# Astrology Calendar 2016

> In 2016, Mercury is retrograde 4 times (Jan 5 to Jan 25; Apr 28 to May 22; Aug 30 to Sep 22; Dec 19 to Jan 8). There are 4 eclipses: Total Solar Eclipse on March 9, 2016 in Pisces; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on March 23, 2016 in Libra; Annular Solar Eclipse on September 1, 2016 in Virgo; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on September 16, 2016 in Pisces. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/2016

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 2016-03-20 04:30 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 2016-06-20 22:34 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 2016-09-22 14:21 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 2016-12-21 10:44 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016-03-09 01:57 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces | 18°55' Pisces |
| 2016-03-23 11:47 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Libra | 3°10' Libra |
| 2016-09-01 09:06 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Virgo | 9°21' Virgo |
| 2016-09-16 18:54 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 24°13' Pisces |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2016-01-05 13:06 UTC at 1°02' Aquarius | 2016-01-25 21:52 UTC at 14°54' Capricorn | Aquarius, Capricorn | 2015-12-19 to 2016-02-14 |
| Jupiter | 2016-01-08 04:46 UTC at 23°14' Virgo | 2016-05-09 12:18 UTC at 13°15' Virgo | Virgo | 2015-10-13 to 2016-08-07 |
| Saturn | 2016-03-25 10:02 UTC at 16°24' Sagittarius | 2016-08-13 09:40 UTC at 9°46' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 2015-12-19 to 2016-11-19 |
| Mars | 2016-04-17 12:16 UTC at 8°54' Sagittarius | 2016-06-29 23:40 UTC at 23°03' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 2016-02-18 to 2016-08-22 |
| Pluto | 2016-04-18 07:18 UTC at 17°29' Capricorn | 2016-09-26 14:43 UTC at 14°55' Capricorn | Capricorn | 2015-12-28 to 2017-01-16 |
| Mercury | 2016-04-28 17:26 UTC at 23°36' Taurus | 2016-05-22 13:18 UTC at 14°20' Taurus | Taurus | 2016-04-14 to 2016-06-07 |
| Neptune | 2016-06-13 20:35 UTC at 12°02' Pisces | 2016-11-20 04:31 UTC at 9°14' Pisces | Pisces | 2016-02-22 to 2017-03-10 |
| Uranus | 2016-07-29 21:04 UTC at 24°30' Aries | 2016-12-29 09:20 UTC at 20°33' Aries | Aries | 2016-04-11 to 2017-04-15 |
| Mercury | 2016-08-30 13:01 UTC at 29°04' Virgo | 2016-09-22 05:32 UTC at 14°49' Virgo | Virgo | 2016-08-10 to 2016-10-06 |
| Mercury | 2016-12-19 10:53 UTC at 15°07' Capricorn | 2017-01-08 09:47 UTC at 28°50' Sagittarius | Capricorn, Sagittarius | 2016-12-02 to 2017-01-27 |

## January 2016

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016-01-02 02:20 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2016-01-03 14:32 UTC | Mars enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2016-01-05 13:06 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 1°02' Aquarius |
| 2016-01-08 04:46 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 23°14' Virgo |
| 2016-01-08 19:40 UTC | Mercury re-enters Capricorn (retrograde) | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2016-01-10 01:31 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 19°13' Capricorn |
| 2016-01-20 15:27 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2016-01-23 20:31 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2016-01-24 01:46 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 3°29' Leo |
| 2016-01-25 21:52 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 14°54' Capricorn |

## February 2016

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016-02-08 14:39 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 19°16' Aquarius |
| 2016-02-13 22:42 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2016-02-17 04:17 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2016-02-19 05:33 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2016-02-22 18:20 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 3°33' Virgo |

## March 2016

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016-03-05 10:24 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2016-03-06 02:25 UTC | Mars enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2016-03-09 01:57 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces | 18°55' Pisces |
| 2016-03-12 10:23 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2016-03-16 20:28 UTC | Jupiter trine Pluto | Exact trine |
| 2016-03-20 04:30 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 2016-03-22 00:19 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2016-03-23 10:37 UTC | Jupiter square Saturn | Exact square |
| 2016-03-23 11:47 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Libra | 3°10' Libra |
| 2016-03-25 10:02 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 16°24' Sagittarius |

## April 2016

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016-04-05 16:49 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2016-04-05 23:09 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2016-04-07 11:24 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 18°04' Aries |
| 2016-04-17 12:16 UTC | Mars stations retrograde | 8°54' Sagittarius |
| 2016-04-18 07:18 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 17°29' Capricorn |
| 2016-04-19 15:29 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2016-04-22 05:24 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 2°31' Scorpio |
| 2016-04-28 17:26 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 23°36' Taurus |
| 2016-04-30 00:35 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |

## May 2016

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016-05-06 19:30 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 16°41' Taurus |
| 2016-05-09 12:18 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 13°15' Virgo |
| 2016-05-20 14:36 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2016-05-21 21:15 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 1°14' Sagittarius |
| 2016-05-22 13:18 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 14°20' Taurus |
| 2016-05-24 09:44 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2016-05-26 12:10 UTC | Jupiter square Saturn | Exact square |
| 2016-05-27 14:00 UTC | Mars re-enters Scorpio (retrograde) | Leaves Sagittarius |

## June 2016

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016-06-05 03:00 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 14°53' Gemini |
| 2016-06-12 23:21 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2016-06-13 20:35 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 12°02' Pisces |
| 2016-06-17 19:39 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2016-06-18 02:00 UTC | Saturn square Neptune | Exact square |
| 2016-06-20 11:02 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 29°32' Sagittarius |
| 2016-06-20 22:34 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 2016-06-26 12:12 UTC | Jupiter trine Pluto | Exact trine |
| 2016-06-29 23:24 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2016-06-29 23:40 UTC | Mars stations direct | 23°03' Scorpio |

## July 2016

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016-07-04 11:01 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 12°53' Cancer |
| 2016-07-12 05:34 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2016-07-14 00:46 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2016-07-19 22:57 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 27°40' Capricorn |
| 2016-07-22 09:30 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2016-07-29 21:04 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 24°30' Aries |
| 2016-07-30 18:18 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |

## August 2016

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016-08-02 17:44 UTC | Mars enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2016-08-02 20:45 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 10°58' Leo |
| 2016-08-05 15:27 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2016-08-13 09:40 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 9°46' Sagittarius |
| 2016-08-18 09:27 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 25°52' Aquarius |
| 2016-08-22 16:38 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2016-08-30 02:06 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2016-08-30 13:01 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 29°04' Virgo |

## September 2016

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016-09-01 09:06 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Virgo | 9°21' Virgo |
| 2016-09-09 11:08 UTC | Jupiter enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2016-09-10 14:25 UTC | Saturn square Neptune | Exact square |
| 2016-09-16 18:54 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 24°13' Pisces |
| 2016-09-22 05:32 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 14°49' Virgo |
| 2016-09-22 14:21 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 2016-09-23 14:50 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2016-09-26 14:43 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 14°55' Capricorn |
| 2016-09-27 08:04 UTC | Mars enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |

## October 2016

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016-10-01 00:12 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 8°15' Libra |
| 2016-10-07 07:55 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2016-10-16 04:23 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 23°14' Aries |
| 2016-10-18 06:59 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2016-10-22 23:45 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2016-10-24 20:46 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2016-10-30 17:38 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 7°44' Scorpio |

## November 2016

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016-11-09 05:50 UTC | Mars enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2016-11-12 04:53 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2016-11-12 14:39 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2016-11-14 13:52 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 22°37' Taurus |
| 2016-11-20 04:31 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 9°14' Pisces |
| 2016-11-21 21:22 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2016-11-24 22:45 UTC | Jupiter square Pluto | Exact square |
| 2016-11-29 12:18 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 7°43' Sagittarius |

## December 2016

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016-12-02 21:18 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2016-12-07 14:50 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2016-12-14 00:06 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 22°25' Gemini |
| 2016-12-19 09:23 UTC | Mars enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2016-12-19 10:53 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 15°07' Capricorn |
| 2016-12-21 10:44 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 2016-12-25 00:24 UTC | Saturn trine Uranus | Exact trine |
| 2016-12-26 18:26 UTC | Jupiter opposite Uranus | Exact opposition |
| 2016-12-29 06:53 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 7°59' Capricorn |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 2016?

In 2016, Mercury is retrograde 4 times (Jan 5 to Jan 25; Apr 28 to May 22; Aug 30 to Sep 22; Dec 19 to Jan 8). There are 4 eclipses: Total Solar Eclipse on March 9, 2016 in Pisces; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on March 23, 2016 in Libra; Annular Solar Eclipse on September 1, 2016 in Virgo; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on September 16, 2016 in Pisces. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2016?

Mercury is retrograde 4 times in 2016: from January 5, 2016 to January 25, 2016 (Aquarius and Capricorn); from April 28, 2016 to May 22, 2016 (Taurus); from August 30, 2016 to September 22, 2016 (Virgo); from December 19, 2016 to January 8, 2017 (Capricorn and Sagittarius).

### When Are the Eclipses in 2016?

Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces on March 9, 2016; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Libra on March 23, 2016; Annular Solar Eclipse in Virgo on September 1, 2016; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on September 16, 2016.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 2016?

March Equinox: March 20, 2016 at 12:30 AM ET (04:30 UTC); June Solstice: June 20, 2016 at 6:34 PM ET (22:34 UTC); September Equinox: September 22, 2016 at 10:21 AM ET (14:21 UTC); December Solstice: December 21, 2016 at 5:44 AM ET (10:44 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/2016). Free to cite with a link to the source page.