Pisces
1st house · self and image
A lunar eclipse in your first house brings your identity or direction to a head. Release an old way of presenting yourself.
August 28, 2026 · ♓︎ Pisces · Saros 138
Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces
Data
| Maximum | 28 August 2026, 04:12 UTC (04:14 TD) Your time: |
|---|---|
| Type | Partial At maximum 97% of the Moon’s disc is in the umbra (umbral magnitude 0.930). |
| Full moon | 28 August 2026, 04:19 UTC Moon at 4°54' Pisces, Sun in Virgo |
| Saros 138 | Previous: 16 August 2008, partial, 24°21' Aquarius Next: 7 September 2044, total, 15°29' Pisces |
| Lunar node | 5.4° from the north node Mean North Node 29°30' Aquarius, South Node 29°30' Leo |
| Season | Total Solar Eclipse, 15 days earlier |
| Moon overhead | 9.4°S, 63.1°W At maximum; the closer you are, the higher the Moon |
| Phases (UTC) | Penumbral 01:23–07:02 Partial 02:33–05:52 |
The sky at maximum
Sun 4°53' Virgo · Moon 4°51' Pisces · Mercury 5°21' Virgo · Venus 20°01' Libra · Mars 10°57' Cancer · Jupiter 12°53' Leo · Saturn 13°53' Aries R · Uranus 5°37' Gemini · Neptune 3°45' Aries R · Pluto 3°34' Aquarius R
The Moon is 390,401 km away, 30.6′ across against the Sun’s 31.7′.
Within 5° of the eclipse degree: Mercury opposite (orb 0°27'); Uranus square (orb 0°42').
Planets crossing 4°54' Pisces in the six months after: Mercury 6 February, Mercury 13 February.
Where it can be seen
| City | Moon’s altitude at maximum; rise or set (UTC) |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21° |
| Mexico City | 44° |
| New York | 38° |
| Bogotá | 72° |
| Lima | 76° |
| Buenos Aires | 64° |
| Madrid | 15°; sets 05:46 |
| London | 8°; sets 05:15 |
| Cairo | sets 03:31 |
| Johannesburg | 2°; sets 04:26 |
Not visible from the other 4 of the 14 cities checked.
What it means for your sign
Whole-sign houses counted from Pisces, using your sun sign (or rising sign).
Virgo
7th house · partnerships
A lunar eclipse in your seventh house brings a relationship or partnership to a head. Honesty matters more than being right.
| Sign | House |
|---|---|
| ♈︎ Aries | 12 |
| ♉︎ Taurus | 11 |
| ♊︎ Gemini | 10 |
| ♋︎ Cancer | 9 |
| ♌︎ Leo | 8 |
| ♎︎ Libra | 6 |
| ♏︎ Scorpio | 5 |
| ♐︎ Sagittarius | 4 |
| ♑︎ Capricorn | 3 |
| ♒︎ Aquarius | 2 |
Your free chart: the exact house from your rising sign.