2001 brought 13 full moons and 5 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a total lunar eclipse in Cancer on January 9, a total solar eclipse in Cancer on June 21, a partial lunar eclipse in Capricorn on July 5, an annular solar eclipse in Sagittarius on December 14, and a penumbral lunar eclipse in Cancer on December 30. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Feb 3 to Feb 25; Jun 4 to Jun 28; Oct 1 to Oct 22). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 9. November 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 2001
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Pisces
- Vesta enters Pisces
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Cancer
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Pallas enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Saturn Direct
- Jupiter Direct
February 2001
- Mercury enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Venus enters Aries
- Mercury Retrograde
- Ceres enters Capricorn
- Mercury Rx enters Aquarius
- Full Moon in Leo
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Pisces
- Juno enters Aries
- New Moon in Pisces
- Mercury Direct
March 2001
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Venus Retrograde
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Vesta enters Aries
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Pluto Retrograde
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- New Moon in Aries
April 2001
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Pallas Retrograde
- Mercury enters Aries
- Chiron Retrograde
- Full Moon in Libra
- Juno enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Sun enters Taurus
- Venus Direct
- Saturn enters Gemini
- Mercury enters Taurus
- New Moon in Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
May 2001
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Neptune Retrograde
- Mars Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Ceres Retrograde
- Vesta enters Taurus
- Sun enters Gemini
- New Moon in Gemini
- Uranus Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
June 2001
- Juno enters Gemini
- Mercury Retrograde
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Pallas Rx enters Scorpio
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury Direct
July 2001
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Capricorn
- Venus enters Gemini
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Jupiter enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Pallas Direct
- Mars Direct
- New Moon in Cancer
- Sun enters Leo
- Juno enters Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Leo
- Vesta enters Gemini
August 2001
- Venus enters Cancer
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Pallas enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Leo
- Sun enters Virgo
- Pluto Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Chiron Direct
- Venus enters Leo
- Ceres Direct
- Mercury enters Libra
September 2001
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Mars enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- New Moon in Virgo
- Juno enters Leo
- Venus enters Virgo
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Saturn Retrograde
October 2001
- Mercury Retrograde
- Full Moon in Aries
- Vesta Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- True Node Rx enters Gemini
- Venus enters Libra
- New Moon in Libra
- Neptune Direct
- Mercury Direct
- Sun enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mars enters Aquarius
- Uranus Direct
November 2001
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Pallas enters Capricorn
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Gemini
December 2001
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Ceres enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Mars enters Pisces
- Chiron enters Capricorn
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Vesta Rx enters Taurus
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Juno enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Juno Retrograde
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Juno Rx enters Leo
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Cancer