# Astrology Calendar 2006

> In 2006, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 2 to Mar 25; Jul 4 to Jul 29; Oct 28 to Nov 18). There are 4 eclipses: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on March 14, 2006 in Virgo; Total Solar Eclipse on March 29, 2006 in Aries; Partial Lunar Eclipse on September 7, 2006 in Pisces; Annular Solar Eclipse on September 22, 2006 in Virgo. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/2006

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 2006-03-20 18:25 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 2006-06-21 12:25 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 2006-09-23 04:03 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 2006-12-22 00:21 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-03-14 23:47 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Virgo | 24°20' Virgo |
| 2006-03-29 10:11 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Aries | 8°34' Aries |
| 2006-09-07 18:51 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 15°06' Pisces |
| 2006-09-22 11:40 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Virgo | 29°19' Virgo |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Saturn | 2005-11-22 09:08 UTC at 11°18' Leo | 2006-04-05 12:52 UTC at 4°22' Leo | Leo | 2005-08-19 to 2006-07-10 |
| Venus | 2005-12-24 09:40 UTC at 1°28' Aquarius | 2006-02-03 09:20 UTC at 16°01' Capricorn | Aquarius, Capricorn | 2005-11-22 to 2006-03-07 |
| Mercury | 2006-03-02 20:29 UTC at 26°55' Pisces | 2006-03-25 13:44 UTC at 13°10' Pisces | Pisces | 2006-02-16 to 2006-04-14 |
| Jupiter | 2006-03-04 17:55 UTC at 18°51' Scorpio | 2006-07-06 07:11 UTC at 8°58' Scorpio | Scorpio | 2005-12-07 to 2006-10-02 |
| Pluto | 2006-03-29 12:51 UTC at 26°45' Sagittarius | 2006-09-05 00:05 UTC at 24°04' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 2005-12-10 to 2006-12-24 |
| Neptune | 2006-05-22 13:28 UTC at 19°49' Aquarius | 2006-10-29 08:24 UTC at 17°02' Aquarius | Aquarius | 2006-01-30 to 2007-02-17 |
| Uranus | 2006-06-19 07:50 UTC at 14°43' Pisces | 2006-11-20 05:55 UTC at 10°48' Pisces | Pisces | 2006-03-03 to 2007-03-06 |
| Mercury | 2006-07-04 19:29 UTC at 1°22' Leo | 2006-07-29 00:39 UTC at 21°03' Cancer | Leo, Cancer | 2006-06-17 to 2006-08-12 |
| Mercury | 2006-10-28 19:12 UTC at 25°04' Scorpio | 2006-11-18 00:26 UTC at 9°03' Scorpio | Scorpio | 2006-10-09 to 2006-12-04 |
| Saturn | 2006-12-06 04:00 UTC at 25°04' Leo | 2007-04-19 21:42 UTC at 18°09' Leo | Leo | 2006-09-02 to 2007-07-25 |

## January 2006

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-01-01 20:22 UTC | Venus re-enters Capricorn (retrograde) | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2006-01-03 21:25 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2006-01-14 09:48 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 24°05' Cancer |
| 2006-01-20 05:15 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2006-01-22 20:41 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2006-01-28 03:25 UTC | Jupiter square Neptune | Exact square |
| 2006-01-29 14:15 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 9°32' Aquarius |

## February 2006

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-02-03 09:20 UTC | Venus stations direct | 16°01' Capricorn |
| 2006-02-09 01:21 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2006-02-13 04:45 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 24°20' Leo |
| 2006-02-17 22:46 UTC | Mars enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2006-02-18 19:25 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2006-02-28 00:31 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 9°16' Pisces |

## March 2006

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-03-02 20:29 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 26°55' Pisces |
| 2006-03-04 17:55 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 18°51' Scorpio |
| 2006-03-05 08:35 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2006-03-14 23:47 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Virgo | 24°20' Virgo |
| 2006-03-16 05:01 UTC | Jupiter square Neptune | Exact square |
| 2006-03-20 18:25 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 2006-03-25 13:44 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 13°10' Pisces |
| 2006-03-29 10:11 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Aries | 8°34' Aries |
| 2006-03-29 12:51 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 26°45' Sagittarius |

## April 2006

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-04-05 12:52 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 4°22' Leo |
| 2006-04-06 01:19 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2006-04-13 16:40 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 23°37' Libra |
| 2006-04-14 01:00 UTC | Mars enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2006-04-16 12:18 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2006-04-20 05:25 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2006-04-27 19:44 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 7°24' Taurus |

## May 2006

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-05-03 10:24 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2006-05-05 03:36 UTC | Jupiter trine Uranus | Exact trine |
| 2006-05-05 08:27 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2006-05-13 06:51 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 22°23' Scorpio |
| 2006-05-19 20:51 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2006-05-21 04:31 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2006-05-22 13:28 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 19°49' Aquarius |
| 2006-05-27 05:26 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 5°48' Gemini |
| 2006-05-29 12:41 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |

## June 2006

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-06-03 11:20 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2006-06-03 18:43 UTC | Mars enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2006-06-11 18:03 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 20°40' Sagittarius |
| 2006-06-19 07:50 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 14°43' Pisces |
| 2006-06-19 21:22 UTC | The North Node enters Pisces | Leaves Aries |
| 2006-06-21 12:25 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 2006-06-22 18:15 UTC | Jupiter square Saturn | Exact square |
| 2006-06-24 00:31 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2006-06-25 16:05 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 3°58' Cancer |
| 2006-06-28 20:00 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |

## July 2006

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-07-04 19:29 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 1°22' Leo |
| 2006-07-06 07:11 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 8°58' Scorpio |
| 2006-07-10 20:12 UTC | Mercury re-enters Cancer (retrograde) | Leaves Leo |
| 2006-07-11 03:02 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 18°42' Capricorn |
| 2006-07-19 02:41 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2006-07-22 18:53 UTC | Mars enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2006-07-22 23:17 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2006-07-25 04:31 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 2°07' Leo |
| 2006-07-29 00:39 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 21°03' Cancer |

## August 2006

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-08-09 10:54 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 16°43' Aquarius |
| 2006-08-11 04:08 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2006-08-12 20:21 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2006-08-23 06:22 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2006-08-23 19:10 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 0°31' Virgo |
| 2006-08-27 19:30 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2006-08-29 09:19 UTC | Jupiter trine Uranus | Exact trine |
| 2006-08-31 10:26 UTC | Saturn opposite Neptune | Exact opposition |

## September 2006

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-09-05 00:04 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 24°04' Sagittarius |
| 2006-09-06 06:15 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2006-09-07 18:51 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 15°06' Pisces |
| 2006-09-08 04:18 UTC | Mars enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2006-09-12 21:07 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2006-09-22 11:40 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Virgo | 29°19' Virgo |
| 2006-09-23 04:03 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 2006-09-24 21:12 UTC | Jupiter square Neptune | Exact square |
| 2006-09-30 10:02 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |

## October 2006

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-10-02 04:37 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2006-10-07 03:13 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 13°43' Aries |
| 2006-10-22 05:14 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 28°40' Libra |
| 2006-10-23 13:26 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2006-10-23 16:37 UTC | Mars enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2006-10-24 09:57 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2006-10-25 17:47 UTC | Jupiter square Saturn | Exact square |
| 2006-10-28 19:12 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 25°04' Scorpio |
| 2006-10-29 08:23 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 17°02' Aquarius |

## November 2006

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-11-05 12:58 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 12°58' Taurus |
| 2006-11-17 08:02 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2006-11-18 00:26 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 9°03' Scorpio |
| 2006-11-20 05:55 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 10°48' Pisces |
| 2006-11-20 22:18 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 28°27' Scorpio |
| 2006-11-22 11:01 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2006-11-24 04:48 UTC | Jupiter enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |

## December 2006

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-12-05 00:25 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 12°43' Gemini |
| 2006-12-06 04:00 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 25°04' Leo |
| 2006-12-06 04:57 UTC | Mars enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2006-12-08 05:51 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2006-12-11 05:33 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2006-12-20 14:01 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 28°32' Sagittarius |
| 2006-12-22 00:21 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 2006-12-27 20:54 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 2006?

In 2006, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 2 to Mar 25; Jul 4 to Jul 29; Oct 28 to Nov 18). There are 4 eclipses: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on March 14, 2006 in Virgo; Total Solar Eclipse on March 29, 2006 in Aries; Partial Lunar Eclipse on September 7, 2006 in Pisces; Annular Solar Eclipse on September 22, 2006 in Virgo. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2006?

Mercury is retrograde 3 times in 2006: from March 2, 2006 to March 25, 2006 (Pisces); from July 4, 2006 to July 29, 2006 (Leo and Cancer); from October 28, 2006 to November 18, 2006 (Scorpio).

### When Are the Eclipses in 2006?

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Virgo on March 14, 2006; Total Solar Eclipse in Aries on March 29, 2006; Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on September 7, 2006; Annular Solar Eclipse in Virgo on September 22, 2006.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 2006?

March Equinox: March 20, 2006 at 1:25 PM ET (18:25 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 2006 at 8:25 AM ET (12:25 UTC); September Equinox: September 23, 2006 at 12:03 AM ET (04:03 UTC); December Solstice: December 21, 2006 at 7:21 PM ET (00:21 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/2006). Free to cite with a link to the source page.