# Astrology Calendar 2009

> 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.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/2009

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 2009-03-20 11:43 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 2009-06-21 05:45 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 2009-09-22 21:19 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 2009-12-21 17:46 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009-01-26 07:58 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Aquarius | 6°30' Aquarius |
| 2009-02-09 14:38 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Leo | 20°52' Leo |
| 2009-07-07 09:38 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn | 15°32' Capricorn |
| 2009-07-22 02:35 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer | 29°26' Cancer |
| 2009-08-06 00:39 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius | 13°35' Aquarius |
| 2009-12-31 19:22 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Cancer | 10°21' Cancer |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Saturn | 2008-12-31 18:05 UTC at 21°45' Virgo | 2009-05-17 02:07 UTC at 14°54' Virgo | Virgo | 2008-09-28 to 2009-08-22 |
| Mercury | 2009-01-11 16:43 UTC at 7°45' Aquarius | 2009-02-01 07:13 UTC at 21°44' Capricorn | Aquarius, Capricorn | 2008-12-26 to 2009-02-21 |
| Venus | 2009-03-06 17:18 UTC at 15°27' Aries | 2009-04-17 19:25 UTC at 29°12' Pisces | Aries, Pisces | 2009-02-02 to 2009-05-21 |
| Pluto | 2009-04-04 17:42 UTC at 3°18' Capricorn | 2009-09-11 17:18 UTC at 0°39' Capricorn | Capricorn | 2008-12-15 to 2009-12-31 |
| Mercury | 2009-05-07 05:11 UTC at 1°44' Gemini | 2009-05-31 01:15 UTC at 22°52' Taurus | Gemini, Taurus | 2009-04-23 to 2009-06-15 |
| Neptune | 2009-05-29 04:48 UTC at 26°28' Aquarius | 2009-11-04 18:36 UTC at 23°41' Aquarius | Aquarius | 2009-02-06 to 2010-02-23 |
| Jupiter | 2009-06-15 07:48 UTC at 27°00' Aquarius | 2009-10-13 04:29 UTC at 17°09' Aquarius | Aquarius | 2009-03-22 to 2010-01-04 |
| Uranus | 2009-07-01 07:25 UTC at 26°37' Pisces | 2009-12-01 20:43 UTC at 22°42' Pisces | Pisces | 2009-03-14 to 2010-03-18 |
| Mercury | 2009-09-07 04:40 UTC at 6°13' Libra | 2009-09-29 13:17 UTC at 21°36' Virgo | Libra, Virgo | 2009-08-17 to 2009-10-14 |
| Mars | 2009-12-20 13:27 UTC at 19°41' Leo | 2010-03-10 17:14 UTC at 0°17' Leo | Leo | 2009-10-17 to 2010-05-17 |
| Mercury | 2009-12-26 14:36 UTC at 21°47' Capricorn | 2010-01-15 16:54 UTC at 5°33' Capricorn | Capricorn | 2009-12-09 to 2010-02-04 |

## January 2009

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009-01-01 09:50 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2009-01-03 12:35 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2009-01-05 15:54 UTC | Jupiter enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2009-01-11 03:27 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 21°02' Cancer |
| 2009-01-11 16:43 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 7°45' Aquarius |
| 2009-01-19 22:40 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2009-01-21 05:36 UTC | Mercury re-enters Capricorn (retrograde) | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2009-01-26 07:58 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Aquarius | 6°30' Aquarius |

## February 2009

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009-02-01 07:13 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 21°44' Capricorn |
| 2009-02-03 03:41 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2009-02-04 15:55 UTC | Mars enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2009-02-05 10:44 UTC | Saturn opposite Uranus | Exact opposition |
| 2009-02-09 14:38 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Leo | 20°52' Leo |
| 2009-02-14 15:39 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2009-02-18 12:46 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2009-02-25 01:35 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 6°35' Pisces |

## March 2009

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009-03-06 17:18 UTC | Venus stations retrograde | 15°27' Aries |
| 2009-03-08 18:56 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2009-03-11 02:38 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 20°39' Virgo |
| 2009-03-15 03:20 UTC | Mars enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2009-03-20 11:43 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 2009-03-25 19:55 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2009-03-26 16:06 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 6°08' Aries |

## April 2009

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009-04-04 17:42 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 3°18' Capricorn |
| 2009-04-09 14:21 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2009-04-09 14:56 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 19°53' Libra |
| 2009-04-11 13:01 UTC | Venus re-enters Pisces (retrograde) | Leaves Aries |
| 2009-04-17 19:25 UTC | Venus stations direct | 29°12' Pisces |
| 2009-04-19 22:44 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2009-04-22 13:44 UTC | Mars enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2009-04-24 07:05 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2009-04-25 03:23 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 5°04' Taurus |
| 2009-04-30 22:29 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |

## May 2009

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009-05-07 05:11 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 1°44' Gemini |
| 2009-05-09 04:02 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 18°40' Scorpio |
| 2009-05-13 23:55 UTC | Mercury re-enters Taurus (retrograde) | Leaves Gemini |
| 2009-05-17 02:07 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 14°54' Virgo |
| 2009-05-20 21:51 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2009-05-24 12:11 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 3°27' Gemini |
| 2009-05-27 22:50 UTC | Jupiter conjunct Neptune | Exact conjunction |
| 2009-05-29 04:48 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 26°28' Aquarius |
| 2009-05-31 01:15 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 22°52' Taurus |
| 2009-05-31 21:17 UTC | Mars enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |

## June 2009

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009-06-06 09:06 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2009-06-07 18:12 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 17°07' Sagittarius |
| 2009-06-14 02:47 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2009-06-15 07:48 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 27°00' Aquarius |
| 2009-06-21 05:45 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 2009-06-22 19:35 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 1°30' Cancer |

## July 2009

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009-07-01 07:25 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 26°37' Pisces |
| 2009-07-03 19:19 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2009-07-05 08:22 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2009-07-07 09:38 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn | 15°32' Capricorn |
| 2009-07-10 06:18 UTC | Jupiter conjunct Neptune | Exact conjunction |
| 2009-07-12 02:54 UTC | Mars enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2009-07-17 23:07 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2009-07-22 02:35 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer | 29°26' Cancer |
| 2009-07-22 16:36 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2009-07-26 22:54 UTC | The North Node enters Capricorn | Leaves Aquarius |

## August 2009

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009-08-01 01:27 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2009-08-02 23:07 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2009-08-06 00:39 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius | 13°35' Aquarius |
| 2009-08-20 10:02 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 27°31' Leo |
| 2009-08-22 23:39 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2009-08-25 17:14 UTC | Mars enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2009-08-25 20:18 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2009-08-26 16:11 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |

## September 2009

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009-09-04 16:03 UTC | Full Moon in Pisces | 12°15' Pisces |
| 2009-09-07 04:40 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 6°13' Libra |
| 2009-09-11 17:18 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 0°39' Capricorn |
| 2009-09-15 13:02 UTC | Saturn opposite Uranus | Exact opposition |
| 2009-09-18 03:27 UTC | Mercury re-enters Virgo (retrograde) | Leaves Libra |
| 2009-09-18 18:44 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 25°59' Virgo |
| 2009-09-20 13:32 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2009-09-22 21:19 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 2009-09-29 13:17 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 21°36' Virgo |

## October 2009

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009-10-04 06:10 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 11°09' Aries |
| 2009-10-10 03:45 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2009-10-13 04:29 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 17°09' Aquarius |
| 2009-10-14 22:46 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2009-10-16 15:33 UTC | Mars enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2009-10-18 05:33 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 24°59' Libra |
| 2009-10-23 06:43 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2009-10-28 10:08 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2009-10-29 17:25 UTC | Saturn enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |

## November 2009

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009-11-02 19:14 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 10°30' Taurus |
| 2009-11-04 18:36 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 23°41' Aquarius |
| 2009-11-08 00:23 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2009-11-15 15:48 UTC | Saturn square Pluto | Exact square |
| 2009-11-16 00:28 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2009-11-16 19:14 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 24°34' Scorpio |
| 2009-11-22 04:22 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |

## December 2009

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009-12-01 20:43 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 22°42' Pisces |
| 2009-12-01 22:03 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2009-12-02 07:31 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 10°15' Gemini |
| 2009-12-05 17:24 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2009-12-16 12:02 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 24°40' Sagittarius |
| 2009-12-20 13:27 UTC | Mars stations retrograde | 19°41' Leo |
| 2009-12-21 09:46 UTC | Jupiter conjunct Neptune | Exact conjunction |
| 2009-12-21 17:46 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 2009-12-25 18:17 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2009-12-26 14:36 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 21°47' Capricorn |
| 2009-12-31 19:22 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Cancer | 10°21' Cancer |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 2009?

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.

### 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.

## 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/2009). Free to cite with a link to the source page.