# Astrology Calendar 2018

> In 2018, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 23 to Apr 15; Jul 26 to Aug 19; Nov 17 to Dec 6). There are 5 eclipses: Total Lunar Eclipse on January 31, 2018 in Leo; Partial Solar Eclipse on February 15, 2018 in Aquarius; Partial Solar Eclipse on July 13, 2018 in Cancer; Total Lunar Eclipse on July 27, 2018 in Aquarius; Partial Solar Eclipse on August 11, 2018 in Leo. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/2018

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 2018-03-20 16:15 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 2018-06-21 10:07 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 2018-09-23 01:54 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 2018-12-21 22:22 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2018-01-31 13:29 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo | 11°38' Leo |
| 2018-02-15 20:51 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Aquarius | 27°07' Aquarius |
| 2018-07-13 03:01 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Cancer | 20°41' Cancer |
| 2018-07-27 20:21 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius | 4°45' Aquarius |
| 2018-08-11 09:46 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Leo | 18°41' Leo |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Uranus | 2017-08-03 05:51 UTC at 28°31' Aries | 2018-01-02 14:32 UTC at 24°34' Aries | Aries | 2017-04-16 to 2018-04-19 |
| Jupiter | 2018-03-09 04:51 UTC at 23°13' Scorpio | 2018-07-10 17:03 UTC at 13°20' Scorpio | Scorpio | 2017-12-12 to 2018-10-07 |
| Mercury | 2018-03-23 00:23 UTC at 16°54' Aries | 2018-04-15 09:19 UTC at 4°46' Aries | Aries | 2018-03-09 to 2018-05-03 |
| Saturn | 2018-04-18 01:51 UTC at 9°08' Capricorn | 2018-09-06 11:19 UTC at 2°32' Capricorn | Capricorn | 2018-01-10 to 2018-12-12 |
| Pluto | 2018-04-22 15:07 UTC at 21°17' Capricorn | 2018-10-01 01:59 UTC at 18°45' Capricorn | Capricorn | 2017-12-31 to 2019-01-21 |
| Neptune | 2018-06-18 23:31 UTC at 16°29' Pisces | 2018-11-25 01:25 UTC at 13°41' Pisces | Pisces | 2018-02-26 to 2019-03-15 |
| Mars | 2018-06-26 21:12 UTC at 9°13' Aquarius | 2018-08-27 14:01 UTC at 28°36' Capricorn | Aquarius, Capricorn | 2018-05-12 to 2018-10-08 |
| Mercury | 2018-07-26 04:58 UTC at 23°27' Leo | 2018-08-19 04:20 UTC at 11°31' Leo | Leo | 2018-07-07 to 2018-09-02 |
| Uranus | 2018-08-07 16:43 UTC at 2°33' Taurus | 2019-01-06 20:18 UTC at 28°36' Aries | Taurus, Aries | 2018-04-20 to 2019-04-23 |
| Venus | 2018-10-05 19:01 UTC at 10°50' Scorpio | 2018-11-16 10:51 UTC at 25°14' Libra | Scorpio, Libra | 2018-09-03 to 2018-12-18 |
| Mercury | 2018-11-17 01:26 UTC at 13°29' Sagittarius | 2018-12-06 21:27 UTC at 27°16' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 2018-10-29 to 2018-12-24 |

## January 2018

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2018-01-02 02:24 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 11°38' Cancer |
| 2018-01-11 05:09 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2018-01-16 04:03 UTC | Jupiter sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 2018-01-17 02:17 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 26°54' Capricorn |
| 2018-01-18 01:43 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2018-01-20 03:09 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2018-01-26 12:57 UTC | Mars enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2018-01-31 13:29 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo | 11°38' Leo |
| 2018-01-31 13:38 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |

## February 2018

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2018-02-10 23:19 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2018-02-15 20:51 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Aquarius | 27°07' Aquarius |
| 2018-02-18 04:28 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2018-02-18 17:18 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |

## March 2018

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2018-03-02 00:51 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 11°23' Virgo |
| 2018-03-06 07:34 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2018-03-06 23:45 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2018-03-09 04:51 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 23°13' Scorpio |
| 2018-03-17 13:12 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 26°53' Pisces |
| 2018-03-17 16:43 UTC | Mars enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2018-03-20 16:15 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 2018-03-23 00:23 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 16°54' Aries |
| 2018-03-31 04:53 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2018-03-31 12:37 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 10°45' Libra |

## April 2018

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2018-04-14 10:13 UTC | Jupiter sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 2018-04-15 09:19 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 4°46' Aries |
| 2018-04-16 01:57 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 26°02' Aries |
| 2018-04-18 01:51 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 9°08' Capricorn |
| 2018-04-20 03:12 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2018-04-22 15:07 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 21°17' Capricorn |
| 2018-04-24 16:39 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2018-04-30 00:58 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 9°39' Scorpio |

## May 2018

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2018-05-13 12:39 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2018-05-15 11:48 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 24°36' Taurus |
| 2018-05-15 14:58 UTC | Uranus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2018-05-16 05:00 UTC | Mars enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2018-05-19 13:10 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2018-05-21 02:14 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2018-05-25 09:19 UTC | Jupiter trine Neptune | Exact trine |
| 2018-05-29 14:20 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 8°10' Sagittarius |
| 2018-05-29 23:48 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |

## June 2018

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2018-06-12 19:59 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2018-06-13 19:43 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 22°44' Gemini |
| 2018-06-13 21:54 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2018-06-18 23:31 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 16°29' Pisces |
| 2018-06-21 10:07 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 2018-06-26 21:12 UTC | Mars stations retrograde | 9°13' Aquarius |
| 2018-06-28 04:53 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 6°28' Capricorn |
| 2018-06-29 05:16 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |

## July 2018

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2018-07-10 02:32 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2018-07-10 17:03 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 13°20' Scorpio |
| 2018-07-13 03:01 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Cancer | 20°41' Cancer |
| 2018-07-22 21:00 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2018-07-26 04:58 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 23°27' Leo |
| 2018-07-27 20:21 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius | 4°45' Aquarius |

## August 2018

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2018-08-06 23:28 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2018-08-07 16:43 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 2°33' Taurus |
| 2018-08-11 09:46 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Leo | 18°41' Leo |
| 2018-08-13 02:07 UTC | Mars re-enters Capricorn (retrograde) | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2018-08-19 04:20 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 11°31' Leo |
| 2018-08-19 08:18 UTC | Jupiter trine Neptune | Exact trine |
| 2018-08-23 04:08 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2018-08-26 11:56 UTC | Full Moon in Pisces | 3°12' Pisces |
| 2018-08-27 14:01 UTC | Mars stations direct | 28°36' Capricorn |

## September 2018

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2018-09-06 02:38 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2018-09-06 11:19 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 2°32' Capricorn |
| 2018-09-09 09:29 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2018-09-09 18:02 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 17°00' Virgo |
| 2018-09-11 01:02 UTC | Mars enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2018-09-12 07:45 UTC | Jupiter sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 2018-09-22 03:39 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2018-09-23 01:54 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 2018-09-25 02:53 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 2°00' Aries |

## October 2018

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2018-10-01 01:59 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 18°45' Capricorn |
| 2018-10-05 19:01 UTC | Venus stations retrograde | 10°50' Scorpio |
| 2018-10-09 03:47 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 15°48' Libra |
| 2018-10-10 00:40 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2018-10-23 11:22 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2018-10-24 16:45 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 1°13' Taurus |
| 2018-10-31 04:37 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2018-10-31 19:44 UTC | Venus re-enters Libra (retrograde) | Leaves Scorpio |

## November 2018

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2018-11-06 19:23 UTC | Uranus re-enters Aries (retrograde) | Leaves Taurus |
| 2018-11-07 16:02 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 15°11' Scorpio |
| 2018-11-08 12:31 UTC | Jupiter enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2018-11-15 22:20 UTC | Mars enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2018-11-16 03:31 UTC | The North Node enters Cancer | Leaves Leo |
| 2018-11-16 10:51 UTC | Venus stations direct | 25°14' Libra |
| 2018-11-17 01:26 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 13°29' Sagittarius |
| 2018-11-22 09:00 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2018-11-23 05:39 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 0°52' Gemini |
| 2018-11-25 01:25 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 13°41' Pisces |

## December 2018

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2018-12-01 11:11 UTC | Mercury re-enters Scorpio (retrograde) | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2018-12-02 16:56 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2018-12-06 21:27 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 27°16' Scorpio |
| 2018-12-07 07:21 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 15°07' Sagittarius |
| 2018-12-12 23:43 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2018-12-21 22:22 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 2018-12-22 17:49 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 0°49' Cancer |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 2018?

In 2018, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 23 to Apr 15; Jul 26 to Aug 19; Nov 17 to Dec 6). There are 5 eclipses: Total Lunar Eclipse on January 31, 2018 in Leo; Partial Solar Eclipse on February 15, 2018 in Aquarius; Partial Solar Eclipse on July 13, 2018 in Cancer; Total Lunar Eclipse on July 27, 2018 in Aquarius; Partial Solar Eclipse on August 11, 2018 in Leo. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2018?

Mercury is retrograde 3 times in 2018: from March 23, 2018 to April 15, 2018 (Aries); from July 26, 2018 to August 19, 2018 (Leo); from November 17, 2018 to December 6, 2018 (Sagittarius and Scorpio).

### When Are the Eclipses in 2018?

Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo on January 31, 2018; Partial Solar Eclipse in Aquarius on February 15, 2018; Partial Solar Eclipse in Cancer on July 13, 2018; Total Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius on July 27, 2018; Partial Solar Eclipse in Leo on August 11, 2018.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 2018?

March Equinox: March 20, 2018 at 12:15 PM ET (16:15 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 2018 at 6:07 AM ET (10:07 UTC); September Equinox: September 22, 2018 at 9:54 PM ET (01:54 UTC on September 23); December Solstice: December 21, 2018 at 5:22 PM ET (22:22 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/2018). Free to cite with a link to the source page.