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Astrology Calendar 2023

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

Quick Answer

In 2023, Mercury is retrograde 4 times (Dec 29 to Jan 18; Apr 21 to May 15; Aug 23 to Sep 15; Dec 13 to Jan 2). There are 4 eclipses: Total Solar Eclipse on April 20, 2023 in Aries; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on May 5, 2023 in Scorpio; Annular Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2023 in Libra; Partial Lunar Eclipse on October 28, 2023 in Taurus. All dates are in UTC.

Equinoxes and Solstices 2023

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 20, 2023, 21:24 UTC	March Equinox	The Sun enters Aries
Jun 21, 2023, 14:57 UTC	June Solstice	The Sun enters Cancer
Sep 23, 2023, 06:49 UTC	September Equinox	The Sun enters Libra
Dec 22, 2023, 03:27 UTC	December Solstice	The Sun enters Capricorn

Eclipses 2023

Global eclipse peaks. Visibility depends on location.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 2023, 04:16 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Aries	29°50' Aries
May 5, 2023, 17:22 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio	14°52' Scorpio
Oct 14, 2023, 17:59 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Libra	21°07' Libra
Oct 28, 2023, 20:13 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Taurus	5°03' Taurus

Retrogrades 2023

Every retrograde period that overlaps 2023, with station degrees and shadow periods.

Planet	Stations Retrograde	Stations Direct	Signs	Shadow Period
Uranus	Aug 24, 2022, 13:54 UTC 18°55' Taurus	Jan 22, 2023, 23:14 UTC 14°56' Taurus	Taurus	May 7, 2022 to May 9, 2023
Mars	Oct 30, 2022, 13:25 UTC 25°36' Gemini	Jan 12, 2023, 20:59 UTC 8°07' Gemini	Gemini	Sep 3, 2022 to Mar 16, 2023
Mercury	Dec 29, 2022, 09:29 UTC 24°21' Capricorn	Jan 18, 2023, 13:13 UTC 8°08' Capricorn	Capricorn	Dec 12, 2022 to Feb 7, 2023
Mercury	Apr 21, 2023, 08:32 UTC 15°37' Taurus	May 15, 2023, 03:19 UTC 5°50' Taurus	Taurus	Apr 7, 2023 to May 31, 2023
Pluto	May 1, 2023, 17:15 UTC 0°21' Aquarius	Oct 11, 2023, 00:57 UTC 27°53' Capricorn	Aquarius, Capricorn	Jan 8, 2023 to Feb 1, 2024
Saturn	Jun 17, 2023, 17:24 UTC 7°12' Pisces	Nov 4, 2023, 06:56 UTC 0°30' Pisces	Pisces	Mar 11, 2023 to Feb 7, 2024
Neptune	Jun 30, 2023, 21:10 UTC 27°41' Pisces	Dec 6, 2023, 13:17 UTC 24°53' Pisces	Pisces	Mar 9, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
Venus	Jul 23, 2023, 01:31 UTC 28°36' Leo	Sep 4, 2023, 01:22 UTC 12°12' Leo	Leo	Jun 19, 2023 to Oct 7, 2023
Mercury	Aug 23, 2023, 19:58 UTC 21°51' Virgo	Sep 15, 2023, 20:19 UTC 8°00' Virgo	Virgo	Aug 4, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Uranus	Aug 29, 2023, 02:09 UTC 23°04' Taurus	Jan 27, 2024, 07:29 UTC 19°05' Taurus	Taurus	May 12, 2023 to May 12, 2024
Jupiter	Sep 4, 2023, 14:06 UTC 15°34' Taurus	Dec 31, 2023, 02:36 UTC 5°34' Taurus	Taurus	Jun 11, 2023 to Mar 23, 2024
Mercury	Dec 13, 2023, 07:03 UTC 8°29' Capricorn	Jan 2, 2024, 03:11 UTC 22°10' Sagittarius	Capricorn, Sagittarius	Nov 25, 2023 to Jan 21, 2024

Zodiac Season Dates 2023

When the Sun enters each sign.

Sign	Begins
Aquarius season	Jan 20, 2023, 08:29 UTC
Pisces season	Feb 18, 2023, 22:34 UTC
Aries season	Mar 20, 2023, 21:24 UTC
Taurus season	Apr 20, 2023, 08:13 UTC
Gemini season	May 21, 2023, 07:08 UTC
Cancer season	Jun 21, 2023, 14:57 UTC
Leo season	Jul 23, 2023, 01:50 UTC
Virgo season	Aug 23, 2023, 09:01 UTC
Libra season	Sep 23, 2023, 06:50 UTC
Scorpio season	Oct 23, 2023, 16:21 UTC
Sagittarius season	Nov 22, 2023, 14:02 UTC
Capricorn season	Dec 22, 2023, 03:27 UTC

Month by Month 2023

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

January 2023

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 02:09 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 6, 23:08 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	16°22' Cancer
Jan 12, 20:59 UTC	Mars stations direct	8°07' Gemini
Jan 18, 13:13 UTC	Mercury stations direct	8°08' Capricorn
Jan 20, 08:29 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 21, 20:53 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	1°33' Aquarius
Jan 22, 23:14 UTC	Uranus stations direct	14°56' Taurus
Jan 27, 02:32 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

February 2023

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 5, 18:29 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	16°41' Leo
Feb 11, 11:22 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 18, 22:34 UTC	The Sun enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 20, 07:06 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	1°22' Pisces
Feb 20, 07:55 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

March 2023

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 2, 22:51 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 7, 12:41 UTC	Full Moon in Virgo	16°40' Virgo
Mar 7, 13:41 UTC	Saturn enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 16, 22:34 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Mar 19, 04:23 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 20, 21:24 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox
Mar 21, 17:23 UTC	New Moon in Aries	0°50' Aries
Mar 23, 12:48 UTC	Pluto enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Mar 25, 11:44 UTC	Mars enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

April 2023

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 16:21 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 6, 04:35 UTC	Full Moon in Libra	16°07' Libra
Apr 11, 04:47 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Apr 20, 04:16 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Aries	29°50' Aries
Apr 20, 08:13 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 21, 08:32 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	15°37' Taurus

May 2023

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 17:15 UTC	Pluto stations retrograde	0°21' Aquarius
May 5, 17:22 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio	14°52' Scorpio
May 7, 14:24 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 15, 03:19 UTC	Mercury stations direct	5°50' Taurus
May 16, 17:28 UTC	Jupiter enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 18, 01:15 UTC	Jupiter square Pluto	Exact square
May 19, 15:53 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	28°25' Taurus
May 20, 15:30 UTC	Mars enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
May 21, 07:08 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

June 2023

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 4, 03:42 UTC	Full Moon in Sagittarius	13°18' Sagittarius
Jun 5, 13:47 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jun 11, 09:04 UTC	Pluto re-enters Capricorn (retrograde)	Leaves Aquarius
Jun 11, 10:26 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jun 17, 17:24 UTC	Saturn stations retrograde	7°12' Pisces
Jun 18, 04:37 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	26°43' Gemini
Jun 19, 15:54 UTC	Jupiter sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Jun 21, 14:57 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 27, 00:23 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 30, 21:10 UTC	Neptune stations retrograde	27°41' Pisces

July 2023

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 11:39 UTC	Full Moon in Capricorn	11°19' Capricorn
Jul 10, 11:39 UTC	Mars enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jul 11, 04:10 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 12, 17:51 UTC	The North Node enters Aries	Leaves Taurus
Jul 17, 18:32 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	24°56' Cancer
Jul 23, 01:31 UTC	Venus stations retrograde	28°36' Leo
Jul 23, 01:50 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 28, 21:30 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

August 2023

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 18:32 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	9°16' Aquarius
Aug 16, 09:38 UTC	New Moon in Leo	23°17' Leo
Aug 23, 09:01 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 19:58 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	21°51' Virgo
Aug 27, 13:19 UTC	Mars enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 29, 02:09 UTC	Uranus stations retrograde	23°04' Taurus
Aug 31, 01:36 UTC	Full Moon in Pisces	7°25' Pisces

September 2023

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 4, 01:22 UTC	Venus stations direct	12°12' Leo
Sep 4, 14:06 UTC	Jupiter stations retrograde	15°34' Taurus
Sep 15, 01:40 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	21°59' Virgo
Sep 15, 20:19 UTC	Mercury stations direct	8°00' Virgo
Sep 23, 06:50 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox
Sep 29, 09:58 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	6°00' Aries

October 2023

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 5, 00:08 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 9, 01:11 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Oct 11, 00:58 UTC	Pluto stations direct	27°53' Capricorn
Oct 12, 04:04 UTC	Mars enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 14, 17:59 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Libra	21°07' Libra
Oct 22, 06:48 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 23, 16:21 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 28, 20:13 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Taurus	5°03' Taurus

November 2023

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 4, 06:56 UTC	Saturn stations direct	0°30' Pisces
Nov 8, 09:30 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Nov 10, 06:24 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 13, 09:28 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	20°44' Scorpio
Nov 22, 14:02 UTC	The Sun enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 24, 10:14 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 27, 09:16 UTC	Full Moon in Gemini	4°51' Gemini

December 2023

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 1, 14:31 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 4, 18:50 UTC	Venus enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Dec 6, 13:17 UTC	Neptune stations direct	24°53' Pisces
Dec 12, 23:32 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	20°40' Sagittarius
Dec 13, 07:03 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	8°29' Capricorn
Dec 22, 03:27 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice
Dec 23, 06:16 UTC	Mercury re-enters Sagittarius (retrograde)	Leaves Capricorn
Dec 27, 00:33 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	4°58' Cancer
Dec 29, 20:23 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 31, 02:35 UTC	Jupiter stations direct	5°34' Taurus

Planetary Positions for Every Day of 2023

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Questions About 2023

What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 2023?

When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2023?

Mercury is retrograde 4 times in 2023: from December 29, 2022 to January 18, 2023 (Capricorn); from April 21, 2023 to May 15, 2023 (Taurus); from August 23, 2023 to September 15, 2023 (Virgo); from December 13, 2023 to January 2, 2024 (Capricorn and Sagittarius).

When Are the Eclipses in 2023?

Total Solar Eclipse in Aries on April 20, 2023; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio on May 5, 2023; Annular Solar Eclipse in Libra on October 14, 2023; Partial Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on October 28, 2023.

When Do the Seasons Start in 2023?

March Equinox: March 20, 2023 at 5:24 PM ET (21:24 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 2023 at 10:57 AM ET (14:57 UTC); September Equinox: September 23, 2023 at 2:49 AM ET (06:49 UTC); December Solstice: December 21, 2023 at 10:27 PM ET (03:27 UTC on December 22).

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.

Your Personal 2023 Forecast

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