What were the 1974 eclipse dates and times?

1974 had 4 eclipses: Partial Lunar Eclipse on June 4, 1974 at 6:09:37 PM ET; Total Solar Eclipse on June 20, 1974 at 12:55:39 AM ET; Total Lunar Eclipse on November 29, 1974 at 10:10:03 AM ET; Partial Solar Eclipse on December 13, 1974 at 11:24:44 AM ET. Every instant lands on the millisecond - Times mark the exact lunation instant of each eclipse.

When were the 1974 solstices and equinoxes?

Spring Equinox: March 20, 1974 at 8:06:36 PM ET; Summer Solstice: June 21, 1974 at 2:37:35 PM ET; Autumn Equinox: September 23, 1974 at 5:58:24 AM ET; Winter Solstice: December 22, 1974 at 12:55:56 AM ET.

When was Mercury retrograde in 1974?

Mercury stationed retrograde 3 times in 1974: February 15, 1974, June 17, 1974, October 13, 1974. The exact station instants are on the calendar above.

How many full moons were there in 1974?

1974 had 13 full moons. The first was the Full Moon in Cancer on January 8, 1974 at 8:36:19 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 | 1974 Astrology Calendar - Every Event to the Second

1974 brought 13 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a partial lunar eclipse in Sagittarius on June 4, a total solar eclipse in Gemini on June 20, a total lunar eclipse in Gemini on November 29, and a partial solar eclipse in Sagittarius on December 13. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Feb 15 to Mar 9; Jun 17 to Jul 11; Oct 13 to Nov 3). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 8. October 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 1974

Jan 01, 1974 - 1:06:19 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Aries
Jan 03, 1974 - 1:06:39 AM ET Venus Retrograde
Jan 07, 1974 - 4:27:21 PM ET Saturn Rx enters Gemini
Jan 08, 1974 - 8:36:19 AM ET Full Moon in Cancer
Jan 08, 1974 - 9:03:17 PM ET Pluto Retrograde
Jan 15, 1974 - 3:03:32 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Libra
Jan 15, 1974 - 11:56:26 PM ET Mercury enters Aquarius
Jan 20, 1974 - 6:45:39 AM ET Sun enters Aquarius
Jan 23, 1974 - 7:01:53 AM ET New Moon in Aquarius
Jan 26, 1974 - 11:47:10 PM ET Ceres enters Aquarius
Jan 29, 1974 - 3:50:52 PM ET Venus Rx enters Capricorn
Jan 31, 1974 - 3:39:13 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Taurus
Jan 31, 1974 - 10:56:25 PM ET Uranus Retrograde

February 1974

Feb 02, 1974 - 6:41:33 PM ET Mercury enters Pisces
Feb 05, 1974 - 5:57:12 AM ET Juno enters Aquarius
Feb 06, 1974 - 7:24:12 PM ET Full Moon in Leo
Feb 13, 1974 - 3:27:43 AM ET Venus Direct
Feb 13, 1974 - 8:03:40 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Feb 15, 1974 - 3:45:02 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Feb 16, 1974 - 10:15:46 PM ET Vesta Retrograde
Feb 18, 1974 - 8:58:40 PM ET Sun enters Pisces
Feb 22, 1974 - 1:33:44 AM ET New Moon in Pisces
Feb 27, 1974 - 6:10:42 AM ET Mars enters Gemini
Feb 27, 1974 - 5:13:25 PM ET Saturn Direct
Feb 28, 1974 - 10:24:56 AM ET Venus enters Aquarius

March 1974

Mar 01, 1974 - 2:02:31 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Gemini
Mar 02, 1974 - 1:48:34 PM ET Mercury Rx enters Aquarius
Mar 08, 1974 - 6:02:54 AM ET Full Moon in Virgo
Mar 08, 1974 - 7:11:01 AM ET Jupiter enters Pisces
Mar 09, 1974 - 6:16:08 PM ET Mercury Direct
Mar 11, 1974 - 9:19:20 PM ET Neptune Retrograde
Mar 15, 1974 - 3:15:12 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Mar 17, 1974 - 4:10:37 PM ET Mercury enters Pisces
Mar 20, 1974 - 8:06:36 PM ET Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
Mar 21, 1974 - 2:12:03 PM ET Pallas enters Aquarius
Mar 23, 1974 - 5:23:57 PM ET New Moon in Aries
Mar 30, 1974 - 9:44:05 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Cancer

April 1974

Apr 06, 1974 - 10:16:43 AM ET Venus enters Pisces
Apr 06, 1974 - 5:00:18 PM ET Full Moon in Libra
Apr 11, 1974 - 11:19:50 AM ET Mercury enters Aries
Apr 14, 1974 - 10:57:25 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Apr 18, 1974 - 6:32:53 PM ET Saturn enters Cancer
Apr 18, 1974 - 9:41:10 PM ET Ceres enters Pisces
Apr 20, 1974 - 4:18:03 AM ET Mars enters Cancer
Apr 20, 1974 - 7:18:49 AM ET Sun enters Taurus
Apr 22, 1974 - 6:16:28 AM ET New Moon in Taurus
Apr 25, 1974 - 3:45:33 AM ET Juno enters Pisces
Apr 27, 1974 - 11:10:22 PM ET Mercury enters Taurus
Apr 29, 1974 - 3:39:16 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Leo

May 1974

May 04, 1974 - 4:21:23 PM ET Venus enters Aries
May 06, 1974 - 4:54:32 AM ET Full Moon in Scorpio
May 12, 1974 - 12:54:37 AM ET Mercury enters Gemini
May 14, 1974 - 5:28:39 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
May 15, 1974 - 6:37:04 PM ET Vesta Direct
May 21, 1974 - 6:36:02 AM ET Sun enters Gemini
May 21, 1974 - 4:34:15 PM ET New Moon in Gemini
May 27, 1974 - 7:49:19 AM ET Pallas Retrograde
May 28, 1974 - 9:03:10 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Virgo
May 29, 1974 - 4:02:48 AM ET Mercury enters Cancer
May 31, 1974 - 3:18:41 AM ET Venus enters Taurus

June 1974

Jun 04, 1974 - 6:09:37 PM ET Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Sagittarius
Jun 08, 1974 - 8:53:59 PM ET Mars enters Leo
Jun 12, 1974 - 9:45:14 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
Jun 14, 1974 - 9:24:38 AM ET Pluto Direct
Jun 17, 1974 - 6:37:34 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Jun 20, 1974 - 12:55:39 AM ET Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Gemini
Jun 21, 1974 - 2:37:35 PM ET Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
Jun 25, 1974 - 7:43:32 PM ET Venus enters Gemini
Jun 26, 1974 - 3:20:01 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Libra

July 1974

Jul 01, 1974 - 8:15:39 PM ET Uranus Direct
Jul 04, 1974 - 8:40:17 AM ET Full Moon in Capricorn
Jul 07, 1974 - 12:12:57 PM ET Jupiter Retrograde
Jul 10, 1974 - 1:20:27 PM ET Ceres Retrograde
Jul 11, 1974 - 9:56:10 PM ET Mercury Direct
Jul 12, 1974 - 11:27:58 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aries
Jul 19, 1974 - 8:06:29 AM ET New Moon in Cancer
Jul 21, 1974 - 12:33:45 AM ET Venus enters Cancer
Jul 22, 1974 - 6:00:08 AM ET Juno Retrograde
Jul 23, 1974 - 1:30:10 AM ET Sun enters Leo
Jul 25, 1974 - 11:50:55 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Jul 27, 1974 - 10:04:12 AM ET Mars enters Virgo
Jul 28, 1974 - 8:27:54 AM ET Chiron Retrograde
Jul 29, 1974 - 8:54:57 PM ET Pallas Rx enters Capricorn

August 1974

Aug 02, 1974 - 11:57:00 PM ET Full Moon in Aquarius
Aug 05, 1974 - 7:41:34 AM ET Mercury enters Leo
Aug 10, 1974 - 10:45:49 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
Aug 14, 1974 - 7:46:28 PM ET Venus enters Leo
Aug 17, 1974 - 3:01:33 PM ET New Moon in Leo
Aug 18, 1974 - 11:37:20 PM ET Neptune Direct
Aug 19, 1974 - 1:36:04 PM ET Vesta enters Scorpio
Aug 20, 1974 - 5:03:33 AM ET Mercury enters Virgo
Aug 23, 1974 - 8:28:39 AM ET Sun enters Virgo
Aug 24, 1974 - 11:38:25 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius

September 1974

Sep 01, 1974 - 3:24:49 PM ET Full Moon in Pisces
Sep 06, 1974 - 1:48:17 AM ET Mercury enters Libra
Sep 08, 1974 - 6:27:29 AM ET Venus enters Virgo
Sep 09, 1974 - 8:00:55 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
Sep 12, 1974 - 3:08:10 PM ET Mars enters Libra
Sep 15, 1974 - 10:45:14 PM ET New Moon in Virgo
Sep 18, 1974 - 5:04:29 PM ET Pallas Direct
Sep 23, 1974 - 3:07:50 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Sep 23, 1974 - 5:58:24 AM ET Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
Sep 27, 1974 - 8:19:50 PM ET Mercury enters Scorpio

October 1974

Oct 01, 1974 - 6:37:56 AM ET Full Moon in Aries
Oct 02, 1974 - 10:26:47 AM ET Venus enters Libra
Oct 08, 1974 - 3:45:33 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
Oct 13, 1974 - 3:48:02 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Oct 15, 1974 - 8:24:47 AM ET New Moon in Libra
Oct 20, 1974 - 2:02:41 AM ET Vesta enters Sagittarius
Oct 21, 1974 - 4:03:57 AM ET Juno Direct
Oct 21, 1974 - 9:54:17 PM ET Ceres Direct
Oct 22, 1974 - 9:53:03 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Oct 23, 1974 - 3:10:35 PM ET Sun enters Scorpio
Oct 26, 1974 - 10:12:08 AM ET Venus enters Scorpio
Oct 26, 1974 - 7:21:11 PM ET Mercury Rx enters Libra
Oct 28, 1974 - 2:04:31 AM ET Mars enters Scorpio
Oct 30, 1974 - 8:18:58 PM ET Full Moon in Taurus
Oct 31, 1974 - 9:55:56 AM ET Saturn Retrograde

November 1974

Nov 03, 1974 - 7:12:30 AM ET Jupiter Direct
Nov 03, 1974 - 7:51:05 AM ET Mercury Direct
Nov 06, 1974 - 9:47:10 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Leo
Nov 11, 1974 - 11:05:00 AM ET Mercury enters Scorpio
Nov 13, 1974 - 7:53:12 PM ET New Moon in Scorpio
Nov 14, 1974 - 2:31:48 AM ET Pallas enters Aquarius
Nov 19, 1974 - 6:56:26 AM ET Venus enters Sagittarius
Nov 21, 1974 - 4:30:37 AM ET Uranus enters Scorpio
Nov 21, 1974 - 5:39:29 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
Nov 22, 1974 - 11:38:25 AM ET Sun enters Sagittarius
Nov 29, 1974 - 10:10:03 AM ET Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Gemini

December 1974

Dec 02, 1974 - 1:17:18 AM ET Mercury enters Sagittarius
Dec 06, 1974 - 5:09:56 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
Dec 10, 1974 - 5:05:25 PM ET Mars enters Sagittarius
Dec 13, 1974 - 4:05:37 AM ET Venus enters Capricorn
Dec 13, 1974 - 11:24:44 AM ET Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Sagittarius
Dec 15, 1974 - 11:57:42 AM ET Vesta enters Capricorn
Dec 21, 1974 - 4:16:24 AM ET Mercury enters Capricorn
Dec 21, 1974 - 2:43:20 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Pisces
Dec 22, 1974 - 12:55:56 AM ET Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
Dec 28, 1974 - 10:50:50 PM ET Full Moon in Cancer
Dec 31, 1974 - 11:55:17 AM ET Chiron Direct

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