# Astrology Calendar 2012

> 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.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/2012

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 2012-03-20 05:14 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 2012-06-20 23:08 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 2012-09-22 14:48 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 2012-12-21 11:11 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-05-20 23:52 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Gemini | 0°20' Gemini |
| 2012-06-04 11:03 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius | 14°08' Sagittarius |
| 2012-11-13 22:11 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Scorpio | 21°56' Scorpio |
| 2012-11-28 14:33 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Gemini | 6°40' Gemini |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mars | 2012-01-24 00:56 UTC at 23°05' Virgo | 2012-04-14 03:54 UTC at 3°40' Virgo | Virgo | 2011-11-18 to 2012-06-19 |
| Saturn | 2012-02-07 14:02 UTC at 29°30' Libra | 2012-06-25 07:59 UTC at 22°45' Libra | Libra | 2011-11-04 to 2012-10-01 |
| Mercury | 2012-03-12 07:52 UTC at 6°49' Aries | 2012-04-04 10:11 UTC at 23°50' Pisces | Aries, Pisces | 2012-02-27 to 2012-04-23 |
| Pluto | 2012-04-10 15:46 UTC at 9°33' Capricorn | 2012-09-18 05:21 UTC at 6°57' Capricorn | Capricorn | 2011-12-21 to 2013-01-07 |
| Venus | 2012-05-15 14:31 UTC at 23°59' Gemini | 2012-06-27 15:10 UTC at 7°29' Gemini | Gemini | 2012-04-12 to 2012-07-31 |
| Neptune | 2012-06-04 20:39 UTC at 3°09' Pisces | 2012-11-11 07:58 UTC at 0°21' Pisces | Pisces | 2012-02-13 to 2013-03-01 |
| Uranus | 2012-07-13 09:46 UTC at 8°32' Aries | 2012-12-13 12:20 UTC at 4°36' Aries | Aries | 2012-03-26 to 2013-03-29 |
| Mercury | 2012-07-15 02:09 UTC at 12°32' Leo | 2012-08-08 05:43 UTC at 1°25' Leo | Leo | 2012-06-27 to 2012-08-22 |
| Jupiter | 2012-10-04 13:22 UTC at 16°22' Gemini | 2013-01-30 11:39 UTC at 6°19' Gemini | Gemini | 2012-07-10 to 2013-04-25 |
| Mercury | 2012-11-06 22:58 UTC at 4°18' Sagittarius | 2012-11-26 22:50 UTC at 18°10' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 2012-10-18 to 2012-12-14 |

## January 2012

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-01-08 06:33 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2012-01-09 07:30 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 18°26' Cancer |
| 2012-01-14 05:46 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2012-01-20 16:09 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2012-01-23 07:39 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 2°41' Aquarius |
| 2012-01-24 00:56 UTC | Mars stations retrograde | 23°05' Virgo |
| 2012-01-27 18:11 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |

## February 2012

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-02-03 16:09 UTC | Neptune enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2012-02-07 14:02 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 29°30' Libra |
| 2012-02-07 21:54 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 18°31' Leo |
| 2012-02-08 06:00 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2012-02-14 01:37 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2012-02-19 06:17 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2012-02-21 22:35 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 2°42' Pisces |

## March 2012

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-03-02 11:39 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2012-03-05 10:24 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2012-03-08 09:40 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 18°13' Virgo |
| 2012-03-12 07:52 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 6°49' Aries |
| 2012-03-13 04:40 UTC | Jupiter trine Pluto | Exact trine |
| 2012-03-20 05:14 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 2012-03-22 14:37 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 2°22' Aries |
| 2012-03-23 13:20 UTC | Mercury re-enters Pisces (retrograde) | Leaves Aries |

## April 2012

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-04-03 15:17 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2012-04-04 10:11 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 23°50' Pisces |
| 2012-04-06 19:19 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 17°23' Libra |
| 2012-04-10 15:47 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 9°33' Capricorn |
| 2012-04-14 03:54 UTC | Mars stations direct | 3°40' Virgo |
| 2012-04-16 22:43 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2012-04-19 16:12 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2012-04-21 07:19 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 1°35' Taurus |

## May 2012

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-05-06 03:35 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 16°01' Scorpio |
| 2012-05-09 05:14 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2012-05-15 14:31 UTC | Venus stations retrograde | 23°59' Gemini |
| 2012-05-20 15:15 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2012-05-20 23:52 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Gemini | 0°20' Gemini |
| 2012-05-24 11:11 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |

## June 2012

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-06-04 11:03 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius | 14°08' Sagittarius |
| 2012-06-04 20:38 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 3°09' Pisces |
| 2012-06-07 11:15 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2012-06-11 17:18 UTC | Jupiter enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2012-06-19 15:02 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 28°43' Gemini |
| 2012-06-20 23:08 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 2012-06-24 09:34 UTC | Uranus square Pluto | Exact square |
| 2012-06-25 07:59 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 22°45' Libra |
| 2012-06-25 08:20 UTC | Jupiter square Neptune | Exact square |
| 2012-06-26 02:22 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2012-06-27 15:10 UTC | Venus stations direct | 7°29' Gemini |

## July 2012

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-07-03 12:32 UTC | Mars enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2012-07-03 18:52 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 12°14' Capricorn |
| 2012-07-13 09:46 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 8°32' Aries |
| 2012-07-15 02:09 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 12°32' Leo |
| 2012-07-19 04:24 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 26°55' Cancer |
| 2012-07-22 03:53 UTC | Jupiter sextile Uranus | Exact sextile |
| 2012-07-22 10:00 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |

## August 2012

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-08-02 03:28 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 10°15' Aquarius |
| 2012-08-07 13:42 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2012-08-08 05:43 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 1°25' Leo |
| 2012-08-17 15:55 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 25°08' Leo |
| 2012-08-22 17:06 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2012-08-23 15:23 UTC | Mars enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2012-08-31 13:58 UTC | Full Moon in Pisces | 8°34' Pisces |

## September 2012

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-09-01 02:31 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2012-09-02 00:26 UTC | The North Node enters Scorpio | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2012-09-06 14:47 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2012-09-16 02:11 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 23°37' Virgo |
| 2012-09-16 23:21 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2012-09-18 05:20 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 6°57' Capricorn |
| 2012-09-19 05:32 UTC | Uranus square Pluto | Exact square |
| 2012-09-22 14:48 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 2012-09-30 03:19 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 7°22' Aries |

## October 2012

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-10-03 06:58 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2012-10-04 13:22 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 16°22' Gemini |
| 2012-10-05 10:34 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2012-10-05 20:34 UTC | Saturn enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2012-10-07 03:19 UTC | Mars enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2012-10-11 03:29 UTC | Saturn trine Neptune | Exact trine |
| 2012-10-15 12:03 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 22°32' Libra |
| 2012-10-23 00:13 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2012-10-28 13:03 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2012-10-29 06:18 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2012-10-29 19:50 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 6°48' Taurus |

## November 2012

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-11-06 22:58 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 4°18' Sagittarius |
| 2012-11-11 07:57 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 0°21' Pisces |
| 2012-11-13 22:11 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Scorpio | 21°56' Scorpio |
| 2012-11-14 07:41 UTC | Mercury re-enters Scorpio (retrograde) | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2012-11-17 02:35 UTC | Mars enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2012-11-21 21:49 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2012-11-22 01:19 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2012-11-26 22:50 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 18°10' Scorpio |
| 2012-11-28 14:33 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Gemini | 6°40' Gemini |

## December 2012

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-12-11 01:38 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2012-12-13 08:42 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 21°45' Sagittarius |
| 2012-12-13 12:20 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 4°36' Aries |
| 2012-12-16 04:37 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2012-12-21 11:11 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 2012-12-26 00:48 UTC | Mars enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2012-12-27 01:32 UTC | Saturn sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 2012-12-28 10:21 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 7°06' Cancer |
| 2012-12-31 14:02 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 2012?

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.

### 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.

## 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/2012). Free to cite with a link to the source page.