# Astrology Calendar 1996

> In 1996, Mercury is retrograde 4 times (Jan 9 to Jan 30; May 3 to May 27; Sep 4 to Sep 26; Dec 23 to Jan 12). There are 4 eclipses: Total Lunar Eclipse on April 4, 1996 in Libra; Partial Solar Eclipse on April 17, 1996 in Aries; Total Lunar Eclipse on September 27, 1996 in Aries; Partial Solar Eclipse on October 12, 1996 in Libra. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1996

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 1996-03-20 08:03 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 1996-06-21 02:23 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 1996-09-22 18:00 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 1996-12-21 14:06 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1996-04-04 00:09 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra | 14°32' Libra |
| 1996-04-17 22:37 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Aries | 28°11' Aries |
| 1996-09-27 02:54 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Aries | 4°18' Aries |
| 1996-10-12 14:02 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Libra | 19°31' Libra |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 1996-01-09 21:49 UTC at 5°10' Aquarius | 1996-01-30 10:18 UTC at 19°06' Capricorn | Aquarius, Capricorn | 1995-12-24 to 1996-02-19 |
| Pluto | 1996-03-05 20:07 UTC at 3°06' Sagittarius | 1996-08-10 12:05 UTC at 0°20' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 1995-11-19 to 1996-11-28 |
| Neptune | 1996-04-29 09:42 UTC at 27°45' Capricorn | 1996-10-06 15:35 UTC at 24°58' Capricorn | Capricorn | 1996-01-08 to 1997-01-25 |
| Mercury | 1996-05-03 22:47 UTC at 28°38' Taurus | 1996-05-27 18:56 UTC at 19°38' Taurus | Taurus | 1996-04-19 to 1996-06-12 |
| Jupiter | 1996-05-04 15:33 UTC at 17°39' Capricorn | 1996-09-03 14:41 UTC at 7°49' Capricorn | Capricorn | 1996-02-08 to 1996-11-27 |
| Uranus | 1996-05-08 19:31 UTC at 4°34' Aquarius | 1996-10-10 01:01 UTC at 0°38' Aquarius | Aquarius | 1996-01-23 to 1997-01-23 |
| Venus | 1996-05-20 06:09 UTC at 28°17' Gemini | 1996-07-02 06:52 UTC at 11°46' Gemini | Gemini | 1996-04-16 to 1996-08-05 |
| Saturn | 1996-07-18 20:26 UTC at 7°24' Aries | 1996-12-03 12:44 UTC at 0°36' Aries | Aries | 1996-04-12 to 1997-03-07 |
| Mercury | 1996-09-04 05:40 UTC at 3°29' Libra | 1996-09-26 17:10 UTC at 18°59' Virgo | Libra, Virgo | 1996-08-15 to 1996-10-11 |
| Mercury | 1996-12-23 19:43 UTC at 19°13' Capricorn | 1997-01-12 20:44 UTC at 2°58' Capricorn | Capricorn | 1996-12-06 to 1997-02-01 |

## January 1996

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1996-01-01 18:05 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1996-01-03 07:14 UTC | Jupiter enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1996-01-05 20:51 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 14°48' Cancer |
| 1996-01-08 11:01 UTC | Mars enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1996-01-09 21:49 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 5°10' Aquarius |
| 1996-01-12 08:03 UTC | Uranus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1996-01-15 04:30 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1996-01-17 09:36 UTC | Mercury re-enters Capricorn (retrograde) | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1996-01-20 12:50 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 29°45' Capricorn |
| 1996-01-20 18:52 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1996-01-30 10:18 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 19°06' Capricorn |

## February 1996

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1996-02-04 15:58 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 15°07' Leo |
| 1996-02-09 02:30 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1996-02-15 02:43 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1996-02-15 11:49 UTC | Mars enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1996-02-18 23:30 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 29°36' Aquarius |
| 1996-02-19 09:00 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |

## March 1996

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1996-03-05 09:23 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 15°05' Virgo |
| 1996-03-05 20:07 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 3°06' Sagittarius |
| 1996-03-06 02:00 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1996-03-07 11:53 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1996-03-08 22:18 UTC | Uranus sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1996-03-15 17:17 UTC | Saturn sextile Neptune | Exact sextile |
| 1996-03-19 10:45 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 29°07' Pisces |
| 1996-03-20 08:03 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 1996-03-24 08:02 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1996-03-24 15:12 UTC | Mars enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |

## April 1996

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1996-04-03 15:25 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1996-04-04 00:09 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra | 14°32' Libra |
| 1996-04-07 08:53 UTC | Saturn enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1996-04-08 03:15 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1996-04-17 22:37 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Aries | 28°11' Aries |
| 1996-04-19 19:09 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1996-04-28 02:56 UTC | Saturn trine Pluto | Exact trine |
| 1996-04-29 09:42 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 27°45' Capricorn |

## May 1996

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1996-05-02 18:16 UTC | Mars enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1996-05-03 11:48 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 13°19' Scorpio |
| 1996-05-03 22:47 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 28°38' Taurus |
| 1996-05-04 15:33 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 17°39' Capricorn |
| 1996-05-08 19:31 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 4°34' Aquarius |
| 1996-05-17 11:46 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 26°51' Taurus |
| 1996-05-19 16:21 UTC | Saturn sextile Uranus | Exact sextile |
| 1996-05-20 06:09 UTC | Venus stations retrograde | 28°17' Gemini |
| 1996-05-20 18:23 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1996-05-27 18:56 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 19°38' Taurus |

## June 1996

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1996-06-01 20:47 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 11°37' Sagittarius |
| 1996-06-12 14:42 UTC | Mars enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1996-06-13 21:44 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1996-06-16 01:36 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 25°12' Gemini |
| 1996-06-21 02:23 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |

## July 1996

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1996-07-01 03:58 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 9°36' Capricorn |
| 1996-07-02 06:52 UTC | Venus stations direct | 11°46' Gemini |
| 1996-07-02 07:36 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1996-07-15 16:15 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 23°26' Cancer |
| 1996-07-16 09:55 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1996-07-18 20:26 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 7°24' Aries |
| 1996-07-22 13:18 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1996-07-25 18:32 UTC | Mars enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1996-07-30 10:35 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 7°32' Aquarius |

## August 1996

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1996-08-01 16:16 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1996-08-07 06:15 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1996-08-10 12:06 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 0°20' Sagittarius |
| 1996-08-14 07:34 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 21°47' Leo |
| 1996-08-22 20:23 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1996-08-26 05:18 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1996-08-28 17:52 UTC | Full Moon in Pisces | 5°41' Pisces |

## September 1996

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1996-09-03 14:41 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 7°49' Capricorn |
| 1996-09-04 05:40 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 3°29' Libra |
| 1996-09-07 05:07 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1996-09-09 20:02 UTC | Mars enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1996-09-12 09:28 UTC | Mercury re-enters Virgo (retrograde) | Leaves Libra |
| 1996-09-12 23:07 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 20°27' Virgo |
| 1996-09-20 11:08 UTC | Uranus sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1996-09-22 18:00 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 1996-09-26 17:10 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 18°59' Virgo |
| 1996-09-27 02:54 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Aries | 4°18' Aries |

## October 1996

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1996-10-04 03:21 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1996-10-06 15:35 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 24°58' Capricorn |
| 1996-10-09 03:13 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1996-10-10 01:01 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 0°38' Aquarius |
| 1996-10-12 14:02 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Libra | 19°31' Libra |
| 1996-10-23 03:18 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1996-10-26 02:54 UTC | Saturn trine Pluto | Exact trine |
| 1996-10-26 14:11 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 3°26' Taurus |
| 1996-10-27 01:01 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1996-10-29 12:01 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1996-10-30 07:11 UTC | Mars enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |

## November 1996

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1996-11-10 17:29 UTC | Saturn sextile Uranus | Exact sextile |
| 1996-11-11 04:16 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 19°03' Scorpio |
| 1996-11-14 16:36 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1996-11-22 00:49 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1996-11-23 01:34 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1996-11-25 04:10 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 3°10' Gemini |

## December 1996

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1996-12-03 12:44 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 0°36' Aries |
| 1996-12-04 13:48 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1996-12-10 16:56 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 18°55' Sagittarius |
| 1996-12-17 05:33 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1996-12-21 14:06 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 1996-12-23 19:43 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 19°13' Capricorn |
| 1996-12-24 20:41 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 3°20' Cancer |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1996?

In 1996, Mercury is retrograde 4 times (Jan 9 to Jan 30; May 3 to May 27; Sep 4 to Sep 26; Dec 23 to Jan 12). There are 4 eclipses: Total Lunar Eclipse on April 4, 1996 in Libra; Partial Solar Eclipse on April 17, 1996 in Aries; Total Lunar Eclipse on September 27, 1996 in Aries; Partial Solar Eclipse on October 12, 1996 in Libra. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1996?

Mercury is retrograde 4 times in 1996: from January 9, 1996 to January 30, 1996 (Aquarius and Capricorn); from May 3, 1996 to May 27, 1996 (Taurus); from September 4, 1996 to September 26, 1996 (Libra and Virgo); from December 23, 1996 to January 12, 1997 (Capricorn).

### When Are the Eclipses in 1996?

Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra on April 4, 1996; Partial Solar Eclipse in Aries on April 17, 1996; Total Lunar Eclipse in Aries on September 27, 1996; Partial Solar Eclipse in Libra on October 12, 1996.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 1996?

March Equinox: March 20, 1996 at 3:03 AM ET (08:03 UTC); June Solstice: June 20, 1996 at 10:23 PM ET (02:23 UTC on June 21); September Equinox: September 22, 1996 at 2:00 PM ET (18:00 UTC); December Solstice: December 21, 1996 at 9:06 AM ET (14:06 UTC).

### 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/1996). Free to cite with a link to the source page.