9 Powerful Crystals for Solar Eclipses

My first solar eclipse experience was transformative. Standing beneath the darkening sky, I felt time suspend as cosmic energies intensified around me.

Later, working with crystals charged during this celestial event, I discovered their amplified properties were unlike anything I'd experienced before.

Solar eclipses create powerful energy portals that can be harnessed through intentional crystal work. The right crystals help you navigate the intense transformational energies while amplifying your manifestation efforts.

Here are the nine most effective crystals to work with during a solar eclipse.

1. Black Moonstone

Black moonstone combines the intuitive qualities of traditional moonstone with powerful protection energies, making it ideal for navigating eclipse shadows.

This rare variety appears dark with flashes of blue or silver. During a solar eclipse, black moonstone helps you:

• Access subconscious wisdom and hidden knowledge
• Navigate the "shadow work" eclipses often trigger
• Balance feminine and masculine energies

Black moonstone works particularly well with shadow aspects of eclipses, helping you face and integrate parts of yourself that may emerge during these cosmic events.

2. Labradorite

Labradorite's iridescent flashes mirror the dramatic light changes of a solar eclipse, helping you perceive new possibilities and spiritual insights.

This mystical stone reveals vibrant blues, greens, and golds when moved in light, reminiscent of the corona visible during totality.

Eclipse benefits:

• Enhances psychic abilities heightened during eclipses
• Facilitates spiritual transformation
• Creates a protective shield during energy shifts

For continued work with eclipse energies, display your labradorite on one of our beautiful crystal shelves. For example, a good choice might be our Luna Moth Lamp Crystal Shelf.

The moth symbolism of transformation perfectly complements the transformative nature of eclipse work, creating a powerful reminder of your cosmic connection.

You can find our full range of crystal shelves here. 

3. Clear Quartz

Clear quartz acts as a cosmic antenna during solar eclipses, amplifying intentions and storing eclipse energy for continued work.

As the master amplifier crystal, clear quartz becomes exceptionally powerful when charged during an eclipse.

Ways to use during eclipses:

• Program with specific intentions before the eclipse begins
• Place at your third eye during totality for enhanced vision
• Use as a central stone in eclipse crystal grids

Clear quartz is perhaps the most versatile eclipse stone, capable of storing the unique vibrational signature of the eclipse for months afterward.

4. Black Obsidian

Black obsidian's protective and revealing properties make it essential for the intense shadow work often triggered by solar eclipses.

This volcanic glass has been used since ancient times for scrying and protection during cosmic events.

Benefits during eclipses:

• Cuts energetic cords that no longer serve you
• Reveals truth hidden in shadow
• Protects against psychic overwhelm
• Grounds excess energy
  

Black obsidian provides crucial grounding during the sometimes disorienting energy of an eclipse, helping you stay centered while processing revelations.

5. Sunstone

Sunstone carries the essence of solar energy, helping to balance the temporary absence of sunlight during an eclipse while promoting vitality and confidence.

This glistening stone contains copper inclusions that create a sparkling effect reminiscent of sunlight.

Benefits during eclipses:

• Maintains connection to solar energy
• Balances intensified lunar energies
• Promotes courage during transformational periods
  
• Supports the solar plexus chakra

For optimal charging during an eclipse, arrange sunstone and other eclipse crystals on our Gold Moonphase Crystal Grid.

This handcrafted wooden grid with gold accents is specifically designed to harness lunar energies while honoring the sacred geometry that enhances crystal power.

You can check out our full range of crystal grids here. 

6. Selenite

Named after the moon goddess Selene, selenite creates a bridge between lunar and solar energies during an eclipse while cleansing and charging other crystals.

This luminous crystal mimics the light quality seen during an eclipse.

During solar eclipses, selenite:

• Cleanses your energy field and other crystals
• Activates crown chakra for higher downloads
• Creates clear channels for cosmic messages

Selenite's self-cleansing properties make it especially valuable during eclipses, as it remains clear regardless of how much transformative energy passes through it.

7. Rainbow Moonstone

Rainbow moonstone connects you to the full spectrum of eclipse energies, from shadow to illumination, supporting emotional balance during intense transformation.

With its bluish flash and milky appearance, rainbow moonstone embodies both lunar mystery and inner light.

Eclipse benefits:

• Stabilizes emotions during eclipse-triggered releases
• Enhances intuitive capabilities
• Connects conscious and subconscious mind
• Facilitates dream work after eclipse exposure
  

The gentle energy of rainbow moonstone provides essential emotional support during the sometimes challenging personal revelations that eclipse seasons often bring.

8. Smoky Quartz

Smoky quartz grounds intense eclipse energies while transmuting any negative frequencies into usable power for transformation.

This grounding crystal becomes especially important during eclipse seasons when energy can feel chaotic.

Ways it helps during eclipses:

• Anchors spiritual insights into physical reality
• Neutralizes electromagnetic stress
• Transforms fear into practical action

After the eclipse, display your charged smoky quartz on our Full Moon Crystal Shelf Wall Lamp.

This illuminated shelf creates the perfect sacred space for working with eclipse energies long-term, with the warm glow helping activate the crystal's transformative properties.

9. Moldavite

This powerful tektite accelerates the transformational aspects of a solar eclipse, creating rapid evolution in areas where you seek change.

Born from a meteorite impact, moldavite already carries cosmic energy that resonates powerfully with eclipse frequencies.

Eclipse benefits:

• Catalyzes rapid personal evolution
• Opens cosmic gateways for heightened perception
• Accelerates manifestation of eclipse intentions

After charging during an eclipse, hang your moldavite in a suncatcher near a window. For example, our Moon Phase Crystal Suncatcher would work brilliantly for this.

This allows the transformed moldavite energy to project throughout your space via rainbow light patterns, continuing the eclipse work for months afterward.

Creating Your Solar Eclipse Crystal Kit

For comprehensive eclipse work, create a dedicated collection of these nine crystals:

Before the eclipse:

• Cleanse all crystals thoroughly
• Set specific intentions for each
• Begin preliminary work with black obsidian

During the eclipse:

• Arrange crystals in a sacred geometric pattern
• Meditate with labradorite at your third eye
• Hold clear quartz to store eclipse energy

After the eclipse:

• Work with each crystal individually to access specific aspects of your eclipse experience
• Continue regular cleansing under the full moon
• Use during the following six months while eclipse energies remain active

About the Author

Janie Fagan is the lead writer and resident crystal expert at Coppermoon.

With over 20 years of experience in spiritual practices and crystal work, Janie comes from a lineage of spiritualists who have passed down their wisdom through generations.

Her approach combines traditional knowledge with practical, modern applications, helping readers create sacred spaces that honor both ancient traditions and contemporary needs.

When not writing or working with crystals, Janie can be found tending to her moon garden, practicing sound healing, and exploring the connection between celestial movements and earth energies.

She believes that everyone deserves access to the tools and knowledge that make spiritual practice accessible and meaningful in everyday life.