🌑♒️ AQUARIUS NEW MOON + SOLAR ECLIPSE 2026: INNOVATION, ECLIPSE PORTALS & LUNAR NEW YEAR | LUNAR WISDOM FORMULA

Feb 16

Written By Melissa of Eighth House Wisdom

***Moonology Manifestation Oracle Deck, Yasmin Boland***

The Aquarius New Moon + Solar Eclipse on February 17, 2026 (7:01 AM ET at 28°49’) opens the 13-Month Lunar New Year and the annual reset of the feminine energy cycle.

This isn’t a “set intentions and control the outcome” kind of New Moon.
Eclipse energy has its own intelligence.

Think: portal.
Think: redirect.
Think: fated upgrades that change the plan—and reveal a better one.

This lunation also begins Eclipse Season 2026 and activates the Aquarius/Leo axis for the next 18 months, inviting a long arc of change around innovation, community, visibility, leadership, creativity, and belonging.

And because lunar years are 13 months, w get the chance to follow up the January 1st event, with an emotional renewal that usually occurs late January or February and always occurs with the New Moon in Aquarius.
And this year is just made more potent by the presence of the solar eclipse, super charging the new beginning on all levels.

🌑♑️Lunar Wisdom Formula: 🧠 Aquarius Eclipse Energy: Nervous System Signals + Felt Themes

Aquarius energy lives in the mind—ideas, patterns, future-thinking, innovation. During an eclipse, that mental bandwidth can spike.

You might notice:

a busy mind that won’t settle
restlessness that doesn’t match your actual to-do list
sudden clarity that arrives like a “download”
a feeling of “I can’t go back to how it was”
the urge to reorganize your life around what’s true now

This isn’t you being “too much.”
It’s eclipse light showing you what’s been waiting under the surface.

🦵 Somatic Translation: How to Ground Aquarius in the Body

For this Aquarius New Moon + Solar Eclipse, grounding happens through motion—especially movement that engages the calves, shins, ankles, and blood vessels.

If your mind is loud, try:

a walking meditation (no podcast, no scrolling)
slow stair steps / incline walking
ankle circles, calf raises, gentle leg shaking
anything rhythmic that helps your thoughts “land” in the body

Aquarius gets clearer when the body is moving.

🧭 What to Do During the Flow Phase (Week 1 + Week 2)

This New Moon begins the Flow half of the lunar month.

🌑 Week 1 (New Moon → First Quarter): Go With The Flow

Eclipse Week 1 is about staying available to what’s arriving.

Try:

leave margin in your calendar
reduce “non-essential” commitments
notice what’s being rearranged
follow the new thread even if it doesn’t make sense yet

Your mantra: I don’t need certainty to be in alignment.

🌓 Week 2 (First Quarter → Full Moon): Check In + Take Aligned Action

Week 2 is where you assess what showed up.

Ask:

What new beginnings are emerging?
What needs innovation to thrive?
What needs community support to become sustainable?
What’s asking to be shared, led, or built differently?

Aquarius thrives when you stop doing everything alone.

🌿 Rituals + Somatic Support: Annual Feminine Energy Container Reset

This is the Lunar New Year reset. Which is a naturally occurring ritual with it’s own timeline.

Manifesting and intention setting are not recommended based on the intense and fated energies at play.

We want to observe what comes in through the portal. So try this as a focusing of attention and preparing of your vacuum.

Tonight (or within 24 hours), create a simple container:

light a candle
take 10 slow breaths
place a hand on your calves/ankles
ask: What is my feminine energy cycle asking to become this year?

Write your impressions down. Then observe the occurrences over the next 2 weeks.

⚡ Eclipse Portal Notes: “Non-Negotiable” Events & Wave-Riding

Eclipses can bring turning points that feel sudden—like a door opens or closes without asking your permission first.

This is why your Week 1 approach is different:

not force
not control
not “make it happen”

Instead: ride the wave.

You’re being initiated into a new year, a new cycle, and a new axis of evolution. What’s meant for you will find you.

🔥 Elemental Flow Tips

For the most accurate insights, read for your Ascendant/Rising Sign. If you don’t know your Rising Sign, reading for your Sun Sign can still provide valuable guidance.

🔥 Fire Rising (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius):
Eclipse energy can make you want to react fast. Your medicine is pausing before you decide. Take one courageous step—but wait 24 hours before making a “burn the boats” choice.

🌍 Earth Rising (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn):
Eclipses can disrupt your comfort systems. Your medicine is flexibility. Pick one stabilizing routine you keep no matter what—sleep, food, movement—and let the rest rearrange.

💨 Air Rising (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius):
Your mind may run hot. Your medicine is movement and containment. Walk, brain-dump, then choose one priority. Aquarius power is precision, not overload.

💧 Water Rising (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces):
Eclipse light can amplify emotional signals. Your medicine is softness plus boundaries. Share with one safe person, simplify your inputs, and protect your nervous system from absorbing everyone else’s energy.

💼 Feminine Flow for Business Planning

Aquarius eclipse energy favors innovation, community, and future vision—but only if your body feels safe.

Try:

one new system that improves sustainability (not more output)
one community connection that makes your work easier to hold
one innovation that serves your audience without draining you

Let the eclipse rearrange the strategy.
You don’t have to force the timeline.

🌀 This Is the Start of the Flow Cycle

This New Moon marks the start of the Feminine Energy Cycle for 2026.
From here, we’re entering two weeks of:

Ideation
Initiation
And gentle action

We’re not in the “do everything” phase.
We’re in the “observe and call-in” phase.
Let your feminine energy systems reset and come fully online again. They will lead the way to your soft life and cyclical flow.

Free support for this New Moon: If you want help learning how to plan and order your life at the start of each lunar cycle, join my mini-course: The Power of Moon Cycles for Women’s Success.

Blessed Be