Astrology calendar 2023
Mercury is retrograde three times (Apr 21 – May 14; Aug 23 – Sep 15; Dec 13 – Jan 1, 2024). Mars does not turn retrograde; Venus is retrograde once (Jul 22 – Sep 3). There are 4 eclipses, including the total solar eclipse of Apr 20 in Aries, 13 Full Moons and 12 New Moons. Slow-planet sign changes: Saturn enters Pisces (Mar 7), Pluto enters Aquarius (Mar 23), Jupiter enters Taurus (May 16) and Pluto returns to Capricorn (Jun 11).
Key dates of 2023
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Mars stations direct · Retrograde | 8°08′ Gemini ♊︎ | |
| Mercury stations direct · Retrograde | 8°08′ Capricorn ♑︎ | |
| Saturn enters Pisces · Sign change | 0° Pisces ♓︎ | |
| Sun enters Aries (March equinox) · Sun | 0° Aries ♈︎ | |
| Pluto enters Aquarius · Sign change | 0° Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| Total solar eclipse · Eclipse | 29°50′ Aries ♈︎ | |
| Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde | 15°37′ Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Penumbral lunar eclipse · Eclipse | 14°52′ Scorpio ♏︎ | |
| Mercury stations direct · Retrograde | 5°51′ Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Jupiter enters Taurus · Sign change | 0° Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Pluto retrogrades back into Capricorn · Sign change | 29°59′ Capricorn ♑︎ | |
| Sun enters Cancer (June solstice) · Sun | 0° Cancer ♋︎ | |
| Venus stations retrograde · Retrograde | 28°36′ Leo ♌︎ | |
| Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde | 21°51′ Virgo ♍︎ | |
| Venus stations direct · Retrograde | 12°12′ Leo ♌︎ | |
| Mercury stations direct · Retrograde | 8°00′ Virgo ♍︎ | |
| Sun enters Libra (September equinox) · Sun | 0° Libra ♎︎ | |
| Annular solar eclipse · Eclipse | 21°08′ Libra ♎︎ | |
| Partial lunar eclipse · Eclipse | 5°03′ Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde | 8°29′ Capricorn ♑︎ | |
| Sun enters Capricorn (December solstice) · Sun | 0° Capricorn ♑︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Venus enters Aquarius · Sign change | 0° Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| Full Moon · Moon | 16°22′ Cancer ♋︎ | |
| Mars stations direct · Retrograde | 8°08′ Gemini ♊︎ | |
| Mercury stations direct · Retrograde | 8°08′ Capricorn ♑︎ | |
| Sun enters Aquarius · Sun | 0° Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 1°33′ Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| Uranus stations direct · Retrograde | 14°56′ Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Venus enters Pisces · Sign change | 0° Pisces ♓︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon · Moon | 16°41′ Leo ♌︎ | |
| Mercury enters Aquarius · Sign change | 0° Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| Sun enters Pisces · Sun | 0° Pisces ♓︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 1°22′ Pisces ♓︎ | |
| Venus enters Aries · Sign change | 0° Aries ♈︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury enters Pisces · Sign change | 0° Pisces ♓︎ | |
| Full Moon · Moon | 16°41′ Virgo ♍︎ | |
| Saturn enters Pisces · Sign change | 0° Pisces ♓︎ | |
| Venus enters Taurus · Sign change | 0° Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Mercury enters Aries · Sign change | 0° Aries ♈︎ | |
| Sun enters Aries (March equinox) · Sun | 0° Aries ♈︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 0°50′ Aries ♈︎ | |
| Pluto enters Aquarius · Sign change | 0° Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| Mars enters Cancer · Sign change | 0° Cancer ♋︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury enters Taurus · Sign change | 0° Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Full Moon · Moon | 16°08′ Libra ♎︎ | |
| Venus enters Gemini · Sign change | 0° Gemini ♊︎ | |
| Total solar eclipse · Eclipse | 29°50′ Aries ♈︎ | |
| Sun enters Taurus · Sun | 0° Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde | 15°37′ Taurus ♉︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Pluto stations retrograde · Retrograde | 0°22′ Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| Penumbral lunar eclipse · Eclipse | 14°52′ Scorpio ♏︎ | |
| Venus enters Cancer · Sign change | 0° Cancer ♋︎ | |
| Mercury stations direct · Retrograde | 5°51′ Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Jupiter enters Taurus · Sign change | 0° Taurus ♉︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 28°26′ Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Mars enters Leo · Sign change | 0° Leo ♌︎ | |
| Sun enters Gemini · Sun | 0° Gemini ♊︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon · Moon | 13°18′ Sagittarius ♐︎ | |
| Venus enters Leo · Sign change | 0° Leo ♌︎ | |
| Pluto retrogrades back into Capricorn · Sign change | 29°59′ Capricorn ♑︎ | |
| Mercury enters Gemini · Sign change | 0° Gemini ♊︎ | |
| Saturn stations retrograde · Retrograde | 7°13′ Pisces ♓︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 26°44′ Gemini ♊︎ | |
| Sun enters Cancer (June solstice) · Sun | 0° Cancer ♋︎ | |
| Mercury enters Cancer · Sign change | 0° Cancer ♋︎ | |
| Neptune stations retrograde · Retrograde | 27°41′ Pisces ♓︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon · Moon | 11°19′ Capricorn ♑︎ | |
| Mars enters Virgo · Sign change | 0° Virgo ♍︎ | |
| Mercury enters Leo · Sign change | 0° Leo ♌︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 24°57′ Cancer ♋︎ | |
| Venus stations retrograde · Retrograde | 28°36′ Leo ♌︎ | |
| Sun enters Leo · Sun | 0° Leo ♌︎ | |
| Mercury enters Virgo · Sign change | 0° Virgo ♍︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon · Moon | 9°16′ Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 23°18′ Leo ♌︎ | |
| Sun enters Virgo · Sun | 0° Virgo ♍︎ | |
| Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde | 21°51′ Virgo ♍︎ | |
| Mars enters Libra · Sign change | 0° Libra ♎︎ | |
| Uranus stations retrograde · Retrograde | 23°05′ Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Full Moon (Blue Moon) · Moon | 7°26′ Pisces ♓︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Venus stations direct · Retrograde | 12°12′ Leo ♌︎ | |
| Jupiter stations retrograde · Retrograde | 15°35′ Taurus ♉︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 21°59′ Virgo ♍︎ | |
| Mercury stations direct · Retrograde | 8°00′ Virgo ♍︎ | |
| Sun enters Libra (September equinox) · Sun | 0° Libra ♎︎ | |
| Full Moon (Harvest Moon) · Moon | 6°01′ Aries ♈︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury enters Libra · Sign change | 0° Libra ♎︎ | |
| Venus enters Virgo · Sign change | 0° Virgo ♍︎ | |
| Pluto stations direct · Retrograde | 27°53′ Capricorn ♑︎ | |
| Mars enters Scorpio · Sign change | 0° Scorpio ♏︎ | |
| Annular solar eclipse · Eclipse | 21°08′ Libra ♎︎ | |
| Mercury enters Scorpio · Sign change | 0° Scorpio ♏︎ | |
| Sun enters Scorpio · Sun | 0° Scorpio ♏︎ | |
| Partial lunar eclipse · Eclipse | 5°03′ Taurus ♉︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Saturn stations direct · Retrograde | 0°31′ Pisces ♓︎ | |
| Venus enters Libra · Sign change | 0° Libra ♎︎ | |
| Mercury enters Sagittarius · Sign change | 0° Sagittarius ♐︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 20°44′ Scorpio ♏︎ | |
| Sun enters Sagittarius · Sun | 0° Sagittarius ♐︎ | |
| Mars enters Sagittarius · Sign change | 0° Sagittarius ♐︎ | |
| Full Moon · Moon | 4°52′ Gemini ♊︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury enters Capricorn · Sign change | 0° Capricorn ♑︎ | |
| Venus enters Scorpio · Sign change | 0° Scorpio ♏︎ | |
| Neptune stations direct · Retrograde | 24°53′ Pisces ♓︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 20°41′ Sagittarius ♐︎ | |
| Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde | 8°29′ Capricorn ♑︎ | |
| Sun enters Capricorn (December solstice) · Sun | 0° Capricorn ♑︎ | |
| Mercury retrogrades back into Sagittarius · Sign change | 29°59′ Sagittarius ♐︎ | |
| Full Moon · Moon | 4°58′ Cancer ♋︎ | |
| Venus enters Sagittarius · Sign change | 0° Sagittarius ♐︎ | |
| Jupiter stations direct · Retrograde | 5°35′ Taurus ♉︎ |
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 2023
- Mercury retrograde 2023
- Venus retrograde 2023
- Mars retrograde 2023
- Jupiter retrograde 2023
- Saturn retrograde 2023
- Uranus retrograde 2023
- Neptune retrograde 2023
- Pluto retrograde 2023
- Eclipses 2023
- Total solar eclipse, Apr 20
- Penumbral lunar eclipse, May 5
- Annular solar eclipse, Oct 14
- Partial lunar eclipse, Oct 28
- Full Moon calendar 2023
- New Moon calendar 2023
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 2023?
Saturn enters Pisces on Mar 7, Sun enters Aries (March equinox) on Mar 20, Pluto enters Aquarius on Mar 23, Total solar eclipse on Apr 20, Mercury stations retrograde on Apr 21, Penumbral lunar eclipse on May 5, Jupiter enters Taurus on May 16, Pluto retrogrades back into Capricorn on Jun 11, Sun enters Cancer (June solstice) on Jun 21, Venus stations retrograde on Jul 22, Mercury stations retrograde on Aug 23, Sun enters Libra (September equinox) on Sep 23, Annular solar eclipse on Oct 14, Partial lunar eclipse on Oct 28, Mercury stations retrograde on Dec 13 and Sun enters Capricorn (December solstice) on Dec 21.
How many times is Mercury retrograde in 2023?
Mercury is retrograde three times (Apr 21 – May 14; Aug 23 – Sep 15; Dec 13 – Jan 1, 2024). Dates use Eastern Time; each station time is in the table above.
Is Venus retrograde in 2023?
Yes. Venus is retrograde once (Jul 22 – Sep 3).
When are the eclipses in 2023?
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 and partial lunar eclipse on October 28, 2023 in Taurus.
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.