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Astrology Calendar 2003

Every sign change, retrograde, eclipse and New and Full Moon of the year, solved to the minute.

Quick Answer

In 2003, Mercury is retrograde 4 times (Jan 2 to Jan 23; Apr 26 to May 20; Aug 28 to Sep 20; Dec 17 to Jan 6). There are 4 eclipses: Total Lunar Eclipse on May 16, 2003 in Scorpio; Annular Solar Eclipse on May 31, 2003 in Gemini; Total Lunar Eclipse on November 9, 2003 in Taurus; Total Solar Eclipse on November 23, 2003 in Sagittarius. All dates are in UTC.

Equinoxes and Solstices 2003

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 21, 2003, 01:00 UTC	March Equinox	The Sun enters Aries
Jun 21, 2003, 19:10 UTC	June Solstice	The Sun enters Cancer
Sep 23, 2003, 10:46 UTC	September Equinox	The Sun enters Libra
Dec 22, 2003, 07:03 UTC	December Solstice	The Sun enters Capricorn

Eclipses 2003

Global eclipse peaks. Visibility depends on location.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 2003, 03:40 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio	24°55' Scorpio
May 31, 2003, 04:08 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Gemini	9°19' Gemini
Nov 9, 2003, 01:18 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus	16°15' Taurus
Nov 23, 2003, 22:49 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius	1°13' Sagittarius

Retrogrades 2003

Every retrograde period that overlaps 2003, with station degrees and shadow periods.

Planet	Stations Retrograde	Stations Direct	Signs	Shadow Period
Saturn	Oct 11, 2002, 12:53 UTC 29°05' Gemini	Feb 22, 2003, 07:47 UTC 22°08' Gemini	Gemini	Jul 8, 2002 to May 27, 2003
Jupiter	Dec 4, 2002, 12:22 UTC 18°06' Leo	Apr 4, 2003, 03:03 UTC 8°03' Leo	Leo	Sep 8, 2002 to Jul 1, 2003
Mercury	Jan 2, 2003, 18:16 UTC 28°27' Capricorn	Jan 23, 2003, 01:08 UTC 12°17' Capricorn	Capricorn	Dec 17, 2002 to Feb 11, 2003
Pluto	Mar 23, 2003, 04:46 UTC 19°57' Sagittarius	Aug 29, 2003, 03:30 UTC 17°14' Sagittarius	Sagittarius	Dec 4, 2002 to Dec 17, 2003
Mercury	Apr 26, 2003, 12:01 UTC 20°33' Taurus	May 20, 2003, 07:34 UTC 11°07' Taurus	Taurus	Apr 12, 2003 to Jun 5, 2003
Neptune	May 16, 2003, 00:35 UTC 13°11' Aquarius	Oct 23, 2003, 01:49 UTC 10°24' Aquarius	Aquarius	Jan 24, 2003 to Feb 10, 2004
Uranus	Jun 7, 2003, 06:51 UTC 2°49' Pisces	Nov 8, 2003, 12:31 UTC 28°53' Aquarius	Pisces, Aquarius	Feb 19, 2003 to Feb 22, 2004
Mars	Jul 29, 2003, 07:38 UTC 10°08' Pisces	Sep 27, 2003, 07:50 UTC 0°07' Pisces	Pisces	Jun 17, 2003 to Nov 8, 2003
Mercury	Aug 28, 2003, 13:39 UTC 26°19' Virgo	Sep 20, 2003, 08:53 UTC 12°12' Virgo	Virgo	Aug 8, 2003 to Oct 4, 2003
Saturn	Oct 25, 2003, 23:43 UTC 13°14' Cancer	Mar 7, 2004, 16:48 UTC 6°17' Cancer	Cancer	Jul 23, 2003 to Jun 10, 2004
Mercury	Dec 17, 2003, 15:59 UTC 12°33' Capricorn	Jan 6, 2004, 13:49 UTC 26°16' Sagittarius	Capricorn, Sagittarius	Nov 30, 2003 to Jan 25, 2004

Zodiac Season Dates 2003

When the Sun enters each sign.

Sign	Begins
Aquarius season	Jan 20, 2003, 11:53 UTC
Pisces season	Feb 19, 2003, 02:01 UTC
Aries season	Mar 21, 2003, 01:00 UTC
Taurus season	Apr 20, 2003, 12:03 UTC
Gemini season	May 21, 2003, 11:12 UTC
Cancer season	Jun 21, 2003, 19:10 UTC
Leo season	Jul 23, 2003, 06:04 UTC
Virgo season	Aug 23, 2003, 13:08 UTC
Libra season	Sep 23, 2003, 10:46 UTC
Scorpio season	Oct 23, 2003, 20:08 UTC
Sagittarius season	Nov 22, 2003, 17:43 UTC
Capricorn season	Dec 22, 2003, 07:03 UTC

Month by Month 2003

New and Full Moons, eclipses, stations, planetary ingresses and the exact aspects between Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

January 2003

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 2, 18:16 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	28°27' Capricorn
Jan 2, 20:23 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	12°01' Capricorn
Jan 7, 13:07 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 17, 04:22 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 18, 10:48 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	27°55' Cancer
Jan 20, 11:53 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 23, 01:08 UTC	Mercury stations direct	12°17' Capricorn

February 2003

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 1, 10:48 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	12°09' Aquarius
Feb 4, 13:27 UTC	Venus enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Feb 13, 01:00 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 16, 09:03 UTC	Jupiter opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Feb 16, 23:51 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	27°53' Leo
Feb 19, 02:01 UTC	The Sun enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 22, 07:47 UTC	Saturn stations direct	22°08' Gemini

March 2003

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 2, 12:40 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Mar 3, 02:35 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	12°06' Pisces
Mar 4, 21:18 UTC	Mars enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Mar 5, 02:04 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 10, 21:30 UTC	Uranus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 18, 10:35 UTC	Full Moon in Virgo	27°25' Virgo
Mar 21, 01:00 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox
Mar 21, 12:15 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 23, 04:46 UTC	Pluto stations retrograde	19°57' Sagittarius
Mar 27, 18:14 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

April 2003

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 19:19 UTC	New Moon in Aries	11°39' Aries
Apr 4, 03:03 UTC	Jupiter stations direct	8°03' Leo
Apr 5, 14:36 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 16, 19:36 UTC	Full Moon in Libra	26°24' Libra
Apr 20, 12:03 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 21, 16:18 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 21, 23:50 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 26, 12:01 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	20°33' Taurus

May 2003

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 12:15 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	10°43' Taurus
May 13, 19:50 UTC	The North Node enters Taurus	Leaves Gemini
May 16, 00:35 UTC	Neptune stations retrograde	13°11' Aquarius
May 16, 03:40 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio	24°55' Scorpio
May 16, 10:58 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 20, 07:34 UTC	Mercury stations direct	11°07' Taurus
May 21, 11:12 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 31, 04:08 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Gemini	9°19' Gemini

June 2003

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 3, 03:11 UTC	Jupiter opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Jun 4, 01:22 UTC	Saturn enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 7, 06:51 UTC	Uranus stations retrograde	2°49' Pisces
Jun 10, 03:31 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jun 13, 01:34 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jun 14, 11:16 UTC	Full Moon in Sagittarius	23°00' Sagittarius
Jun 17, 02:27 UTC	Mars enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jun 21, 19:10 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 24, 23:15 UTC	Saturn trine Uranus	Exact trine
Jun 29, 10:17 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 29, 18:39 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	7°37' Cancer

July 2003

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 1, 12:33 UTC	Jupiter trine Pluto	Exact trine
Jul 4, 17:37 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 13, 12:09 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 13, 19:21 UTC	Full Moon in Capricorn	20°59' Capricorn
Jul 23, 06:04 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 29, 04:24 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 29, 06:53 UTC	New Moon in Leo	5°46' Leo
Jul 29, 07:38 UTC	Mars stations retrograde	10°08' Pisces
Jul 30, 14:05 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

August 2003

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 12, 04:48 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	19°05' Aquarius
Aug 22, 11:35 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 13:08 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 27, 09:15 UTC	Jupiter enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 27, 17:26 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	4°02' Virgo
Aug 28, 13:39 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	26°19' Virgo
Aug 29, 03:30 UTC	Pluto stations direct	17°14' Sagittarius
Aug 30, 04:19 UTC	Jupiter opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

September 2003

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 10, 16:36 UTC	Full Moon in Pisces	17°33' Pisces
Sep 15, 02:48 UTC	Uranus re-enters Aquarius (retrograde)	Leaves Pisces
Sep 15, 15:57 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Sep 20, 08:53 UTC	Mercury stations direct	12°12' Virgo
Sep 23, 10:46 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox
Sep 26, 03:09 UTC	New Moon in Libra	2°38' Libra
Sep 27, 07:50 UTC	Mars stations direct	0°07' Pisces

October 2003

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 7, 01:28 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 9, 18:55 UTC	Venus enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 10, 07:28 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	16°35' Aries
Oct 23, 01:49 UTC	Neptune stations direct	10°24' Aquarius
Oct 23, 20:08 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 24, 11:20 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 25, 12:50 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	1°41' Scorpio
Oct 25, 23:43 UTC	Saturn stations retrograde	13°14' Cancer

November 2003

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 1, 17:00 UTC	Jupiter sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Nov 2, 21:42 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 8, 12:31 UTC	Uranus stations direct	28°53' Aquarius
Nov 9, 01:18 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus	16°15' Taurus
Nov 12, 07:19 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 22, 17:43 UTC	The Sun enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 23, 22:49 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius	1°13' Sagittarius
Nov 27, 01:07 UTC	Venus enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

December 2003

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 2, 21:35 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 8, 20:37 UTC	Full Moon in Gemini	16°20' Gemini
Dec 16, 13:21 UTC	Mars enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Dec 17, 15:59 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	12°33' Capricorn
Dec 21, 06:32 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Dec 22, 07:03 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice
Dec 23, 09:43 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	1°08' Capricorn
Dec 30, 10:00 UTC	Uranus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Dec 30, 19:53 UTC	Mercury re-enters Sagittarius (retrograde)	Leaves Capricorn

Planetary Positions for Every Day of 2003

Choose a day to see where every planet was.

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Questions About 2003

What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 2003?

When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2003?

Mercury is retrograde 4 times in 2003: from January 2, 2003 to January 23, 2003 (Capricorn); from April 26, 2003 to May 20, 2003 (Taurus); from August 28, 2003 to September 20, 2003 (Virgo); from December 17, 2003 to January 6, 2004 (Capricorn and Sagittarius).

When Are the Eclipses in 2003?

Total Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio on May 16, 2003; Annular Solar Eclipse in Gemini on May 31, 2003; Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on November 9, 2003; Total Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius on November 23, 2003.

When Do the Seasons Start in 2003?

March Equinox: March 20, 2003 at 8:00 PM ET (01:00 UTC on March 21); June Solstice: June 21, 2003 at 3:10 PM ET (19:10 UTC); September Equinox: September 23, 2003 at 6:46 AM ET (10:46 UTC); December Solstice: December 22, 2003 at 2:03 AM ET (07:03 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.

Your Personal 2003 Forecast

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