Astrology calendar 2020

Mercury is retrograde three times (Feb 16 – Mar 9; Jun 18 – Jul 12; Oct 13 – Nov 3). Mars is retrograde once (Sep 9 – Nov 13); Venus is retrograde once (May 13 – Jun 25). There are 6 eclipses, including the total solar eclipse of Dec 14 in Sagittarius, 13 Full Moons and 12 New Moons. Slow-planet sign changes: Saturn enters Aquarius (Mar 22), Saturn returns to Capricorn (Jul 1), Saturn enters Aquarius (Dec 17) and Jupiter enters Aquarius (Dec 19).

Key dates of 2020

Retrogrades of Mercury, Venus and Mars, eclipses, equinoxes and solstices, and slow-planet sign changes
Date and time	Event	Where
Jan 10, 2:10 PM ET	Penumbral lunar eclipse · Eclipse	19°54′ Cancer ♋︎
Feb 16, 7:52 PM ET	Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde	12°53′ Pisces ♓︎
Mar 9, 11:51 PM ET	Mercury stations direct · Retrograde	28°13′ Aquarius ♒︎
Mar 19, 11:51 PM ET	Sun enters Aries (March equinox) · Sun	0° Aries ♈︎
Mar 22, 12:12 AM ET	Saturn enters Aquarius · Sign change	0° Aquarius ♒︎
May 13, 2:43 AM ET	Venus stations retrograde · Retrograde	21°50′ Gemini ♊︎
Jun 5, 3:24 PM ET	Penumbral lunar eclipse · Eclipse	15°42′ Sagittarius ♐︎
Jun 18, 1:09 AM ET	Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde	14°46′ Cancer ♋︎
Jun 20, 5:44 PM ET	Sun enters Cancer (June solstice) · Sun	0° Cancer ♋︎
Jun 21, 2:40 AM ET	Annular solar eclipse · Eclipse	0°21′ Cancer ♋︎
Jun 25, 2:50 AM ET	Venus stations direct · Retrograde	5°20′ Gemini ♊︎
Jul 1, 7:28 PM ET	Saturn retrogrades back into Capricorn · Sign change	29°59′ Capricorn ♑︎
Jul 5, 12:29 AM ET	Penumbral lunar eclipse · Eclipse	13°30′ Capricorn ♑︎
Jul 12, 4:21 AM ET	Mercury stations direct · Retrograde	5°30′ Cancer ♋︎
Sep 9, 6:27 PM ET	Mars stations retrograde · Retrograde	28°09′ Aries ♈︎
Sep 22, 9:31 AM ET	Sun enters Libra (September equinox) · Sun	0° Libra ♎︎
Oct 13, 9:06 PM ET	Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde	11°40′ Scorpio ♏︎
Nov 3, 12:48 PM ET	Mercury stations direct · Retrograde	25°54′ Libra ♎︎
Nov 13, 7:33 PM ET	Mars stations direct · Retrograde	15°14′ Aries ♈︎
Nov 30, 4:42 AM ET	Penumbral lunar eclipse · Eclipse	8°45′ Gemini ♊︎
Dec 14, 11:13 AM ET	Total solar eclipse · Eclipse	23°08′ Sagittarius ♐︎
Dec 17, 12:02 AM ET	Saturn enters Aquarius · Sign change	0° Aquarius ♒︎
Dec 19, 8:10 AM ET	Jupiter enters Aquarius · Sign change	0° Aquarius ♒︎
Dec 21, 5:03 AM ET	Sun enters Capricorn (December solstice) · Sun	0° Capricorn ♑︎

January 2020
Date and time	Event	Where
Jan 3, 4:37 AM ET	Mars enters Sagittarius · Sign change	0° Sagittarius ♐︎
Jan 10, 2:10 PM ET	Penumbral lunar eclipse · Eclipse	19°54′ Cancer ♋︎
Jan 10, 9:11 PM ET	Uranus stations direct · Retrograde	2°39′ Taurus ♉︎
Jan 13, 1:39 PM ET	Venus enters Pisces · Sign change	0° Pisces ♓︎
Jan 16, 1:31 PM ET	Mercury enters Aquarius · Sign change	0° Aquarius ♒︎
Jan 20, 9:55 AM ET	Sun enters Aquarius · Sun	0° Aquarius ♒︎
Jan 24, 4:42 PM ET	New Moon · Moon	4°22′ Aquarius ♒︎

February 2020
Date and time	Event	Where
Feb 3, 6:38 AM ET	Mercury enters Pisces · Sign change	0° Pisces ♓︎
Feb 7, 3:03 PM ET	Venus enters Aries · Sign change	0° Aries ♈︎
Feb 9, 2:33 AM ET	Full Moon · Moon	20°01′ Leo ♌︎
Feb 16, 6:33 AM ET	Mars enters Capricorn · Sign change	0° Capricorn ♑︎
Feb 16, 7:52 PM ET	Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde	12°53′ Pisces ♓︎
Feb 18, 11:57 PM ET	Sun enters Pisces · Sun	0° Pisces ♓︎
Feb 23, 10:32 AM ET	New Moon · Moon	4°29′ Pisces ♓︎

March 2020
Date and time	Event	Where
Mar 4, 6:11 AM ET	Mercury retrogrades back into Aquarius · Sign change	29°59′ Aquarius ♒︎
Mar 4, 10:08 PM ET	Venus enters Taurus · Sign change	0° Taurus ♉︎
Mar 9, 1:48 PM ET	Full Moon · Moon	19°38′ Virgo ♍︎
Mar 9, 11:51 PM ET	Mercury stations direct · Retrograde	28°13′ Aquarius ♒︎
Mar 16, 3:43 AM ET	Mercury enters Pisces · Sign change	0° Pisces ♓︎
Mar 19, 11:51 PM ET	Sun enters Aries (March equinox) · Sun	0° Aries ♈︎
Mar 22, 12:12 AM ET	Saturn enters Aquarius · Sign change	0° Aquarius ♒︎
Mar 24, 5:28 AM ET	New Moon · Moon	4°13′ Aries ♈︎
Mar 30, 3:43 PM ET	Mars enters Aquarius · Sign change	0° Aquarius ♒︎

April 2020
Date and time	Event	Where
Apr 3, 1:11 PM ET	Venus enters Gemini · Sign change	0° Gemini ♊︎
Apr 7, 10:35 PM ET	Full Moon · Moon	18°44′ Libra ♎︎
Apr 11, 12:49 AM ET	Mercury enters Aries · Sign change	0° Aries ♈︎
Apr 19, 10:46 AM ET	Sun enters Taurus · Sun	0° Taurus ♉︎
Apr 22, 10:26 PM ET	New Moon · Moon	3°25′ Taurus ♉︎
Apr 25, 3:25 PM ET	Pluto stations retrograde · Retrograde	25°00′ Capricorn ♑︎
Apr 27, 3:54 PM ET	Mercury enters Taurus · Sign change	0° Taurus ♉︎

May 2020
Date and time	Event	Where
May 7, 6:45 AM ET	Full Moon · Moon	17°20′ Scorpio ♏︎
May 11, 12:08 AM ET	Saturn stations retrograde · Retrograde	1°57′ Aquarius ♒︎
May 11, 5:58 PM ET	Mercury enters Gemini · Sign change	0° Gemini ♊︎
May 13, 12:19 AM ET	Mars enters Pisces · Sign change	0° Pisces ♓︎
May 13, 2:43 AM ET	Venus stations retrograde · Retrograde	21°50′ Gemini ♊︎
May 14, 10:33 AM ET	Jupiter stations retrograde · Retrograde	27°14′ Capricorn ♑︎
May 20, 9:50 AM ET	Sun enters Gemini · Sun	0° Gemini ♊︎
May 22, 1:39 PM ET	New Moon · Moon	2°05′ Gemini ♊︎
May 28, 2:10 PM ET	Mercury enters Cancer · Sign change	0° Cancer ♋︎

June 2020
Date and time	Event	Where
Jun 5, 3:24 PM ET	Penumbral lunar eclipse · Eclipse	15°42′ Sagittarius ♐︎
Jun 18, 1:09 AM ET	Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde	14°46′ Cancer ♋︎
Jun 20, 5:44 PM ET	Sun enters Cancer (June solstice) · Sun	0° Cancer ♋︎
Jun 21, 2:40 AM ET	Annular solar eclipse · Eclipse	0°21′ Cancer ♋︎
Jun 23, 12:15 AM ET	Neptune stations retrograde · Retrograde	20°58′ Pisces ♓︎
Jun 25, 2:50 AM ET	Venus stations direct · Retrograde	5°20′ Gemini ♊︎
Jun 27, 9:46 PM ET	Mars enters Aries · Sign change	0° Aries ♈︎

July 2020
Date and time	Event	Where
Jul 1, 7:28 PM ET	Saturn retrogrades back into Capricorn · Sign change	29°59′ Capricorn ♑︎
Jul 5, 12:29 AM ET	Penumbral lunar eclipse · Eclipse	13°30′ Capricorn ♑︎
Jul 12, 4:21 AM ET	Mercury stations direct · Retrograde	5°30′ Cancer ♋︎
Jul 20, 1:33 PM ET	New Moon · Moon	28°27′ Cancer ♋︎
Jul 22, 4:38 AM ET	Sun enters Leo · Sun	0° Leo ♌︎

August 2020
Date and time	Event	Where
Aug 3, 11:59 AM ET	Full Moon · Moon	11°46′ Aquarius ♒︎
Aug 4, 11:33 PM ET	Mercury enters Leo · Sign change	0° Leo ♌︎
Aug 7, 11:22 AM ET	Venus enters Cancer · Sign change	0° Cancer ♋︎
Aug 15, 10:20 AM ET	Uranus stations retrograde · Retrograde	10°42′ Taurus ♉︎
Aug 18, 10:42 PM ET	New Moon · Moon	26°36′ Leo ♌︎
Aug 19, 9:31 PM ET	Mercury enters Virgo · Sign change	0° Virgo ♍︎
Aug 22, 11:46 AM ET	Sun enters Virgo · Sun	0° Virgo ♍︎

September 2020
Date and time	Event	Where
Sep 2, 1:22 AM ET	Full Moon · Moon	10°13′ Pisces ♓︎
Sep 5, 3:47 PM ET	Mercury enters Libra · Sign change	0° Libra ♎︎
Sep 6, 3:22 AM ET	Venus enters Leo · Sign change	0° Leo ♌︎
Sep 9, 6:27 PM ET	Mars stations retrograde · Retrograde	28°09′ Aries ♈︎
Sep 12, 8:49 PM ET	Jupiter stations direct · Retrograde	17°24′ Capricorn ♑︎
Sep 17, 7:00 AM ET	New Moon · Moon	25°01′ Virgo ♍︎
Sep 22, 9:31 AM ET	Sun enters Libra (September equinox) · Sun	0° Libra ♎︎
Sep 27, 3:42 AM ET	Mercury enters Scorpio · Sign change	0° Scorpio ♏︎
Sep 29, 1:06 AM ET	Saturn stations direct · Retrograde	25°20′ Capricorn ♑︎

October 2020
Date and time	Event	Where
Oct 1, 5:05 PM ET	Full Moon (Harvest Moon) · Moon	9°09′ Aries ♈︎
Oct 2, 4:48 PM ET	Venus enters Virgo · Sign change	0° Virgo ♍︎
Oct 4, 9:04 AM ET	Pluto stations direct · Retrograde	22°29′ Capricorn ♑︎
Oct 13, 9:06 PM ET	Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde	11°40′ Scorpio ♏︎
Oct 16, 3:31 PM ET	New Moon · Moon	23°54′ Libra ♎︎
Oct 22, 7:00 PM ET	Sun enters Scorpio · Sun	0° Scorpio ♏︎
Oct 27, 9:34 PM ET	Mercury retrogrades back into Libra · Sign change	29°59′ Libra ♎︎
Oct 27, 9:41 PM ET	Venus enters Libra · Sign change	0° Libra ♎︎
Oct 31, 10:49 AM ET	Full Moon (Blue Moon) · Moon	8°39′ Taurus ♉︎

November 2020
Date and time	Event	Where
Nov 3, 12:48 PM ET	Mercury stations direct · Retrograde	25°54′ Libra ♎︎
Nov 10, 4:55 PM ET	Mercury enters Scorpio · Sign change	0° Scorpio ♏︎
Nov 13, 7:33 PM ET	Mars stations direct · Retrograde	15°14′ Aries ♈︎
Nov 15, 12:07 AM ET	New Moon · Moon	23°18′ Scorpio ♏︎
Nov 21, 8:22 AM ET	Venus enters Scorpio · Sign change	0° Scorpio ♏︎
Nov 21, 3:40 PM ET	Sun enters Sagittarius · Sun	0° Sagittarius ♐︎
Nov 28, 7:17 PM ET	Neptune stations direct · Retrograde	18°10′ Pisces ♓︎
Nov 30, 4:42 AM ET	Penumbral lunar eclipse · Eclipse	8°45′ Gemini ♊︎

December 2020
Date and time	Event	Where
Dec 1, 2:52 PM ET	Mercury enters Sagittarius · Sign change	0° Sagittarius ♐︎
Dec 14, 11:13 AM ET	Total solar eclipse · Eclipse	23°08′ Sagittarius ♐︎
Dec 15, 11:22 AM ET	Venus enters Sagittarius · Sign change	0° Sagittarius ♐︎
Dec 17, 12:02 AM ET	Saturn enters Aquarius · Sign change	0° Aquarius ♒︎
Dec 19, 8:10 AM ET	Jupiter enters Aquarius · Sign change	0° Aquarius ♒︎
Dec 20, 6:08 PM ET	Mercury enters Capricorn · Sign change	0° Capricorn ♑︎
Dec 21, 5:03 AM ET	Sun enters Capricorn (December solstice) · Sun	0° Capricorn ♑︎
Dec 29, 10:28 PM ET	Full Moon · Moon	8°54′ Cancer ♋︎

How to read this calendar

Times are Eastern Time (America/New_York), with daylight-saving changes. Rows in bold are the dates most astrologers plan around. A station is the moment a planet appears to stop and reverse; the retrograde runs from the retrograde station to the direct station. A planet that retrogrades back into a sign recrosses the boundary it passed earlier, so its stay in the new sign is interrupted. Sun sign changes mark the start of each zodiac season.

Positions are apparent geocentric tropical longitudes from Astronomy Engine, searched to the minute; retrograde station times have been checked against NASA JPL Horizons. Methodology and accuracy.

Detail pages for 2020

To see which of these dates touch your own chart, open My sky or the transit chart.

Frequently asked questions

What are the major astrology events of 2020?

Penumbral lunar eclipse on Jan 10, Mercury stations retrograde on Feb 16, Sun enters Aries (March equinox) on Mar 19, Saturn enters Aquarius on Mar 22, Venus stations retrograde on May 13, Penumbral lunar eclipse on Jun 5, Mercury stations retrograde on Jun 18, Sun enters Cancer (June solstice) on Jun 20, Annular solar eclipse on Jun 21, Saturn retrogrades back into Capricorn on Jul 1, Penumbral lunar eclipse on Jul 5, Mars stations retrograde on Sep 9, Sun enters Libra (September equinox) on Sep 22, Mercury stations retrograde on Oct 13, Penumbral lunar eclipse on Nov 30, Total solar eclipse on Dec 14, Saturn enters Aquarius on Dec 17, Jupiter enters Aquarius on Dec 19 and Sun enters Capricorn (December solstice) on Dec 21.

How many times is Mercury retrograde in 2020?

Mercury is retrograde three times (Feb 16 – Mar 9; Jun 18 – Jul 12; Oct 13 – Nov 3). Dates use Eastern Time; each station time is in the table above.

Is Venus retrograde in 2020?

Yes. Venus is retrograde once (May 13 – Jun 25).

When are the eclipses in 2020?

penumbral lunar eclipse on January 10, 2020 in Cancer, penumbral lunar eclipse on June 5, 2020 in Sagittarius, annular solar eclipse on June 21, 2020 in Cancer, penumbral lunar eclipse on July 5, 2020 in Capricorn, penumbral lunar eclipse on November 30, 2020 in Gemini and total solar eclipse on December 14, 2020 in Sagittarius.

Why might another calendar show a different date?

Each event is a single instant worldwide. This calendar shows Eastern Time (New York), including daylight-saving changes; an event late in the evening ET is already the next day in Europe and Asia. Hover or tap a time to see it in UTC, or download the calendar file, which your calendar app converts to your own time zone.

Astrology is a symbolic and cultural tradition. The planetary positions on this site are calculated with astronomical accuracy; the interpretations describe what astrologers associate with them and are not scientifically validated predictions about personality, relationships or the future.

Key dates of 2020

How to read this calendar

Detail pages for 2020

Frequently asked questions

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