Preparations for the Lunar New Year are taking on deeper significance this season. A solar eclipse is set to coincide exactly with the arrival of the Year of the Horse, and experts explain how to embrace this rare and auspicious alignment.

Two long-anticipated total solar eclipses are poised to captivate sky-watchers: the first on August 12, 2026, and the second on August 2, 2027. Following a two-year gap, both events promise an unforgettable display, with one already being heralded as the “eclipse of the century.”