Astro calendar

The sky in 2006

Retrogrades, lunations and the Sun's sign changes, worked out for the whole year.

Retrogrades in 2006

Mercury retrograde 3 periods

From March 2 to March 25 · Pisces
From July 4 to July 29 · from Leo to Cancer
From October 28 to November 18 · Scorpio

Venus retrograde one period

From December 24 to February 3 · from Aquarius to Capricorn

Mars retrograde no period

No retrograde period this year.

What is retrograde motion?

Month by month

January

Full moon in CancerJanuary 14 · 09:48 AM
The Sun enters AquariusJanuary 20 · 05:15 AM
New moon in AquariusJanuary 29 · 02:14 PM

February

Venus stations direct in CapricornFebruary 3 · 09:18 AM
Full moon in LeoFebruary 13 · 04:45 AM
The Sun enters PiscesFebruary 18 · 07:25 PM
New moon in PiscesFebruary 28 · 12:30 AM

March

Mercury stations retrograde in PiscesMarch 2 · 08:24 PM
Full moon in VirgoMarch 14 · 11:35 PM
The Sun enters AriesMarch 20 · 06:26 PM
Mercury stations direct in PiscesMarch 25 · 01:51 PM
New moon in AriesMarch 29 · 10:14 AM

April

Full moon in LibraApril 13 · 04:39 PM
The Sun enters TaurusApril 20 · 05:26 AM
New moon in TaurusApril 27 · 07:44 PM

May

Full moon in ScorpioMay 13 · 06:50 AM
The Sun enters GeminiMay 21 · 04:32 AM
New moon in GeminiMay 27 · 05:26 AM

June

Full moon in SagittariusJune 11 · 06:02 PM
The Sun enters CancerJune 21 · 12:26 PM
New moon in CancerJune 25 · 04:05 PM

July

Mercury stations retrograde in LeoJuly 4 · 07:30 PM
Full moon in CapricornJuly 11 · 03:01 AM
The Sun enters LeoJuly 22 · 11:17 PM
New moon in LeoJuly 25 · 04:31 AM
Mercury stations direct in CancerJuly 29 · 12:41 AM

August

Full moon in AquariusAugust 9 · 10:53 AM
The Sun enters VirgoAugust 23 · 06:23 AM
New moon in VirgoAugust 23 · 07:10 PM

September

Full moon in PiscesSeptember 7 · 06:42 PM
New moon in VirgoSeptember 22 · 11:45 AM
The Sun enters LibraSeptember 23 · 04:03 AM

October

Full moon in AriesOctober 7 · 03:13 AM
New moon in LibraOctober 22 · 05:13 AM
The Sun enters ScorpioOctober 23 · 01:26 PM
Mercury stations retrograde in ScorpioOctober 28 · 07:12 PM

November

Full moon in TaurusNovember 5 · 12:58 PM
Mercury stations direct in ScorpioNovember 18 · 12:29 AM
New moon in ScorpioNovember 20 · 10:17 PM
The Sun enters SagittariusNovember 22 · 11:02 AM

December

Full moon in GeminiDecember 5 · 12:24 AM
New moon in SagittariusDecember 20 · 02:00 PM
The Sun enters CapricornDecember 22 · 12:22 AM

Dates and times in UTC. To see how this sky touches your chart, open your personal transits.