# Astrology Calendar 2004

> In 2004, Mercury is retrograde 4 times (Dec 17 to Jan 6; Apr 6 to Apr 30; Aug 10 to Sep 2; Nov 30 to Dec 20). There are 4 eclipses: Partial Solar Eclipse on April 19, 2004 in Aries; Total Lunar Eclipse on May 4, 2004 in Scorpio; Partial Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2004 in Libra; Total Lunar Eclipse on October 28, 2004 in Taurus. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/2004

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 2004-03-20 06:48 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 2004-06-21 00:56 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 2004-09-22 16:29 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 2004-12-21 12:41 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004-04-19 13:34 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Aries | 29°49' Aries |
| 2004-05-04 20:30 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio | 14°39' Scorpio |
| 2004-10-14 02:59 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Libra | 21°06' Libra |
| 2004-10-28 03:04 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus | 5°00' Taurus |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Saturn | 2003-10-25 23:43 UTC at 13°14' Cancer | 2004-03-07 16:48 UTC at 6°17' Cancer | Cancer | 2003-07-23 to 2004-06-10 |
| Mercury | 2003-12-17 15:59 UTC at 12°33' Capricorn | 2004-01-06 13:49 UTC at 26°16' Sagittarius | Capricorn, Sagittarius | 2003-11-30 to 2004-01-25 |
| Jupiter | 2004-01-04 00:01 UTC at 18°54' Virgo | 2004-05-05 03:13 UTC at 8°54' Virgo | Virgo | 2003-10-08 to 2004-08-02 |
| Pluto | 2004-03-24 15:18 UTC at 22°14' Sagittarius | 2004-08-30 19:24 UTC at 19°32' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 2003-12-06 to 2004-12-19 |
| Mercury | 2004-04-06 20:26 UTC at 1°55' Taurus | 2004-04-30 13:08 UTC at 21°06' Aries | Taurus, Aries | 2004-03-24 to 2004-05-18 |
| Neptune | 2004-05-17 12:25 UTC at 15°23' Aquarius | 2004-10-24 11:45 UTC at 12°36' Aquarius | Aquarius | 2004-01-26 to 2005-02-12 |
| Venus | 2004-05-17 22:30 UTC at 26°08' Gemini | 2004-06-29 23:15 UTC at 9°37' Gemini | Gemini | 2004-04-14 to 2004-08-02 |
| Uranus | 2004-06-10 15:57 UTC at 6°47' Pisces | 2004-11-11 18:59 UTC at 2°52' Pisces | Pisces | 2004-02-23 to 2005-02-25 |
| Mercury | 2004-08-10 00:37 UTC at 8°46' Virgo | 2004-09-02 13:05 UTC at 25°44' Leo | Virgo, Leo | 2004-07-21 to 2004-09-16 |
| Saturn | 2004-11-08 06:57 UTC at 27°20' Cancer | 2005-03-22 02:50 UTC at 20°23' Cancer | Cancer | 2004-08-05 to 2005-06-25 |
| Mercury | 2004-11-30 12:13 UTC at 26°44' Sagittarius | 2004-12-20 06:37 UTC at 10°27' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 2004-11-12 to 2005-01-07 |

## January 2004

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004-01-04 00:01 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 18°54' Virgo |
| 2004-01-06 13:49 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 26°16' Sagittarius |
| 2004-01-07 15:40 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 16°40' Cancer |
| 2004-01-14 11:00 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2004-01-14 17:15 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2004-01-20 17:42 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2004-01-21 21:05 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 1°10' Aquarius |

## February 2004

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004-02-03 10:01 UTC | Mars enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2004-02-06 08:47 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 16°54' Leo |
| 2004-02-07 04:20 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2004-02-08 16:20 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2004-02-19 07:49 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2004-02-20 09:18 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 1°04' Pisces |
| 2004-02-25 12:58 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |

## March 2004

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004-03-05 18:11 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2004-03-06 23:14 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 16°43' Virgo |
| 2004-03-07 16:48 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 6°17' Cancer |
| 2004-03-12 09:44 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2004-03-20 06:48 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 2004-03-20 22:42 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 0°39' Aries |
| 2004-03-21 07:38 UTC | Mars enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2004-03-24 15:18 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 22°14' Sagittarius |

## April 2004

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004-04-01 02:27 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2004-04-03 14:56 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2004-04-05 11:03 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 16°00' Libra |
| 2004-04-06 20:26 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 1°55' Taurus |
| 2004-04-13 01:20 UTC | Mercury re-enters Aries (retrograde) | Leaves Taurus |
| 2004-04-19 13:34 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Aries | 29°49' Aries |
| 2004-04-19 17:50 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2004-04-30 13:08 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 21°06' Aries |

## May 2004

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004-05-01 20:52 UTC | Jupiter sextile Saturn | Exact sextile |
| 2004-05-04 20:30 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio | 14°39' Scorpio |
| 2004-05-05 03:13 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 8°54' Virgo |
| 2004-05-07 08:45 UTC | Mars enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2004-05-16 06:54 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2004-05-17 12:24 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 15°23' Aquarius |
| 2004-05-17 22:30 UTC | Venus stations retrograde | 26°08' Gemini |
| 2004-05-19 04:52 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 28°33' Taurus |
| 2004-05-20 16:59 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |

## June 2004

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004-06-03 04:20 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 12°56' Sagittarius |
| 2004-06-05 12:47 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2004-06-10 15:57 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 6°47' Pisces |
| 2004-06-17 20:27 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 26°57' Gemini |
| 2004-06-19 19:49 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2004-06-21 00:56 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 2004-06-23 20:50 UTC | Mars enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2004-06-29 23:15 UTC | Venus stations direct | 9°37' Gemini |

## July 2004

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004-07-02 11:09 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 10°54' Capricorn |
| 2004-07-04 14:52 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2004-07-17 11:24 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 25°12' Cancer |
| 2004-07-22 11:50 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2004-07-25 13:58 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2004-07-31 18:05 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 8°51' Aquarius |

## August 2004

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004-08-06 21:28 UTC | Jupiter square Pluto | Exact square |
| 2004-08-07 11:02 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2004-08-10 00:37 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 8°46' Virgo |
| 2004-08-10 10:14 UTC | Mars enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2004-08-16 01:24 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 23°31' Leo |
| 2004-08-17 16:23 UTC | Jupiter sextile Saturn | Exact sextile |
| 2004-08-22 18:53 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2004-08-25 01:36 UTC | Mercury re-enters Leo (retrograde) | Leaves Virgo |
| 2004-08-30 02:22 UTC | Full Moon in Pisces | 7°03' Pisces |
| 2004-08-30 19:24 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 19°32' Sagittarius |

## September 2004

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004-09-02 13:05 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 25°44' Leo |
| 2004-09-06 22:15 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2004-09-10 07:38 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2004-09-14 14:29 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 22°06' Virgo |
| 2004-09-22 16:29 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 2004-09-25 03:22 UTC | Jupiter enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2004-09-26 09:15 UTC | Mars enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2004-09-28 13:09 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 5°45' Aries |
| 2004-09-28 14:13 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |

## October 2004

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004-10-03 17:19 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2004-10-14 02:59 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Libra | 21°06' Libra |
| 2004-10-15 22:57 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2004-10-23 01:48 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2004-10-24 11:45 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 12°36' Aquarius |
| 2004-10-28 03:04 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus | 5°00' Taurus |
| 2004-10-29 00:38 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |

## November 2004

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004-11-04 14:40 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2004-11-08 06:57 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 27°20' Cancer |
| 2004-11-11 05:10 UTC | Mars enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2004-11-11 18:59 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 2°52' Pisces |
| 2004-11-12 14:27 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 20°33' Scorpio |
| 2004-11-21 23:21 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2004-11-22 13:31 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2004-11-26 20:08 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 4°55' Gemini |
| 2004-11-29 09:08 UTC | Jupiter trine Neptune | Exact trine |
| 2004-11-30 08:36 UTC | The North Node enters Aries | Leaves Taurus |
| 2004-11-30 12:13 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 26°44' Sagittarius |

## December 2004

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004-12-12 01:29 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 20°22' Sagittarius |
| 2004-12-16 17:09 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2004-12-20 06:37 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 10°27' Sagittarius |
| 2004-12-21 12:41 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 2004-12-25 16:03 UTC | Mars enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2004-12-26 15:07 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 5°12' Cancer |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 2004?

In 2004, Mercury is retrograde 4 times (Dec 17 to Jan 6; Apr 6 to Apr 30; Aug 10 to Sep 2; Nov 30 to Dec 20). There are 4 eclipses: Partial Solar Eclipse on April 19, 2004 in Aries; Total Lunar Eclipse on May 4, 2004 in Scorpio; Partial Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2004 in Libra; Total Lunar Eclipse on October 28, 2004 in Taurus. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2004?

Mercury is retrograde 4 times in 2004: from December 17, 2003 to January 6, 2004 (Capricorn and Sagittarius); from April 6, 2004 to April 30, 2004 (Taurus and Aries); from August 10, 2004 to September 2, 2004 (Virgo and Leo); from November 30, 2004 to December 20, 2004 (Sagittarius).

### When Are the Eclipses in 2004?

Partial Solar Eclipse in Aries on April 19, 2004; Total Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio on May 4, 2004; Partial Solar Eclipse in Libra on October 14, 2004; Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on October 28, 2004.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 2004?

March Equinox: March 20, 2004 at 1:48 AM ET (06:48 UTC); June Solstice: June 20, 2004 at 8:56 PM ET (00:56 UTC on June 21); September Equinox: September 22, 2004 at 12:29 PM ET (16:29 UTC); December Solstice: December 21, 2004 at 7:41 AM ET (12:41 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/2004). Free to cite with a link to the source page.