# Astrology Calendar 2023

> 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.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/2023

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 2023-03-20 21:24 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 2023-06-21 14:57 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 2023-09-23 06:49 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 2023-12-22 03:27 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-04-20 04:16 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Aries | 29°50' Aries |
| 2023-05-05 17:22 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio | 14°52' Scorpio |
| 2023-10-14 17:59 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Libra | 21°07' Libra |
| 2023-10-28 20:13 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Taurus | 5°03' Taurus |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Uranus | 2022-08-24 13:54 UTC at 18°55' Taurus | 2023-01-22 23:14 UTC at 14°56' Taurus | Taurus | 2022-05-07 to 2023-05-09 |
| Mars | 2022-10-30 13:25 UTC at 25°36' Gemini | 2023-01-12 20:59 UTC at 8°07' Gemini | Gemini | 2022-09-03 to 2023-03-16 |
| Mercury | 2022-12-29 09:29 UTC at 24°21' Capricorn | 2023-01-18 13:13 UTC at 8°08' Capricorn | Capricorn | 2022-12-12 to 2023-02-07 |
| Mercury | 2023-04-21 08:32 UTC at 15°37' Taurus | 2023-05-15 03:19 UTC at 5°50' Taurus | Taurus | 2023-04-07 to 2023-05-31 |
| Pluto | 2023-05-01 17:15 UTC at 0°21' Aquarius | 2023-10-11 00:57 UTC at 27°53' Capricorn | Aquarius, Capricorn | 2023-01-08 to 2024-02-01 |
| Saturn | 2023-06-17 17:24 UTC at 7°12' Pisces | 2023-11-04 06:56 UTC at 0°30' Pisces | Pisces | 2023-03-11 to 2024-02-07 |
| Neptune | 2023-06-30 21:10 UTC at 27°41' Pisces | 2023-12-06 13:17 UTC at 24°53' Pisces | Pisces | 2023-03-09 to 2024-03-26 |
| Venus | 2023-07-23 01:31 UTC at 28°36' Leo | 2023-09-04 01:22 UTC at 12°12' Leo | Leo | 2023-06-19 to 2023-10-07 |
| Mercury | 2023-08-23 19:58 UTC at 21°51' Virgo | 2023-09-15 20:19 UTC at 8°00' Virgo | Virgo | 2023-08-04 to 2023-09-30 |
| Uranus | 2023-08-29 02:09 UTC at 23°04' Taurus | 2024-01-27 07:29 UTC at 19°05' Taurus | Taurus | 2023-05-12 to 2024-05-12 |
| Jupiter | 2023-09-04 14:06 UTC at 15°34' Taurus | 2023-12-31 02:36 UTC at 5°34' Taurus | Taurus | 2023-06-11 to 2024-03-23 |
| Mercury | 2023-12-13 07:03 UTC at 8°29' Capricorn | 2024-01-02 03:11 UTC at 22°10' Sagittarius | Capricorn, Sagittarius | 2023-11-25 to 2024-01-21 |

## January 2023

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-01-03 02:09 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2023-01-06 23:08 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 16°22' Cancer |
| 2023-01-12 20:59 UTC | Mars stations direct | 8°07' Gemini |
| 2023-01-18 13:13 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 8°08' Capricorn |
| 2023-01-20 08:29 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2023-01-21 20:53 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 1°33' Aquarius |
| 2023-01-22 23:14 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 14°56' Taurus |
| 2023-01-27 02:32 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |

## February 2023

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-02-05 18:29 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 16°41' Leo |
| 2023-02-11 11:22 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2023-02-18 22:34 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2023-02-20 07:06 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 1°22' Pisces |
| 2023-02-20 07:55 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |

## March 2023

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-03-02 22:51 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2023-03-07 12:41 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 16°40' Virgo |
| 2023-03-07 13:41 UTC | Saturn enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2023-03-16 22:34 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2023-03-19 04:23 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2023-03-20 21:24 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 2023-03-21 17:23 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 0°50' Aries |
| 2023-03-23 12:48 UTC | Pluto enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2023-03-25 11:44 UTC | Mars enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |

## April 2023

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-04-03 16:21 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2023-04-06 04:35 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 16°07' Libra |
| 2023-04-11 04:47 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2023-04-20 04:16 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Aries | 29°50' Aries |
| 2023-04-20 08:13 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2023-04-21 08:32 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 15°37' Taurus |

## May 2023

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-05-01 17:15 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 0°21' Aquarius |
| 2023-05-05 17:22 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio | 14°52' Scorpio |
| 2023-05-07 14:24 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2023-05-15 03:19 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 5°50' Taurus |
| 2023-05-16 17:28 UTC | Jupiter enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2023-05-18 01:15 UTC | Jupiter square Pluto | Exact square |
| 2023-05-19 15:53 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 28°25' Taurus |
| 2023-05-20 15:30 UTC | Mars enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2023-05-21 07:08 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |

## June 2023

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-06-04 03:42 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 13°18' Sagittarius |
| 2023-06-05 13:47 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2023-06-11 09:04 UTC | Pluto re-enters Capricorn (retrograde) | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2023-06-11 10:26 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2023-06-17 17:24 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 7°12' Pisces |
| 2023-06-18 04:37 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 26°43' Gemini |
| 2023-06-19 15:54 UTC | Jupiter sextile Saturn | Exact sextile |
| 2023-06-21 14:57 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 2023-06-27 00:23 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2023-06-30 21:10 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 27°41' Pisces |

## July 2023

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-07-03 11:39 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 11°19' Capricorn |
| 2023-07-10 11:39 UTC | Mars enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2023-07-11 04:10 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2023-07-12 17:51 UTC | The North Node enters Aries | Leaves Taurus |
| 2023-07-17 18:32 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 24°56' Cancer |
| 2023-07-23 01:31 UTC | Venus stations retrograde | 28°36' Leo |
| 2023-07-23 01:50 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2023-07-28 21:30 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |

## August 2023

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-08-01 18:32 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 9°16' Aquarius |
| 2023-08-16 09:38 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 23°17' Leo |
| 2023-08-23 09:01 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2023-08-23 19:58 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 21°51' Virgo |
| 2023-08-27 13:19 UTC | Mars enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2023-08-29 02:09 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 23°04' Taurus |
| 2023-08-31 01:36 UTC | Full Moon in Pisces | 7°25' Pisces |

## September 2023

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-09-04 01:22 UTC | Venus stations direct | 12°12' Leo |
| 2023-09-04 14:06 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 15°34' Taurus |
| 2023-09-15 01:40 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 21°59' Virgo |
| 2023-09-15 20:19 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 8°00' Virgo |
| 2023-09-23 06:50 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 2023-09-29 09:58 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 6°00' Aries |

## October 2023

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-10-05 00:08 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2023-10-09 01:11 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2023-10-11 00:58 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 27°53' Capricorn |
| 2023-10-12 04:04 UTC | Mars enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2023-10-14 17:59 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Libra | 21°07' Libra |
| 2023-10-22 06:48 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2023-10-23 16:21 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2023-10-28 20:13 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Taurus | 5°03' Taurus |

## November 2023

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-11-04 06:56 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 0°30' Pisces |
| 2023-11-08 09:30 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2023-11-10 06:24 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2023-11-13 09:28 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 20°44' Scorpio |
| 2023-11-22 14:02 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2023-11-24 10:14 UTC | Mars enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2023-11-27 09:16 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 4°51' Gemini |

## December 2023

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-12-01 14:31 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2023-12-04 18:50 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2023-12-06 13:17 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 24°53' Pisces |
| 2023-12-12 23:32 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 20°40' Sagittarius |
| 2023-12-13 07:03 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 8°29' Capricorn |
| 2023-12-22 03:27 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 2023-12-23 06:16 UTC | Mercury re-enters Sagittarius (retrograde) | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2023-12-27 00:33 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 4°58' Cancer |
| 2023-12-29 20:23 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2023-12-31 02:35 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 5°34' Taurus |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 2023?

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.

### 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.

## 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/2023). Free to cite with a link to the source page.