This eclipse carries a rare coherence - the Sun, the Moon, the manifesting benefics AND the outer planets seem to be working together, opening a doorway of opportunity in Vivasvān.

In this episode of Predicting with the Adityas, Laura Barat and I explore the upcoming 12 August 2026 solar eclipse and New Moon in Vivasvān (around 20°, aligned with Tropical Leo). This eclipse is conjoined Mercury, Jupiter, and Ketu, bringing the potential for beneficial material opportunities and new beginnings in familiar or past‑related areas.

We talk about why Vivasvān, the rāśi where the Sun responds to the needs of his wife, Sañjñā, so humans can thrive on Earth, has so much to teach us at this time. This is the Sun who listens, adjusts, collaborates, and modulates himself so life can flourish. And this eclipse lands right inside that field of responsiveness, in the Sun’s Hora of Vivasvān.

Laura and I also explore the deeper architecture of Hora and Trimśāṁśa lords:

• In masculine signs, the Sun rules the first 15º and Mars rules the first Trimśāṁśa lords → masculine signs act first, then integrate.

• In feminine signs, the Moon rules the first 15º and Venus rules the first Trimśāṁśa lords → feminine signs integrate their moods and emotions first, then act.

This mirrors the way the Sun and Moon work together to keep Earth in the “goldilocks zone” — balanced, held, and able to sustain life.

We also dive into Vivasvān’s Rakṣasa (Vyāghra) division, the tiger realm tied to mimicry, transformation, and the possibility of deception — a powerful and embodied place for a Ketu eclipse to land.

From there, our conversation turns to the outer‑planet harmony shaping the next few months. Pluto, Neptune, and Uranus are all in supportive sextiles and trines, sitting in Nāga Horas and Apsarā Trimśāṁśa lords, emphasizing water‑element themes:

• emotional healing

• shifts in desire

• innovations that feel organic

• long‑term “fertilization” in Aryamā

• possible water‑earth related events

It’s rare to see all three outer planets humming in this kind of coherence.

If your life is shaped by being skilfull, having expertise, providing services, implementing laws, working in the healing fields or you simply have the desire to do something well, Vivasvān is your ally — and this eclipse is unusually supportive.

The eclipse will be visible across Iceland and the Iberian Pennisula and intriguingly, Portugal was first recognised as a country during the very first eclipse in this Saros cycle.

Aditya‑based forecast. We begin by reflecting on Varuṇa’s clarity and spontaneous healing, the Venus–Jupiter conjunction, and whether it had any impact on the pragmatic peace mumblings of previous the month.

Then we outline Indra as the fixed, manifesting fire Rāśi showcasing self‑love, purification, visible intention and the kind of inner honesty where nothing can be hidden. Next, Laura walks through the Lunar cycle …

• the Puṣan Full Moon (June 29) with themes of minimalism, humanitarian sacrifice, and renewal, and the

• Indra New Moon (July 14) in Srota Yakṣa, highlighting wealth‑creation opportunities, listening, and practical support during Mercury retrograde near the Sun–Mercury conjunction.

We also cover major July transits including …

• Mars entering Varuṇa,

• the Mars–Uranus conjunction,

• Jupiter entering Vivasvān,

• upcoming node shifts,

• Pluto in Parjanya, and

• collective themes around economy, ideology, and tension

• alongside the longer healing arc of Uranus in Varuṇa.

Finally, we end by highlighting some exciting Aditya’s resources such as …

84beings.com,

and Josh’s Sunflare app,

as well as Ernst Wilhelm’s Pathology & Conscious Healing course.

And a personal apology here for this episode being so late! (Leaving Australia at the end of June left me without access to a computer to edit this for more than a week! but hopefully, better late than never :D)

With so many planets clustered around the equinox, I’ve been asking whether the world is expressing Pisces, Aries, or Aryamā — and in this episode, Laura Barat and I explore that question together.

Explore the major 2026 outer‑planet transits through Aditya‑based Indian astrology. I sit down with astrologer Laura Barat to examine Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto entering female rasis, and how the Adityas offer a living, predictive framework for students seeking deeper clarity on the months ahead.