Solar Eclipse Feb 17, 2026; Saturn/Neptune conjunction Feb 20, & news of the week - ROSE MARCUS ~ Evolutionary Astrologer ~ ASTROLINK

And the Solar Eclipse just keeps delivering headlines…

True to a solar eclipse in Aquarius, it isn’t one thing, but a whole bunch of things all firing off at the same time. Eclipsing the death of Civil Rights Leader, Reverend Jesse Jackson – what a shock to wake up to the news of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor taken into custody today, – and, of all days, on his 66th birthday. (A solar return he will not be able to forget. A birthday that falls on an eclipse marks the year for some special destiny.)

Andrew is being investigated for misconduct in public office -facing an allegation of providing access to sensitive trade info through emails to Jeffrey Epstein back in 2010 when he was a trade envoy and working royal.

See the charts below for the solar eclipse triggers:

Solar eclipse conjunct Andrew’s natal sun and Chiron (the wound that never heals)

Solar eclipse falls in Andrew’s 7th house – public image/exposure; relationships (sign of Aquarius: friends and associates/networking)

Transiting Uranus in Andrew’s 10th house (relationship with authority; shattering reputation)

Transiting Uranus square to solar eclipse luminaries (a turning point angle; uncovering/exposing)

Transiting Uranus/eclipse luminaries square Andrew’s natal Moon in Scorpio in the 4th (“the firm” betrayed/undermined; disowned by the family)

Transiting Mercury, ruler of the south node (karmic axis point) conjunct natal Mercury (karmic revisit/karmic accounting (optimized moment for bringing the past forward to advance the evolution/reconciling of unfinished karmic matters)

A couple of notable connections between Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein

Jeffrey’s karmic axis (s node 12 Leo; n node 12 Aquarius) straddles Andrew’s Ascendant/Descendant and are in square aspect to Andrew’s Neptune in Scorpio in the 4th house. Jeffrey’s Jupiter also opposes Andrew’s Neptune (Signifies the Prince’s fall from grace in a colossal way. This signature also taints the royal family.)

Jeffrey’s Chiron is conjunct Andrew’s Saturn – Jeffrey plays the wounder (even after his death – Chiron is an immortality signature/spans lifetimes).

Below: Andrew’s solar return:

All this on the eve of the momentous Feb 20 conjunction of Saturn and Neptune in Aries which official marks the global reset timer for our spinning world. It is the ending of a 36 year construction of existing reality and the start of the next 36 years. By the way- the new reality has been in the works for some time already. From here on it, it will gain more lead and more traction. (As the year progress, the momentum will accelerate.) When it comes to the building of our new reality, every thought, every deed affects the matrix. Let’s do it better this time! (Rise up spiritual warriors, stand present for yourself and for all of us!)

February 20, 2026:

As I have stated in previous writings, the Solar Eclipse of February 17 marks a turning point threshold of significance. And here is yet another example – on the exact day of the rare Saturn/Neptune conjunction alignment (in Aries), the US supreme court flexes some muscle and rules that Trump’s “emergency” tariffs on Canada are illegal. The conjunction of Saturn/Neptune, a 36-year history writing cycle, shapes and defines the social and political ideologies and structures of world chapters. (The last conjunction of Saturn/Neptune happened in Capricorn in 1989. This triple pass conjunction, (Mar 3, June 27, Nov 13, 1989) saw the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the cold war, and the collapse of the Soviet Union. The last conjunction in Aries happened in 1703 (St. Petersburg became the capital of Russia; results of war of Spanish succession stopped France from dominating Europe and shaped the European political power grid.) The last conjunction of Saturn/Neptune at 0 Aries (same as now) was 6000 years ago (4361 BCE).

Charts posted:

Left: Trump’s chart with the Feb 17 Solar Eclipse in Aquarius (falls in his 6^th house, Aquarius can be a signature of political upheaval; it is a disruptive and/or beyond control influence; 6^th house influence brings new challenges and factors, calls for adjustment. Uranus (in hard angle to the eclipse), is in the 10^th house (at the MC) of career, reputation, and authority. The Saturn/Neptune conjunction falls in Trump’s 8^th house. (Saturn in Aries can be a signature for limited or restricted freedom.) The 8^th house is one of powerplays, confrontation re limits of power; hidden agendas, power, or advantage; undercurrents, behind the scenes, secrecy, etc. This Saturn/Neptune conjunction suggests there is much more than we see or know. Expect more to be exposed over time. (In general, Saturn/Neptune can be a signature for “work-arounds” (searching for or employing them; also for blurred lines; bending, erasing, negating the format or rules).

Right: USA chart with Solar Eclipse. Note, I’m using the 2:13 am birth-time, as was the preferred chart used by Jeffrey Wolf Green. The Solar Eclipse in Aquarius in the 10^th house, relative to the new Saturn/Neptune conjunction in the 11^th house (and the solar eclipse transit of Mars on the USA moon in Aquarius) suggests a new political/social reality and activism cycle is currently being launched for the USA and for the world at large.