Across 1936, the sky delivered 13 full moons and 5 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a total lunar eclipse in Cancer on January 8, a total solar eclipse in Gemini on June 19, a partial lunar eclipse in Capricorn on July 4, an annular solar eclipse in Sagittarius on December 13, and a penumbral lunar eclipse in Cancer on December 27. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Jan 22 to Feb 12; May 19 to Jun 12; Sep 18 to Oct 9). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 8. September saw two full moons, a blue moon. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.
January 1936
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Cancer
- Uranus Direct
- Mars enters Pisces
- Juno enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Mercury Retrograde
- Vesta enters Aries
- Pallas enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Venus enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
February 1936
- Full Moon in Leo
- Mercury Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Chiron Direct
- Sun enters Pisces
- Mars enters Aries
- Venus enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Pisces
- Pallas Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
March 1936
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Pisces
- Juno enters Gemini
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Pallas Rx enters Libra
- New Moon in Aries
- Ceres Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Aries
April 1936
- Mars enters Taurus
- Vesta enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Libra
- Pluto Direct
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Venus enters Aries
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Sun enters Taurus
- New Moon in Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mercury enters Gemini
May 1936
- Venus enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Mars enters Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Juno enters Cancer
- Mercury Retrograde
- New Moon in Taurus
- Sun enters Gemini
- Neptune Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Gemini
June 1936
- Pallas Direct
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Vesta enters Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mercury Direct
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Gemini
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Venus enters Cancer
- Mars enters Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
July 1936
- Ceres Direct
- Saturn Retrograde
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Juno enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Leo
- New Moon in Cancer
- Sun enters Leo
- Mercury enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
August 1936
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mars enters Leo
- Venus enters Virgo
- Jupiter Direct
- Uranus Retrograde
- New Moon in Leo
- Pallas enters Scorpio
- Sun enters Virgo
- Vesta enters Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Libra
September 1936
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Venus enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Juno enters Virgo
- True Node Rx enters Sagittarius
- Ceres enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Virgo
- Mercury Retrograde
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mars enters Virgo
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Aries
October 1936
- Chiron Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Mercury Direct
- New Moon in Libra
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Pluto Retrograde
- Full Moon in Taurus
November 1936
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Pallas enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Vesta Retrograde
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Mars enters Libra
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Saturn Direct
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Juno enters Libra
- Full Moon in Gemini
December 1936
- Jupiter enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Ceres enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Sagittarius
- Neptune Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Cancer