Full Moon in Leo 2026: What this Full Moon Means for You
let it be easy to shine your light
Full moon in Leo 2026
February 1st
2:09 pm (pst)
The full Moon in Leo for 2026 helps us release whatever may be dimming our light so that we can shine our light with ease and with rebellion!
Like an energizing hand to our heart, this Leo Full Moon arrives with an ancient yet simple reminder: Our light was never meant to be hidden, negotiated, or earned. It’s who we are. And when we each shine our light as we are meant to, our collective light will brighten any darkness.
In times like these, when authoritarian and fascist energies attempt to thrive on fear, control, and sameness — whether through ICE here in the United States or brutal theocratic dictatorship in places like Iran — choosing to live from the truth of who we are becomes a quiet and powerful act of resistance.
Leo reminds us that when we lead from the heart, when we refuse to abandon ourselves for safety or approval, we interrupt systems that depend on disconnection. Our light is not separate from the world. It is part of how the world remembers itself.
Under this Leo Full Moon, we’re invited to remember that the heart-led expression of our truest light — those moments where we feel the most honest, alive and unmistakably, authentically ourselves— isn’t a performance.
Shining our most authentic light, is a remembering, a return, and a soft exhale back into our natural state of being.
And maybe we don’t have to overcomplicate it.
Maybe existing in our light it one of the easiest ways for us to live.
Keep reading to discover more about what this Full Moon in Leo means for you…
Leo Full Moon 2026
Leo’s luminescent light
The fixed Fire sign of the zodiac, Leo rules the heart, along with our creativity, play, joy, and the courage it takes to be seen.
Represented by the lion (and lioness), Leo is also known for his courage, boldness and majesty.
In his light expression, Leo radiates warmth, generosity, and authenticity. Leo shines because Leo is the light — ruled by the bringer of light to our whole solar system, the Sun.
Yet in his shadow, Leo can over-effort, or dim himself in subtle ways, like, seeking external approval, mistaking safety for true belonging, or believing love must be earned through performance.
This Leo Full Moon asks us to gently release whatever keeps us afraid to share ourselves honestly — the habits, identities, or expectations that tell us to be someone other than who we truly are.
Instead this lunation invites us back to our truest selves, and in ways so adored by Leo energy, like through play, creativity, connection, laughter, and heartfelt expression, along with some fiery rage and the courage of the lion.
Astrological insights: aquarius stellium and eclipse energy in the air
So, as per usual, the Astrology is potent and powerful, making this Leo full Moon one we are likely going to feel both personally and collectively (which also aligns with the Moon in Leo and the Sun in Aquarius energy).
The Moon, keeper of our inner world and emotional tides, moves through Leo — warm, courageous, and unmistakably personal — while the Sun shines from Aquarius, the sign of community, collective responsibility, and shared humanity. Together, they remind us that being fully and honestly ourselves is not separate from caring for the whole.
In a time when fear-based systems rely on conformity, silence, and disconnection, authenticity becomes a living counterforce. This lunation invites us to lead from the heart in ways that ripple outward — honoring our own truth while remaining deeply aware of how our presence, choices, and voices affect others.
True self-expression, Leo reminds us, is never isolated. It carries care. It carries conscience. It carries love.
Additionally we are also now moving into eclipse season energies, with our next new Moon bringing our first eclipse of the year.
Eclipse seasons are times of potent and often destined change. And with many planets changing signs and houses over the next few weeks and throughout all of 2026, big change is definitely all around us. Eclipse seasons are wonderful times for us to practice awareness, surrender as well as, asking for, receiving and sharing support (where you can!).
And supporting each other will hopefully be one of the main themes of this Aquarius heavy eclipse season….
This Leo Full Moon directly illuminates a gathering of planets clustered around the Sun in Aquarius, including the personal planets Mars, Mercury, and Venus. There’s a felt tension here between the personal and the collective — between who we are in our own bodies and hearts, and how we’re being asked to show up in community during uncertain and polarized times. This lunation brings that tension into our emotional and physical awareness, inviting us to notice where we feel pulled, constricted, or alive — and to let those sensations guide us back toward choices that are truer, kinder, and more aligned.
Aquarius energy can pull us toward the mind — asking us to analyze, distance, and take in the bigger picture. Leo brings us back into the body, reminding us that the heart must be part of that picture too.
authenticity is belonging to yourself first
This Full Moon shines a loving spotlight on the ways we might be dimming ourselves — not out of weakness, but out of a deep human desire to belong.
And so this lunation offers us a gentle truth: belonging that requires you to abandon yourself and your authenticity was never true belonging to begin with.
Authenticity is one of the highest-vibration emotional states we can experience. When we are authentic, meaning we are living in alignment with our truest selves, our core values, and core essence - our energy coheres. Our nervous system settles. Our life force flows more freely. There’s less friction, less effort, less internal negotiation.
The more we prioitize our own authencity, the easier it becomes to show up authentically. Eventually, being authentic not only feels like a relief, it feels like coming home to ourselves.
final thoughts: full moon in leo 2026
I hope you found this info on the Full Moon in Leo 2026 helpful.
This Leo Full Moon reminds us that shining our own light was never meant to be hard. It is meant to be natural, organic, and true — an expression that arises when we stop holding ourselves back.
And in times like these, that ease matters. Systems rooted in authoritarianism and control depend on our disconnection, our conformity, and our willingness to abandon ourselves for safety. When we choose authenticity instead, we quietly loosen their grip.
So the Leo Full Moon reminds is that shining our light is not only our birthright, it’s also our greatest rebellion against those who wish to control and disempower us.
To shine from the heart is both a personal reclamation and a collective act of resistance. Not the kind that forces or hardens, but the kind that refuses to disappear.
May this Leo Full Moon illuminate what has always been alive within you and within all of us who care.
May she remind us that our light is not a risk — our light is a gift.
And may it feel easy to let ourselves shine.
with infinite love and lunar blessings,
Rachael
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