1943 had 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a total solar eclipse in Aquarius on February 4, a partial lunar eclipse in Virgo on February 20, an annular solar eclipse in Leo on August 1, and a partial lunar eclipse in Aquarius on August 15. Mercury turned retrograde four times (Jan 15 to Feb 5; May 12 to Jun 4; Sep 11 to Oct 3; Dec 30 onward). The first full moon rose in Leo on January 21. 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 1943
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Neptune Retrograde
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Ceres enters Aries
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Mercury Retrograde
- Juno enters Capricorn
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Full Moon in Leo
- Pallas enters Pisces
- Mars enters Capricorn
- Mercury Rx enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
February 1943
- Venus enters Pisces
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aquarius
- Mercury Direct
- Saturn Direct
- Uranus Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Sun enters Pisces
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Virgo
- Venus enters Aries
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
March 1943
- Vesta enters Aries
- New Moon in Pisces
- Mars enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Jupiter Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Full Moon in Libra
- Venus enters Taurus
- Mercury enters Aries
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
April 1943
- New Moon in Aries
- Ceres enters Taurus
- Mercury enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Venus enters Gemini
- Mars enters Pisces
- Neptune Rx enters Virgo
- Pluto Direct
- Full Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Taurus
- Chiron Direct
- Pallas enters Aries
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Gemini
May 1943
- New Moon in Taurus
- Vesta enters Taurus
- Venus enters Cancer
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Gemini
- Juno Retrograde
- Mercury Rx enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mars enters Aries
June 1943
- New Moon in Gemini
- Mercury Direct
- Venus enters Leo
- Neptune Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Ceres enters Gemini
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Jupiter enters Leo
July 1943
- New Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Mars enters Taurus
- Venus enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Vesta enters Gemini
- Mercury enters Leo
- Sun enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Chiron enters Virgo
August 1943
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Leo
- Neptune enters Libra
- Mercury enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Venus Retrograde
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aquarius
- Pallas Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mars enters Gemini
- Sun enters Virgo
- Mercury enters Libra
- New Moon in Virgo
September 1943
- Juno Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury Retrograde
- Ceres enters Cancer
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Uranus Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Mercury Rx enters Virgo
- Venus Direct
- New Moon in Libra
October 1943
- Mercury Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Saturn Retrograde
- Mercury enters Libra
- Full Moon in Aries
- Vesta Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Mars Retrograde
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Scorpio
November 1943
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Ceres Retrograde
- Venus enters Libra
- Pluto Retrograde
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Juno enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Sagittarius
December 1943
- Pallas Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Ceres Rx enters Gemini
- Mercury Retrograde
- Chiron Retrograde