# Astrology Calendar 1990

> In 1990, Mercury is retrograde 4 times (Dec 30 to Jan 20; Apr 23 to May 17; Aug 25 to Sep 17; Dec 14 to Jan 3). There are 4 eclipses: Annular Solar Eclipse on January 26, 1990 in Aquarius; Total Lunar Eclipse on February 9, 1990 in Leo; Total Solar Eclipse on July 22, 1990 in Cancer; Partial Lunar Eclipse on August 6, 1990 in Aquarius. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1990

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 1990-03-20 21:19 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 1990-06-21 15:32 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 1990-09-23 06:55 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 1990-12-22 03:06 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990-01-26 19:30 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Aquarius | 6°35' Aquarius |
| 1990-02-09 19:11 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo | 20°44' Leo |
| 1990-07-22 03:02 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer | 29°04' Cancer |
| 1990-08-06 14:12 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius | 13°48' Aquarius |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jupiter | 1989-10-29 00:05 UTC at 10°52' Cancer | 1990-02-24 19:13 UTC at 0°48' Cancer | Cancer | 1989-08-03 to 1990-05-22 |
| Venus | 1989-12-29 08:51 UTC at 6°25' Aquarius | 1990-02-08 09:16 UTC at 20°55' Capricorn | Aquarius, Capricorn | 1989-11-27 to 1990-03-12 |
| Mercury | 1989-12-30 23:26 UTC at 25°53' Capricorn | 1990-01-20 04:32 UTC at 9°41' Capricorn | Capricorn | 1989-12-14 to 1990-02-08 |
| Pluto | 1990-02-19 06:40 UTC at 17°47' Scorpio | 1990-07-26 01:10 UTC at 14°58' Scorpio | Scorpio | 1989-11-04 to 1990-11-12 |
| Uranus | 1990-04-13 22:27 UTC at 9°35' Capricorn | 1990-09-14 18:24 UTC at 5°35' Capricorn | Capricorn | 1989-12-29 to 1990-12-29 |
| Neptune | 1990-04-16 13:01 UTC at 14°34' Capricorn | 1990-09-23 18:32 UTC at 11°47' Capricorn | Capricorn | 1989-12-26 to 1991-01-13 |
| Mercury | 1990-04-23 06:54 UTC at 17°31' Taurus | 1990-05-17 02:03 UTC at 7°54' Taurus | Taurus | 1990-04-09 to 1990-06-02 |
| Saturn | 1990-05-04 22:47 UTC at 25°20' Capricorn | 1990-09-23 05:11 UTC at 18°42' Capricorn | Capricorn | 1990-01-27 to 1990-12-29 |
| Mercury | 1990-08-25 14:05 UTC at 23°34' Virgo | 1990-09-17 12:04 UTC at 9°35' Virgo | Virgo | 1990-08-05 to 1990-10-01 |
| Mars | 1990-10-20 19:24 UTC at 14°33' Gemini | 1991-01-01 12:54 UTC at 27°45' Taurus | Gemini, Taurus | 1990-08-27 to 1991-03-02 |
| Jupiter | 1990-11-30 05:03 UTC at 13°35' Leo | 1991-03-30 13:16 UTC at 3°32' Leo | Leo | 1990-09-04 to 1991-06-27 |
| Mercury | 1990-12-14 21:03 UTC at 10°00' Capricorn | 1991-01-03 17:55 UTC at 23°42' Sagittarius | Capricorn, Sagittarius | 1990-11-27 to 1991-01-22 |

## January 1990

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990-01-11 04:57 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 20°42' Cancer |
| 1990-01-16 15:26 UTC | Venus re-enters Capricorn (retrograde) | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1990-01-16 16:07 UTC | Saturn sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1990-01-20 04:32 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 9°41' Capricorn |
| 1990-01-20 08:01 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1990-01-26 19:30 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Aquarius | 6°35' Aquarius |
| 1990-01-29 14:09 UTC | Mars enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |

## February 1990

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990-02-08 09:16 UTC | Venus stations direct | 20°55' Capricorn |
| 1990-02-09 19:11 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo | 20°44' Leo |
| 1990-02-12 01:10 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1990-02-18 22:13 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1990-02-19 06:40 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 17°47' Scorpio |
| 1990-02-24 19:13 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 0°48' Cancer |
| 1990-02-25 08:55 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 6°29' Pisces |

## March 1990

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990-03-03 17:13 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1990-03-03 17:47 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1990-03-11 10:59 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 20°36' Virgo |
| 1990-03-11 15:52 UTC | Mars enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1990-03-20 00:03 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1990-03-20 21:18 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 1990-03-26 19:48 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 5°53' Aries |

## April 1990

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990-04-04 07:34 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1990-04-06 09:11 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1990-04-10 03:19 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 20°00' Libra |
| 1990-04-13 22:27 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 9°35' Capricorn |
| 1990-04-16 13:01 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 14°34' Capricorn |
| 1990-04-20 08:26 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1990-04-20 22:07 UTC | Mars enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1990-04-23 06:54 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 17°31' Taurus |
| 1990-04-25 04:28 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 4°43' Taurus |

## May 1990

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990-05-04 03:51 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1990-05-04 22:47 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 25°20' Capricorn |
| 1990-05-09 19:31 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 18°54' Scorpio |
| 1990-05-13 19:21 UTC | Jupiter opposite Uranus | Exact opposition |
| 1990-05-17 02:03 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 7°54' Taurus |
| 1990-05-21 07:37 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1990-05-24 11:47 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 3°03' Gemini |
| 1990-05-30 10:13 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1990-05-31 07:10 UTC | Mars enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |

## June 1990

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990-06-06 08:43 UTC | Jupiter opposite Neptune | Exact opposition |
| 1990-06-08 11:01 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 17°24' Sagittarius |
| 1990-06-12 00:29 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1990-06-13 10:34 UTC | Jupiter trine Pluto | Exact trine |
| 1990-06-21 15:32 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 1990-06-22 18:55 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 1°05' Cancer |
| 1990-06-25 00:14 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1990-06-27 20:45 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |

## July 1990

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990-07-08 01:24 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 15°39' Capricorn |
| 1990-07-11 23:47 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1990-07-12 14:44 UTC | Mars enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1990-07-13 12:53 UTC | Jupiter opposite Saturn | Exact opposition |
| 1990-07-20 03:40 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1990-07-22 03:02 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer | 29°04' Cancer |
| 1990-07-23 02:21 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1990-07-26 01:11 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 14°58' Scorpio |
| 1990-07-29 11:09 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |

## August 1990

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990-08-06 14:12 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius | 13°48' Aquarius |
| 1990-08-13 22:04 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1990-08-18 07:31 UTC | Jupiter enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1990-08-20 12:39 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 27°14' Leo |
| 1990-08-23 09:20 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1990-08-25 14:05 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 23°34' Virgo |
| 1990-08-31 11:39 UTC | Mars enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |

## September 1990

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990-09-05 01:46 UTC | Full Moon in Pisces | 12°15' Pisces |
| 1990-09-07 08:20 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1990-09-14 18:24 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 5°35' Capricorn |
| 1990-09-17 12:04 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 9°35' Virgo |
| 1990-09-19 00:47 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 25°50' Virgo |
| 1990-09-23 05:11 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 18°42' Capricorn |
| 1990-09-23 06:55 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 1990-09-23 18:32 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 11°47' Capricorn |

## October 1990

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990-10-01 12:12 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1990-10-04 12:02 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 11°00' Aries |
| 1990-10-05 17:43 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1990-10-18 15:37 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 25°00' Libra |
| 1990-10-20 19:24 UTC | Mars stations retrograde | 14°33' Gemini |
| 1990-10-23 01:45 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1990-10-23 16:14 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1990-10-25 12:03 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |

## November 1990

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990-11-02 21:48 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 10°13' Taurus |
| 1990-11-11 00:05 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1990-11-17 09:05 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 24°45' Scorpio |
| 1990-11-18 09:57 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1990-11-22 13:46 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1990-11-30 05:03 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 13°35' Leo |

## December 1990

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990-12-02 00:13 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1990-12-02 07:50 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 9°52' Gemini |
| 1990-12-12 07:18 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1990-12-14 07:41 UTC | Mars re-enters Taurus (retrograde) | Leaves Gemini |
| 1990-12-14 21:03 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 10°00' Capricorn |
| 1990-12-15 13:42 UTC | The North Node enters Capricorn | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1990-12-17 04:22 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 24°58' Sagittarius |
| 1990-12-22 03:06 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 1990-12-25 22:55 UTC | Mercury re-enters Sagittarius (retrograde) | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1990-12-31 18:35 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 9°49' Cancer |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1990?

In 1990, Mercury is retrograde 4 times (Dec 30 to Jan 20; Apr 23 to May 17; Aug 25 to Sep 17; Dec 14 to Jan 3). There are 4 eclipses: Annular Solar Eclipse on January 26, 1990 in Aquarius; Total Lunar Eclipse on February 9, 1990 in Leo; Total Solar Eclipse on July 22, 1990 in Cancer; Partial Lunar Eclipse on August 6, 1990 in Aquarius. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1990?

Mercury is retrograde 4 times in 1990: from December 30, 1989 to January 20, 1990 (Capricorn); from April 23, 1990 to May 17, 1990 (Taurus); from August 25, 1990 to September 17, 1990 (Virgo); from December 14, 1990 to January 3, 1991 (Capricorn and Sagittarius).

### When Are the Eclipses in 1990?

Annular Solar Eclipse in Aquarius on January 26, 1990; Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo on February 9, 1990; Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer on July 22, 1990; Partial Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius on August 6, 1990.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 1990?

March Equinox: March 20, 1990 at 4:19 PM ET (21:19 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 1990 at 11:32 AM ET (15:32 UTC); September Equinox: September 23, 1990 at 2:55 AM ET (06:55 UTC); December Solstice: December 21, 1990 at 10:06 PM ET (03:06 UTC on December 22).

### Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

## Method

Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time.

Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1990). Free to cite with a link to the source page.