The Week of August 10th, 2026: This Leo eclipse takes the lead
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What big astrological events set the tone for the week of August 10 2026?
I want you to think back to about two weeks ago. Around July 29th, what was happening for you that on one hand was making you aware of some really beautiful, big possibility? What was happening on one hand that was restoring your faith in life or yourself or the ways in which you're growing? What was happening for you around July 29th that felt like a little download of inspiration or activation or was presenting you with a glorious opportunity? And then at the same time, on kind of like a parallel track, what was occurring in your life that felt like you might have stumbled into and fell down a pothole? What was happening that felt like something was being dredged up from the swamps of your psyche?
Like what kind of shadow material was making itself known at that time? It was a very extreme setup. And both things occurring at the same time is very possible. And I bring all of that up to say that this week, we are having something that takes all of that and amplifies it quite a bit. Hello and welcome. This is the Astrology of the Week Ahead podcast. I'm your host, your astro bestie, Chani Nicholas. In this episode, we are talking about the one and only week of August 10th, aka the week that brings us the first eclipse in Leo near the South Node in a couple of decades. This is a big deal. Not only because it opens up a chapter of eclipses in the area of your chart that contains Leo, but also because it is a total solar eclipse.
And it's happening with Jupiter co-present. All of these things stack up to say there's something massive happening in our world around leaders and leadership and a change of leadership and leaders going through a rocky, rough time. I don't know what's happening by the time you listen to this, but I am very, very close in the past. It's August 4th when I'm taping this. I still have not heard from Mitch McConnell, have you? Where is that man? over a month and no call, no text, Mitch, what's going on? So there's like these themes that are rolling out that are wild because an eclipse, of course, is when something gets eclipsed, it gets covered up. So eclipses are times of coverups being exposed. They're also a time where leaders get eclipsed.
So a leader going missing, during eclipse season, hmm, a little too on the nose, wouldn't you say? And whatever occurs this week, Whatever happens this week with the leaders in our worlds, we know that this is going to have a lasting impact because eclipses set the tone for a storyline to unfold along. They set the arc of a story. And this is the first eclipse in Leo near the south node. Next year, we'll have the second and final eclipse in Leo near the south node. So it's a one-year arc, give or take. The other thing about this eclipse is not only is it a total solar eclipse, so it is visually spectacular, especially in Spain and in Greenland, which means that those countries might also be places where something particularly special or interesting or game-changing happens to the country itself in the countries or to the leaders of those countries.
We might hear from them or notice something about them. But and also, first of its kind near the south node in a couple decades, total solar eclipse, visually spectacular in those areas of the world. But it's also happening on the same day as a meteor shower. That's wild, y'all, that there's a meteor shower after a total solar eclipse. So astrology aside, there is a spectacle happening in the sky. That is a phenomenon. Now, if you find yourself listening to me, you probably agree with me that as above, so below. If there's a visually spectacular phenomena happening in the sky, there's gotta be something that is being activated here on the earth among us that is also kind of like, wow, That's wild that that would be happening at the same time as all of this eclipse and meteor shower and activation is occurring up in the heavens.
We'll see. We got to live it out. But I predict that this will be a very lively week here on Earth. And of course, eclipses aren't just about the very day it happens.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What big astrological events set the tone for the week of August 10 2026?
0:00–6:09
2
How do Venus’s trine to Pluto and opposition to Neptune influence relationships and ideals?
6:09–12:30
3
What does Mars entering Cancer mean for emotional drive and personal motivation?
12:30–17:39
4
Why is Mercury’s opposition to Pluto and trine to Neptune a catalyst for tough conversations?
17:39–22:08
5
How does the total solar eclipse in Leo at the South Node create a reality check for leaders?
22:08–25:52
6
What opportunities arise from Mercury’s sextile to Uranus and Venus during eclipse week?
25:52–29:55
7
How can listeners use the South‑Node eclipse to release old patterns and build new trust?
29:55–33:30
8
What practical steps does Chani suggest for protecting yourself and fostering community after the eclipse?
33:30–36:12
Speakers
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