February 1
Full Moon in Leo (also known as the Budding Moon, Hunger Moon, Ice Moon, and the Snow Moon)
Mercury Retrograde Prelude Period begins
Rosh HaShanah La'Ilanot/Tu B’Shevat/New Year of the Trees
February 2
Candlemas, Groundhog Day
Imbolc
February 3
Eclipse Prelude Period begins
Uranus goes Direct at 27° Taurus
February 6
Mercury moves into Pisces
February 10
Venus moves into Pisces
February 13
Saturn moves into Aries
February 14
Saint Valentines Day
February 16
Lundi Gras
President’s Day
February 17
Annular Solar Eclipse at the New Moon: The Sun and the New Moon are conjunct at 28° Aquarius. They are part of a large, rolling Stellium involving Mars at 19° Aquarius, Venus at 08° Pisces, the North Node at 09° Pisces, and Mercury at 16° Pisces.
Chinese New Year: The Year of the Fire Horse (rapid, major life changes; passion; and independence)
Lunar Imbolc
New Moon in Aquarius
Ramadan begins at sunset (ends on March 18)
February 18
Ash Wednesday
Lent begins (ends April 2)
Losar/Tibetan New Year
Sun moves into Pisces
February 25
Mercury Retrograde Prelude Period ends
Mercury Retrogrades at 22° Pisces
Late February 2026 brings another major planetary alignment. A rare visual grouping including Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune forms an arc in the night sky.
