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Astrology Calendar 2012

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

Quick Answer

In 2012, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 12 to Apr 4; Jul 15 to Aug 8; Nov 6 to Nov 26). There are 4 eclipses: Annular Solar Eclipse on May 20, 2012 in Gemini; Partial Lunar Eclipse on June 4, 2012 in Sagittarius; Total Solar Eclipse on November 13, 2012 in Scorpio; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on November 28, 2012 in Gemini. All dates are in UTC.

Equinoxes and Solstices 2012

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 20, 2012, 05:14 UTC	March Equinox	The Sun enters Aries
Jun 20, 2012, 23:08 UTC	June Solstice	The Sun enters Cancer
Sep 22, 2012, 14:48 UTC	September Equinox	The Sun enters Libra
Dec 21, 2012, 11:11 UTC	December Solstice	The Sun enters Capricorn

Eclipses 2012

Global eclipse peaks. Visibility depends on location.

Date	Event	Detail
May 20, 2012, 23:52 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Gemini	0°20' Gemini
Jun 4, 2012, 11:03 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius	14°08' Sagittarius
Nov 13, 2012, 22:11 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Scorpio	21°56' Scorpio
Nov 28, 2012, 14:33 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Gemini	6°40' Gemini

Retrogrades 2012

Every retrograde period that overlaps 2012, with station degrees and shadow periods.

Planet	Stations Retrograde	Stations Direct	Signs	Shadow Period
Mars	Jan 24, 2012, 00:56 UTC 23°05' Virgo	Apr 14, 2012, 03:54 UTC 3°40' Virgo	Virgo	Nov 18, 2011 to Jun 19, 2012
Saturn	Feb 7, 2012, 14:02 UTC 29°30' Libra	Jun 25, 2012, 07:59 UTC 22°45' Libra	Libra	Nov 4, 2011 to Oct 1, 2012
Mercury	Mar 12, 2012, 07:52 UTC 6°49' Aries	Apr 4, 2012, 10:11 UTC 23°50' Pisces	Aries, Pisces	Feb 27, 2012 to Apr 23, 2012
Pluto	Apr 10, 2012, 15:46 UTC 9°33' Capricorn	Sep 18, 2012, 05:21 UTC 6°57' Capricorn	Capricorn	Dec 21, 2011 to Jan 7, 2013
Venus	May 15, 2012, 14:31 UTC 23°59' Gemini	Jun 27, 2012, 15:10 UTC 7°29' Gemini	Gemini	Apr 12, 2012 to Jul 31, 2012
Neptune	Jun 4, 2012, 20:39 UTC 3°09' Pisces	Nov 11, 2012, 07:58 UTC 0°21' Pisces	Pisces	Feb 13, 2012 to Mar 1, 2013
Uranus	Jul 13, 2012, 09:46 UTC 8°32' Aries	Dec 13, 2012, 12:20 UTC 4°36' Aries	Aries	Mar 26, 2012 to Mar 29, 2013
Mercury	Jul 15, 2012, 02:09 UTC 12°32' Leo	Aug 8, 2012, 05:43 UTC 1°25' Leo	Leo	Jun 27, 2012 to Aug 22, 2012
Jupiter	Oct 4, 2012, 13:22 UTC 16°22' Gemini	Jan 30, 2013, 11:39 UTC 6°19' Gemini	Gemini	Jul 10, 2012 to Apr 25, 2013
Mercury	Nov 6, 2012, 22:58 UTC 4°18' Sagittarius	Nov 26, 2012, 22:50 UTC 18°10' Scorpio	Sagittarius, Scorpio	Oct 18, 2012 to Dec 14, 2012

Zodiac Season Dates 2012

When the Sun enters each sign.

Sign	Begins
Aquarius season	Jan 20, 2012, 16:09 UTC
Pisces season	Feb 19, 2012, 06:17 UTC
Aries season	Mar 20, 2012, 05:14 UTC
Taurus season	Apr 19, 2012, 16:12 UTC
Gemini season	May 20, 2012, 15:15 UTC
Cancer season	Jun 20, 2012, 23:08 UTC
Leo season	Jul 22, 2012, 10:00 UTC
Virgo season	Aug 22, 2012, 17:06 UTC
Libra season	Sep 22, 2012, 14:48 UTC
Scorpio season	Oct 23, 2012, 00:13 UTC
Sagittarius season	Nov 21, 2012, 21:49 UTC
Capricorn season	Dec 21, 2012, 11:11 UTC

Month by Month 2012

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

January 2012

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 06:33 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jan 9, 07:30 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	18°26' Cancer
Jan 14, 05:46 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jan 20, 16:09 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 23, 07:39 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	2°41' Aquarius
Jan 24, 00:56 UTC	Mars stations retrograde	23°05' Virgo
Jan 27, 18:11 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

February 2012

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 3, 16:09 UTC	Neptune enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 7, 14:02 UTC	Saturn stations retrograde	29°30' Libra
Feb 7, 21:54 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	18°31' Leo
Feb 8, 06:00 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Feb 14, 01:37 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 19, 06:17 UTC	The Sun enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 21, 22:35 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	2°42' Pisces

March 2012

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 2, 11:39 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 5, 10:24 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Mar 8, 09:40 UTC	Full Moon in Virgo	18°13' Virgo
Mar 12, 07:52 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	6°49' Aries
Mar 13, 04:40 UTC	Jupiter trine Pluto	Exact trine
Mar 20, 05:14 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox
Mar 22, 14:37 UTC	New Moon in Aries	2°22' Aries
Mar 23, 13:20 UTC	Mercury re-enters Pisces (retrograde)	Leaves Aries

April 2012

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 15:17 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Apr 4, 10:11 UTC	Mercury stations direct	23°50' Pisces
Apr 6, 19:19 UTC	Full Moon in Libra	17°23' Libra
Apr 10, 15:47 UTC	Pluto stations retrograde	9°33' Capricorn
Apr 14, 03:54 UTC	Mars stations direct	3°40' Virgo
Apr 16, 22:43 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 19, 16:12 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 21, 07:19 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	1°35' Taurus

May 2012

Date	Event	Detail
May 6, 03:35 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	16°01' Scorpio
May 9, 05:14 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 15, 14:31 UTC	Venus stations retrograde	23°59' Gemini
May 20, 15:15 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 20, 23:52 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Gemini	0°20' Gemini
May 24, 11:11 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

June 2012

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 4, 11:03 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius	14°08' Sagittarius
Jun 4, 20:38 UTC	Neptune stations retrograde	3°09' Pisces
Jun 7, 11:15 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 11, 17:18 UTC	Jupiter enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jun 19, 15:02 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	28°43' Gemini
Jun 20, 23:08 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 24, 09:34 UTC	Uranus square Pluto	Exact square
Jun 25, 07:59 UTC	Saturn stations direct	22°45' Libra
Jun 25, 08:20 UTC	Jupiter square Neptune	Exact square
Jun 26, 02:22 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jun 27, 15:10 UTC	Venus stations direct	7°29' Gemini

July 2012

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 12:32 UTC	Mars enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jul 3, 18:52 UTC	Full Moon in Capricorn	12°14' Capricorn
Jul 13, 09:46 UTC	Uranus stations retrograde	8°32' Aries
Jul 15, 02:09 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	12°32' Leo
Jul 19, 04:24 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	26°55' Cancer
Jul 22, 03:53 UTC	Jupiter sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jul 22, 10:00 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

August 2012

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 2, 03:28 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	10°15' Aquarius
Aug 7, 13:42 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 8, 05:43 UTC	Mercury stations direct	1°25' Leo
Aug 17, 15:55 UTC	New Moon in Leo	25°08' Leo
Aug 22, 17:06 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 15:23 UTC	Mars enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Aug 31, 13:58 UTC	Full Moon in Pisces	8°34' Pisces

September 2012

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 1, 02:31 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Sep 2, 00:26 UTC	The North Node enters Scorpio	Leaves Sagittarius
Sep 6, 14:47 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Sep 16, 02:11 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	23°37' Virgo
Sep 16, 23:21 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Sep 18, 05:20 UTC	Pluto stations direct	6°57' Capricorn
Sep 19, 05:32 UTC	Uranus square Pluto	Exact square
Sep 22, 14:48 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox
Sep 30, 03:19 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	7°22' Aries

October 2012

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 3, 06:58 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Oct 4, 13:22 UTC	Jupiter stations retrograde	16°22' Gemini
Oct 5, 10:34 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 5, 20:34 UTC	Saturn enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 7, 03:19 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 11, 03:29 UTC	Saturn trine Neptune	Exact trine
Oct 15, 12:03 UTC	New Moon in Libra	22°32' Libra
Oct 23, 00:13 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 28, 13:03 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 29, 06:18 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 29, 19:50 UTC	Full Moon in Taurus	6°48' Taurus

November 2012

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 6, 22:58 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	4°18' Sagittarius
Nov 11, 07:57 UTC	Neptune stations direct	0°21' Pisces
Nov 13, 22:11 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Scorpio	21°56' Scorpio
Nov 14, 07:41 UTC	Mercury re-enters Scorpio (retrograde)	Leaves Sagittarius
Nov 17, 02:35 UTC	Mars enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Nov 21, 21:49 UTC	The Sun enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 22, 01:19 UTC	Venus enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Nov 26, 22:50 UTC	Mercury stations direct	18°10' Scorpio
Nov 28, 14:33 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Gemini	6°40' Gemini

December 2012

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 11, 01:38 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 13, 08:42 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	21°45' Sagittarius
Dec 13, 12:20 UTC	Uranus stations direct	4°36' Aries
Dec 16, 04:37 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 21, 11:11 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice
Dec 26, 00:48 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Dec 27, 01:32 UTC	Saturn sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Dec 28, 10:21 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	7°06' Cancer
Dec 31, 14:02 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Planetary Positions for Every Day of 2012

Choose a day to see where every planet was.

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Questions About 2012

What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 2012?

When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2012?

Mercury is retrograde 3 times in 2012: from March 12, 2012 to April 4, 2012 (Aries and Pisces); from July 15, 2012 to August 8, 2012 (Leo); from November 6, 2012 to November 26, 2012 (Sagittarius and Scorpio).

When Are the Eclipses in 2012?

Annular Solar Eclipse in Gemini on May 20, 2012; Partial Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius on June 4, 2012; Total Solar Eclipse in Scorpio on November 13, 2012; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Gemini on November 28, 2012.

When Do the Seasons Start in 2012?

March Equinox: March 20, 2012 at 1:14 AM ET (05:14 UTC); June Solstice: June 20, 2012 at 7:08 PM ET (23:08 UTC); September Equinox: September 22, 2012 at 10:48 AM ET (14:48 UTC); December Solstice: December 21, 2012 at 6:11 AM ET (11:11 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.

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