The 28 August 2026 lunar eclipse is not visible in India, so no ordinary local sutak is applied. In sidereal terms the Moon is in Aquarius in Shatabhisha and the Sun is opposite in Leo in the Magha region. The Aquarius–Leo axis falls in a different pair of houses for every Moon sign. This comparative article gives a concise map of all twelve signs; open the individual sign article for the full discussion of work, finance, family, health, nakshatra and remedies.
The twelve Moon signs at a glance
Aries Moon — houses 11 and 5
For a Aries Moon, Aquarius is the 11th house and Leo is the 5th. The eclipse therefore asks for balance between income, gains, alliances, professional networks and long-range objectives and children, creativity, education, romance and speculative decisions. The important point is not to predict a fixed event, but to notice which of these departments is already active. If a decision, expense, relationship issue or professional development is underway, verify the facts and allow the first emotional wave to settle. The full Aries Moon article explains the three birth-nakshatra variants as well as the practical remedy and the role of the sign ruler.
Taurus Moon — houses 10 and 4
For a Taurus Moon, Aquarius is the 10th house and Leo is the 4th. The eclipse therefore asks for balance between career, public role, responsibility, status and visible performance and home, property, emotional security, parents and private stability. The important point is not to predict a fixed event, but to notice which of these departments is already active. If a decision, expense, relationship issue or professional development is underway, verify the facts and allow the first emotional wave to settle. The full Taurus Moon article explains the three birth-nakshatra variants as well as the practical remedy and the role of the sign ruler.
Gemini Moon — houses 9 and 3
For a Gemini Moon, Aquarius is the 9th house and Leo is the 3th. The eclipse therefore asks for balance between higher learning, mentors, law, belief, long journeys and strategic direction and communication, siblings, documents, short travel and daily courage. The important point is not to predict a fixed event, but to notice which of these departments is already active. If a decision, expense, relationship issue or professional development is underway, verify the facts and allow the first emotional wave to settle. The full Gemini Moon article explains the three birth-nakshatra variants as well as the practical remedy and the role of the sign ruler.
Cancer Moon — houses 8 and 2
For a Cancer Moon, Aquarius is the 8th house and Leo is the 2th. The eclipse therefore asks for balance between shared assets, tax, insurance, inheritance, hidden obligations and deep change and personal savings, speech, food habits, family resources and values. The important point is not to predict a fixed event, but to notice which of these departments is already active. If a decision, expense, relationship issue or professional development is underway, verify the facts and allow the first emotional wave to settle. The full Cancer Moon article explains the three birth-nakshatra variants as well as the practical remedy and the role of the sign ruler.
Leo Moon — houses 7 and 1
For a Leo Moon, Aquarius is the 7th house and Leo is the 1th. The eclipse therefore asks for balance between partnerships, contracts, spouse, clients and one-to-one negotiations and identity, health, self-presentation, personal direction and autonomy. The important point is not to predict a fixed event, but to notice which of these departments is already active. If a decision, expense, relationship issue or professional development is underway, verify the facts and allow the first emotional wave to settle. The full Leo Moon article explains the three birth-nakshatra variants as well as the practical remedy and the role of the sign ruler.
Virgo Moon — houses 6 and 12
For a Virgo Moon, Aquarius is the 6th house and Leo is the 12th. The eclipse therefore asks for balance between workload, service, competition, debt, health routines and problem-solving and rest, expenses, withdrawal, foreign links, sleep and hidden depletion. The important point is not to predict a fixed event, but to notice which of these departments is already active. If a decision, expense, relationship issue or professional development is underway, verify the facts and allow the first emotional wave to settle. The full Virgo Moon article explains the three birth-nakshatra variants as well as the practical remedy and the role of the sign ruler.
Libra Moon — houses 5 and 11
For a Libra Moon, Aquarius is the 5th house and Leo is the 11th. The eclipse therefore asks for balance between creativity, children, learning, romance, judgement and speculative choices and income, gains, friends, communities and future goals. The important point is not to predict a fixed event, but to notice which of these departments is already active. If a decision, expense, relationship issue or professional development is underway, verify the facts and allow the first emotional wave to settle. The full Libra Moon article explains the three birth-nakshatra variants as well as the practical remedy and the role of the sign ruler.
Scorpio Moon — houses 4 and 10
For a Scorpio Moon, Aquarius is the 4th house and Leo is the 10th. The eclipse therefore asks for balance between home, property, mother, emotional foundations and private security and career, authority, public reputation, deadlines and professional duty. The important point is not to predict a fixed event, but to notice which of these departments is already active. If a decision, expense, relationship issue or professional development is underway, verify the facts and allow the first emotional wave to settle. The full Scorpio Moon article explains the three birth-nakshatra variants as well as the practical remedy and the role of the sign ruler.
Sagittarius Moon — houses 3 and 9
For a Sagittarius Moon, Aquarius is the 3th house and Leo is the 9th. The eclipse therefore asks for balance between communication, courage, siblings, sales, skills and local movement and higher learning, mentors, faith, law, long travel and worldview. The important point is not to predict a fixed event, but to notice which of these departments is already active. If a decision, expense, relationship issue or professional development is underway, verify the facts and allow the first emotional wave to settle. The full Sagittarius Moon article explains the three birth-nakshatra variants as well as the practical remedy and the role of the sign ruler.
Capricorn Moon — houses 2 and 8
For a Capricorn Moon, Aquarius is the 2th house and Leo is the 8th. The eclipse therefore asks for balance between income retained as savings, speech, family assets, food habits and personal values and shared finance, tax, debt, insurance, inheritance and confidential matters. The important point is not to predict a fixed event, but to notice which of these departments is already active. If a decision, expense, relationship issue or professional development is underway, verify the facts and allow the first emotional wave to settle. The full Capricorn Moon article explains the three birth-nakshatra variants as well as the practical remedy and the role of the sign ruler.
Aquarius Moon — houses 1 and 7
For a Aquarius Moon, Aquarius is the 1th house and Leo is the 7th. The eclipse therefore asks for balance between identity, body, personal direction, emotional state and self-definition and spouse, partnerships, clients, contracts and open negotiation. The important point is not to predict a fixed event, but to notice which of these departments is already active. If a decision, expense, relationship issue or professional development is underway, verify the facts and allow the first emotional wave to settle. The full Aquarius Moon article explains the three birth-nakshatra variants as well as the practical remedy and the role of the sign ruler.
Pisces Moon — houses 12 and 6
For a Pisces Moon, Aquarius is the 12th house and Leo is the 6th. The eclipse therefore asks for balance between rest, expenses, foreign connections, retreat, sleep and hidden processes and work, competition, health routines, debt, service and daily problem-solving. The important point is not to predict a fixed event, but to notice which of these departments is already active. If a decision, expense, relationship issue or professional development is underway, verify the facts and allow the first emotional wave to settle. The full Pisces Moon article explains the three birth-nakshatra variants as well as the practical remedy and the role of the sign ruler.
Which reading should come first?
If your birth time is uncertain, begin with the Moon-sign article. If the birth time is reliable, add the ascendant article because it describes the concrete departments of life. Then use the nakshatra guide as a third layer. When the Moon sign and ascendant both emphasise the same topic, that topic deserves more deliberate management, but the dasha and natal strength are still required for a final judgement.
The central lesson
The twelve signs do not receive one identical eclipse result. One sign may be balancing gains with children or creativity; another may be balancing career with home; another may be working through personal money and shared obligations; another may be reviewing self and partnership. This is why the question ‘is the eclipse good or bad for my sign?’ is too crude. The better question is which house axis is active, how its lords behave in the natal chart and whether the current dasha is capable of producing a significant event.