures believed about eclipses, wolves, dragons and a demon with no throat
• Mercury's shadow period, and how it opens a season
• The Sirens are still singing, attention and the feed during a loose fortnight

What to actually do

Observe. Ask what suddenly feels finished, what has become impossible to ignore, what changed direction without you pushing it, and what you have realised you no longer want.

Finish things rather than start them. Keep the days simple. And if something feels absolutely certain during the window, write it down and read it again in a fortnight. If it still holds, it was real.

Eclipses almost always make more sense afterwards than they do while you are standing inside them.

Frequently asked questions

What is eclipse season?

The roughly month-long window when eclipses occur, happening about twice a year. Eclipses arrive in pairs or threes, usually two weeks apart, because they can only happen when a new or full moon falls near the points where the moon's orbit crosses the earth's orbital plane.

Why should you not manifest during an eclipse?

Because eclipses tend to bring endings and new information rather than stable beginnings, so a decision made inside that window is often built on a situation still changing. Writing intentions down and revisiting them after the season closes works better.

How long does eclipse season last?

Usually around a month, from a couple of weeks before the first eclipse to a couple of weeks after the last. Effects are often felt for some weeks either side.

Is it safe to look at an eclipse?

A lunar eclipse is completely safe with the naked eye. A solar eclipse requires certified eclipse glasses at all times except during full totality from inside the path of totality, because it causes permanent painless retinal damage.

What should you do during eclipse season?

Keep things simple, finish rather than start, and avoid launching anything significant or setting new intentions. Rest, reflection and observation suit the window better than action.

The sky does this twice a year, whether or not anyone is paying attention. The only part that is yours is what you do inside the window.

With love from Bali,
Myrah