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Astrology Calendar 2009

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

Quick Answer

In 2009, Mercury is retrograde 4 times (Jan 11 to Feb 1; May 7 to May 31; Sep 7 to Sep 29; Dec 26 to Jan 15). There are 6 eclipses: Annular Solar Eclipse on January 26, 2009 in Aquarius; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on February 9, 2009 in Leo; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on July 7, 2009 in Capricorn; Total Solar Eclipse on July 22, 2009 in Cancer; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on August 6, 2009 in Aquarius; Partial Lunar Eclipse on December 31, 2009 in Cancer. All dates are in UTC.

Equinoxes and Solstices 2009

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 20, 2009, 11:43 UTC	March Equinox	The Sun enters Aries
Jun 21, 2009, 05:45 UTC	June Solstice	The Sun enters Cancer
Sep 22, 2009, 21:19 UTC	September Equinox	The Sun enters Libra
Dec 21, 2009, 17:46 UTC	December Solstice	The Sun enters Capricorn

Eclipses 2009

Global eclipse peaks. Visibility depends on location.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 26, 2009, 07:58 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Aquarius	6°30' Aquarius
Feb 9, 2009, 14:38 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Leo	20°52' Leo
Jul 7, 2009, 09:38 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn	15°32' Capricorn
Jul 22, 2009, 02:35 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer	29°26' Cancer
Aug 6, 2009, 00:39 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius	13°35' Aquarius
Dec 31, 2009, 19:22 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Cancer	10°21' Cancer

Retrogrades 2009

Every retrograde period that overlaps 2009, with station degrees and shadow periods.

Planet	Stations Retrograde	Stations Direct	Signs	Shadow Period
Saturn	Dec 31, 2008, 18:05 UTC 21°45' Virgo	May 17, 2009, 02:07 UTC 14°54' Virgo	Virgo	Sep 28, 2008 to Aug 22, 2009
Mercury	Jan 11, 2009, 16:43 UTC 7°45' Aquarius	Feb 1, 2009, 07:13 UTC 21°44' Capricorn	Aquarius, Capricorn	Dec 26, 2008 to Feb 21, 2009
Venus	Mar 6, 2009, 17:18 UTC 15°27' Aries	Apr 17, 2009, 19:25 UTC 29°12' Pisces	Aries, Pisces	Feb 2, 2009 to May 21, 2009
Pluto	Apr 4, 2009, 17:42 UTC 3°18' Capricorn	Sep 11, 2009, 17:18 UTC 0°39' Capricorn	Capricorn	Dec 15, 2008 to Dec 31, 2009
Mercury	May 7, 2009, 05:11 UTC 1°44' Gemini	May 31, 2009, 01:15 UTC 22°52' Taurus	Gemini, Taurus	Apr 23, 2009 to Jun 15, 2009
Neptune	May 29, 2009, 04:48 UTC 26°28' Aquarius	Nov 4, 2009, 18:36 UTC 23°41' Aquarius	Aquarius	Feb 6, 2009 to Feb 23, 2010
Jupiter	Jun 15, 2009, 07:48 UTC 27°00' Aquarius	Oct 13, 2009, 04:29 UTC 17°09' Aquarius	Aquarius	Mar 22, 2009 to Jan 4, 2010
Uranus	Jul 1, 2009, 07:25 UTC 26°37' Pisces	Dec 1, 2009, 20:43 UTC 22°42' Pisces	Pisces	Mar 14, 2009 to Mar 18, 2010
Mercury	Sep 7, 2009, 04:40 UTC 6°13' Libra	Sep 29, 2009, 13:17 UTC 21°36' Virgo	Libra, Virgo	Aug 17, 2009 to Oct 14, 2009
Mars	Dec 20, 2009, 13:27 UTC 19°41' Leo	Mar 10, 2010, 17:14 UTC 0°17' Leo	Leo	Oct 17, 2009 to May 17, 2010
Mercury	Dec 26, 2009, 14:36 UTC 21°47' Capricorn	Jan 15, 2010, 16:54 UTC 5°33' Capricorn	Capricorn	Dec 9, 2009 to Feb 4, 2010

Zodiac Season Dates 2009

When the Sun enters each sign.

Sign	Begins
Aquarius season	Jan 19, 2009, 22:40 UTC
Pisces season	Feb 18, 2009, 12:46 UTC
Aries season	Mar 20, 2009, 11:43 UTC
Taurus season	Apr 19, 2009, 22:44 UTC
Gemini season	May 20, 2009, 21:51 UTC
Cancer season	Jun 21, 2009, 05:45 UTC
Leo season	Jul 22, 2009, 16:36 UTC
Virgo season	Aug 22, 2009, 23:39 UTC
Libra season	Sep 22, 2009, 21:19 UTC
Scorpio season	Oct 23, 2009, 06:43 UTC
Sagittarius season	Nov 22, 2009, 04:22 UTC
Capricorn season	Dec 21, 2009, 17:46 UTC

Month by Month 2009

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

January 2009

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 09:50 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 3, 12:35 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jan 5, 15:54 UTC	Jupiter enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 11, 03:27 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	21°02' Cancer
Jan 11, 16:43 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	7°45' Aquarius
Jan 19, 22:40 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 21, 05:36 UTC	Mercury re-enters Capricorn (retrograde)	Leaves Aquarius
Jan 26, 07:58 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Aquarius	6°30' Aquarius

February 2009

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 1, 07:13 UTC	Mercury stations direct	21°44' Capricorn
Feb 3, 03:41 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Feb 4, 15:55 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 5, 10:44 UTC	Saturn opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Feb 9, 14:38 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Leo	20°52' Leo
Feb 14, 15:39 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 18, 12:46 UTC	The Sun enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 25, 01:35 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	6°35' Pisces

March 2009

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 6, 17:18 UTC	Venus stations retrograde	15°27' Aries
Mar 8, 18:56 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 11, 02:38 UTC	Full Moon in Virgo	20°39' Virgo
Mar 15, 03:20 UTC	Mars enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 20, 11:43 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox
Mar 25, 19:55 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 26, 16:06 UTC	New Moon in Aries	6°08' Aries

April 2009

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 4, 17:42 UTC	Pluto stations retrograde	3°18' Capricorn
Apr 9, 14:21 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 9, 14:56 UTC	Full Moon in Libra	19°53' Libra
Apr 11, 13:01 UTC	Venus re-enters Pisces (retrograde)	Leaves Aries
Apr 17, 19:25 UTC	Venus stations direct	29°12' Pisces
Apr 19, 22:44 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 22, 13:44 UTC	Mars enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 24, 07:05 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 25, 03:23 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	5°04' Taurus
Apr 30, 22:29 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

May 2009

Date	Event	Detail
May 7, 05:11 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	1°44' Gemini
May 9, 04:02 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	18°40' Scorpio
May 13, 23:55 UTC	Mercury re-enters Taurus (retrograde)	Leaves Gemini
May 17, 02:07 UTC	Saturn stations direct	14°54' Virgo
May 20, 21:51 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 24, 12:11 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	3°27' Gemini
May 27, 22:50 UTC	Jupiter conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
May 29, 04:48 UTC	Neptune stations retrograde	26°28' Aquarius
May 31, 01:15 UTC	Mercury stations direct	22°52' Taurus
May 31, 21:17 UTC	Mars enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

June 2009

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 6, 09:06 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jun 7, 18:12 UTC	Full Moon in Sagittarius	17°07' Sagittarius
Jun 14, 02:47 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jun 15, 07:48 UTC	Jupiter stations retrograde	27°00' Aquarius
Jun 21, 05:45 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 22, 19:35 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	1°30' Cancer

July 2009

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 1, 07:25 UTC	Uranus stations retrograde	26°37' Pisces
Jul 3, 19:19 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 5, 08:22 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jul 7, 09:38 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn	15°32' Capricorn
Jul 10, 06:18 UTC	Jupiter conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Jul 12, 02:54 UTC	Mars enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jul 17, 23:07 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 22, 02:35 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer	29°26' Cancer
Jul 22, 16:36 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 26, 22:54 UTC	The North Node enters Capricorn	Leaves Aquarius

August 2009

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 01:27 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 2, 23:07 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 6, 00:39 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius	13°35' Aquarius
Aug 20, 10:02 UTC	New Moon in Leo	27°31' Leo
Aug 22, 23:39 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 25, 17:14 UTC	Mars enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 25, 20:18 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 26, 16:11 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

September 2009

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 4, 16:03 UTC	Full Moon in Pisces	12°15' Pisces
Sep 7, 04:40 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	6°13' Libra
Sep 11, 17:18 UTC	Pluto stations direct	0°39' Capricorn
Sep 15, 13:02 UTC	Saturn opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Sep 18, 03:27 UTC	Mercury re-enters Virgo (retrograde)	Leaves Libra
Sep 18, 18:44 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	25°59' Virgo
Sep 20, 13:32 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Sep 22, 21:19 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox
Sep 29, 13:17 UTC	Mercury stations direct	21°36' Virgo

October 2009

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 06:10 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	11°09' Aries
Oct 10, 03:45 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 13, 04:29 UTC	Jupiter stations direct	17°09' Aquarius
Oct 14, 22:46 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 16, 15:33 UTC	Mars enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Oct 18, 05:33 UTC	New Moon in Libra	24°59' Libra
Oct 23, 06:43 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 28, 10:08 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 29, 17:25 UTC	Saturn enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

November 2009

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 2, 19:14 UTC	Full Moon in Taurus	10°30' Taurus
Nov 4, 18:36 UTC	Neptune stations direct	23°41' Aquarius
Nov 8, 00:23 UTC	Venus enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Nov 15, 15:48 UTC	Saturn square Pluto	Exact square
Nov 16, 00:28 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 16, 19:14 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	24°34' Scorpio
Nov 22, 04:22 UTC	The Sun enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

December 2009

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 1, 20:43 UTC	Uranus stations direct	22°42' Pisces
Dec 1, 22:03 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 2, 07:31 UTC	Full Moon in Gemini	10°15' Gemini
Dec 5, 17:24 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 16, 12:02 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	24°40' Sagittarius
Dec 20, 13:27 UTC	Mars stations retrograde	19°41' Leo
Dec 21, 09:46 UTC	Jupiter conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Dec 21, 17:46 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice
Dec 25, 18:17 UTC	Venus enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 26, 14:36 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	21°47' Capricorn
Dec 31, 19:22 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Cancer	10°21' Cancer

Planetary Positions for Every Day of 2009

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Questions About 2009

What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 2009?

When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2009?

Mercury is retrograde 4 times in 2009: from January 11, 2009 to February 1, 2009 (Aquarius and Capricorn); from May 7, 2009 to May 31, 2009 (Gemini and Taurus); from September 7, 2009 to September 29, 2009 (Libra and Virgo); from December 26, 2009 to January 15, 2010 (Capricorn).

When Are the Eclipses in 2009?

Annular Solar Eclipse in Aquarius on January 26, 2009; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Leo on February 9, 2009; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn on July 7, 2009; Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer on July 22, 2009; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius on August 6, 2009; Partial Lunar Eclipse in Cancer on December 31, 2009.

When Do the Seasons Start in 2009?

March Equinox: March 20, 2009 at 7:43 AM ET (11:43 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 2009 at 1:45 AM ET (05:45 UTC); September Equinox: September 22, 2009 at 5:19 PM ET (21:19 UTC); December Solstice: December 21, 2009 at 12:46 PM ET (17:46 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 2009 Forecast

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