Timing and cycles

Eclipse Season

Direct answer

Eclipse Season is the several-week period when the Sun is close enough to the lunar nodes for solar and lunar eclipses to occur.

Eclipse Season is the window when eclipses become possible near the lunar nodes.

Transits & CyclesThe Great Almanac DictionaryUpdated 2026-09-26

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In astrology: Eclipse seasons happen roughly twice a year because the Sun periodically aligns with the nodal axis.
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Related: Birth Chart, Zodiac, Transit

The planets on their engraved orbits before a brass armillary sphere — Celestial motion · visual guide **Eclipse Season**
Eclipse Season is the window when eclipses become possible near the lunar nodes.
The orbit map distinguishes physical bodies, calculated points, and symbolic cycles where possible.

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The story behind Eclipse Season

Astronomers track eclipse seasons because eclipses require the Sun, Moon, Earth, and nodes to align closely enough.

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The spiritual meaning of Eclipse Season

Spiritually, Eclipse Season asks what turning point is too patterned to ignore.

Why Eclipse Season matters

Eclipse Season matters because ordinary New and Full Moons can become nodal turning points with stronger symbolic charge.

Eclipse Season in practice: an example

An Eclipse Season across Aries and Libra may emphasize self versus partnership, action versus negotiation, or courage versus harmony.

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Sources and editorial method

This entry summarizes the tradition in the Almanac's own words; where no source is listed, it is an editorial summary rather than a primary text, and symbolic readings are named as the tradition's, not as fact.

Source: The Great Almanac Dictionary
Category: Transits & Cycles
Last updated: 2026-09-26

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