What were the 1966 eclipse dates and times?

1966 had 4 eclipses: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on May 4, 1966 at 5:00:27 PM ET; Annular Solar Eclipse on May 20, 1966 at 5:42:14 AM ET; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on October 29, 1966 at 6:00:01 AM ET; Total Solar Eclipse on November 12, 1966 at 9:26:19 AM ET. Every instant lands on the millisecond - Times mark the exact lunation instant of each eclipse.

When were the 1966 solstices and equinoxes?

Spring Equinox: March 20, 1966 at 8:52:53 PM ET; Summer Solstice: June 21, 1966 at 4:33:20 PM ET; Autumn Equinox: September 23, 1966 at 7:43:06 AM ET; Winter Solstice: December 22, 1966 at 2:28:08 AM ET.

When was Mercury retrograde in 1966?

Mercury stationed retrograde 3 times in 1966: March 11, 1966, July 14, 1966, November 6, 1966. The exact station instants are on the calendar above.

How many full moons were there in 1966?

1966 had 13 full moons. The first was the Full Moon in Cancer on January 7, 1966 at 12:16:05 AM ET.

How accurate are these celestial event times?

Every event is computed with the Swiss Ephemeris (DE441) and resolved to the millisecond. The engine is verified against NASA JPL HORIZONS - The model that flies spacecraft - On the 2026 major events. Almanacs stop at the minute. Starmap does not.

STARMAP | 1966 Astrology Calendar - Every Event to the Second

Across 1966, the sky delivered 13 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a penumbral lunar eclipse in Scorpio on May 4, an annular solar eclipse in Taurus on May 20, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Taurus on October 29, and a total solar eclipse in Scorpio on November 12. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Mar 11 to Apr 3; Jul 14 to Aug 7; Nov 6 to Nov 26). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 7. August 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 1966

Jan 05, 1966 - 11:20:39 AM ET Venus Retrograde
Jan 05, 1966 - 1:44:25 PM ET Juno enters Pisces
Jan 07, 1966 - 12:16:05 AM ET Full Moon in Cancer
Jan 07, 1966 - 1:25:41 PM ET Mercury enters Capricorn
Jan 13, 1966 - 2:59:39 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Libra
Jan 14, 1966 - 10:15:31 AM ET Ceres enters Aries
Jan 20, 1966 - 7:19:39 AM ET Sun enters Aquarius
Jan 21, 1966 - 10:46:09 AM ET New Moon in Aquarius
Jan 25, 1966 - 10:16:43 PM ET Vesta Rx enters Gemini
Jan 26, 1966 - 11:09:30 PM ET Mercury enters Aquarius
Jan 28, 1966 - 7:42:48 PM ET Pallas enters Pisces
Jan 29, 1966 - 2:48:14 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Taurus
Jan 30, 1966 - 2:01:25 AM ET Mars enters Pisces

February 1966

Feb 05, 1966 - 10:57:52 AM ET Full Moon in Leo
Feb 06, 1966 - 7:46:15 AM ET Venus Rx enters Capricorn
Feb 12, 1966 - 3:52:39 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Feb 13, 1966 - 5:17:20 AM ET Mercury enters Pisces
Feb 14, 1966 - 6:34:55 PM ET Vesta Direct
Feb 15, 1966 - 1:56:42 AM ET Jupiter Direct
Feb 15, 1966 - 1:40:46 PM ET Venus Direct
Feb 18, 1966 - 9:37:47 PM ET Sun enters Pisces
Feb 19, 1966 - 12:01:59 PM ET True Node Rx enters Taurus
Feb 20, 1966 - 5:48:59 AM ET New Moon in Pisces
Feb 22, 1966 - 5:42:19 AM ET Neptune Retrograde
Feb 25, 1966 - 5:54:22 AM ET Venus enters Aquarius
Feb 28, 1966 - 5:14:56 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Gemini

March 1966

Mar 02, 1966 - 9:57:19 PM ET Mercury enters Aries
Mar 06, 1966 - 8:45:14 PM ET Full Moon in Virgo
Mar 07, 1966 - 12:10:10 AM ET Juno enters Aries
Mar 07, 1966 - 8:01:36 AM ET Vesta enters Cancer
Mar 09, 1966 - 7:55:11 AM ET Mars enters Aries
Mar 11, 1966 - 9:18:18 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Mar 13, 1966 - 7:18:53 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Mar 20, 1966 - 8:52:53 PM ET Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
Mar 21, 1966 - 9:33:34 PM ET Mercury Rx enters Pisces
Mar 21, 1966 - 11:46:04 PM ET New Moon in Aries
Mar 29, 1966 - 3:43:13 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Cancer

April 1966

Apr 03, 1966 - 11:24:29 PM ET Mercury Direct
Apr 05, 1966 - 6:13:06 AM ET Full Moon in Libra
Apr 06, 1966 - 10:53:24 AM ET Venus enters Pisces
Apr 06, 1966 - 11:25:58 PM ET Ceres enters Taurus
Apr 12, 1966 - 12:28:09 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Apr 17, 1966 - 3:34:38 PM ET Mars enters Taurus
Apr 17, 1966 - 4:31:16 PM ET Mercury enters Aries
Apr 20, 1966 - 8:11:29 AM ET Sun enters Taurus
Apr 20, 1966 - 3:34:56 PM ET New Moon in Taurus
Apr 27, 1966 - 11:48:59 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Leo
Apr 30, 1966 - 3:55:53 AM ET Juno enters Taurus
Apr 30, 1966 - 12:13:12 PM ET Pallas enters Aries

May 1966

May 04, 1966 - 5:00:27 PM ET Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Scorpio
May 05, 1966 - 12:33:19 AM ET Venus enters Aries
May 05, 1966 - 10:51:35 AM ET Jupiter enters Cancer
May 09, 1966 - 10:48:27 AM ET Mercury enters Taurus
May 12, 1966 - 7:18:48 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
May 20, 1966 - 5:42:14 AM ET Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Taurus
May 21, 1966 - 8:32:00 AM ET Sun enters Gemini
May 23, 1966 - 12:36:56 PM ET Uranus Direct
May 24, 1966 - 1:59:05 PM ET Mercury enters Gemini
May 27, 1966 - 4:50:12 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Virgo
May 27, 1966 - 7:04:09 AM ET Pluto Direct
May 28, 1966 - 6:07:17 PM ET Mars enters Gemini
May 31, 1966 - 2:00:21 PM ET Venus enters Taurus

June 1966

Jun 03, 1966 - 3:40:12 AM ET Full Moon in Sagittarius
Jun 07, 1966 - 3:10:56 PM ET Mercury enters Cancer
Jun 10, 1966 - 12:46:57 PM ET Vesta enters Leo
Jun 11, 1966 - 12:57:56 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
Jun 18, 1966 - 4:08:47 PM ET New Moon in Gemini
Jun 20, 1966 - 1:33:49 PM ET Ceres enters Gemini
Jun 21, 1966 - 3:39:03 AM ET Juno enters Gemini
Jun 21, 1966 - 4:33:20 PM ET Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
Jun 25, 1966 - 9:22:26 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Libra
Jun 26, 1966 - 7:40:01 AM ET Venus enters Gemini
Jun 26, 1966 - 3:05:16 PM ET Mercury enters Leo
Jun 29, 1966 - 4:56:36 AM ET Chiron Retrograde

July 1966

Jul 02, 1966 - 3:36:18 PM ET Full Moon in Capricorn
Jul 10, 1966 - 5:42:44 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aries
Jul 10, 1966 - 11:14:41 PM ET Mars enters Cancer
Jul 11, 1966 - 9:02:25 AM ET Saturn Retrograde
Jul 14, 1966 - 4:14:14 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Jul 18, 1966 - 12:30:09 AM ET New Moon in Cancer
Jul 21, 1966 - 1:11:26 PM ET Venus enters Cancer
Jul 23, 1966 - 3:23:10 AM ET Sun enters Leo
Jul 24, 1966 - 2:59:44 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Scorpio

August 1966

Aug 01, 1966 - 12:28:53 AM ET Neptune Direct
Aug 01, 1966 - 5:05:15 AM ET Full Moon in Aquarius
Aug 07, 1966 - 7:41:56 PM ET Mercury Direct
Aug 09, 1966 - 8:55:30 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
Aug 12, 1966 - 5:09:21 AM ET Pallas Retrograde
Aug 13, 1966 - 2:23:53 AM ET Juno enters Cancer
Aug 15, 1966 - 8:47:09 AM ET Venus enters Leo
Aug 16, 1966 - 3:34:56 AM ET Vesta enters Virgo
Aug 16, 1966 - 7:47:43 AM ET New Moon in Leo
Aug 22, 1966 - 11:01:42 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Aug 23, 1966 - 10:17:41 AM ET Sun enters Virgo
Aug 25, 1966 - 11:51:48 AM ET Mars enters Leo
Aug 30, 1966 - 8:13:37 PM ET Full Moon in Pisces

September 1966

Sep 01, 1966 - 6:35:04 AM ET Mercury enters Virgo
Sep 07, 1966 - 10:07:00 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
Sep 08, 1966 - 7:40:18 PM ET Venus enters Virgo
Sep 14, 1966 - 3:13:14 PM ET New Moon in Virgo
Sep 16, 1966 - 11:27:40 AM ET Ceres enters Cancer
Sep 17, 1966 - 4:19:15 AM ET Mercury enters Libra
Sep 21, 1966 - 10:24:33 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Sep 23, 1966 - 7:43:06 AM ET Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
Sep 27, 1966 - 9:18:45 AM ET Jupiter enters Leo
Sep 29, 1966 - 12:47:16 PM ET Full Moon in Aries

October 1966

Oct 02, 1966 - 11:44:02 PM ET Venus enters Libra
Oct 05, 1966 - 6:02:36 PM ET Mercury enters Scorpio
Oct 07, 1966 - 9:08:03 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
Oct 12, 1966 - 2:36:53 PM ET Mars enters Virgo
Oct 13, 1966 - 2:35:24 PM ET Juno enters Leo
Oct 13, 1966 - 11:51:35 PM ET New Moon in Libra
Oct 17, 1966 - 7:18:53 AM ET Vesta enters Libra
Oct 21, 1966 - 1:34:25 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Oct 23, 1966 - 4:50:44 PM ET Sun enters Scorpio
Oct 26, 1966 - 11:27:46 PM ET Venus enters Scorpio
Oct 29, 1966 - 6:00:01 AM ET Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Taurus
Oct 30, 1966 - 2:38:24 AM ET Mercury enters Sagittarius

November 1966

Nov 04, 1966 - 6:28:47 PM ET Ceres Retrograde
Nov 05, 1966 - 5:17:58 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Leo
Nov 06, 1966 - 12:55:08 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Nov 12, 1966 - 9:26:19 AM ET Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Scorpio
Nov 12, 1966 - 10:25:40 PM ET Mercury Rx enters Scorpio
Nov 19, 1966 - 7:19:57 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
Nov 19, 1966 - 8:06:22 PM ET Venus enters Sagittarius
Nov 21, 1966 - 5:22:27 AM ET Jupiter Retrograde
Nov 22, 1966 - 1:14:04 PM ET Sun enters Sagittarius
Nov 26, 1966 - 10:33:32 AM ET Saturn Direct
Nov 26, 1966 - 12:49:08 PM ET Mercury Direct
Nov 27, 1966 - 9:40:22 PM ET Full Moon in Gemini
Nov 29, 1966 - 12:27:30 PM ET Pallas Direct

December 1966

Dec 03, 1966 - 3:45:10 AM ET Chiron Direct
Dec 03, 1966 - 7:54:47 PM ET Mars enters Libra
Dec 05, 1966 - 1:22:00 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
Dec 11, 1966 - 10:26:57 AM ET Mercury enters Sagittarius
Dec 11, 1966 - 10:13:15 PM ET New Moon in Sagittarius
Dec 13, 1966 - 9:49:30 AM ET Juno Retrograde
Dec 13, 1966 - 5:08:31 PM ET Venus enters Capricorn
Dec 19, 1966 - 10:53:53 AM ET Vesta enters Scorpio
Dec 19, 1966 - 4:40:48 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Pisces
Dec 22, 1966 - 2:28:08 AM ET Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
Dec 22, 1966 - 8:15:07 AM ET Ceres Rx enters Gemini
Dec 23, 1966 - 10:28:54 AM ET Pluto Retrograde
Dec 27, 1966 - 12:43:06 PM ET Full Moon in Cancer
Dec 30, 1966 - 2:30:48 AM ET Uranus Retrograde
Dec 31, 1966 - 7:51:45 PM ET Mercury enters Capricorn

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