Across 2005, the sky delivered 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a hybrid solar eclipse in Aries on April 8, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Scorpio on April 24, an annular solar eclipse in Libra on October 3, and a partial lunar eclipse in Aries on October 17. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Mar 19 to Apr 12; Jul 22 to Aug 15; Nov 14 to Dec 3). The first full moon rose in Leo on January 25. 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 2005
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Vesta enters Aries
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Full Moon in Leo
- Mercury enters Aquarius
February 2005
- Pallas Retrograde
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Mars enters Capricorn
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Juno enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Sun enters Pisces
- Chiron enters Aquarius
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Pisces
March 2005
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Aries
- New Moon in Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Mercury Retrograde
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Mars enters Aquarius
- Ceres Retrograde
- Saturn Direct
- Venus enters Aries
- Vesta enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Libra
- Pluto Retrograde
- Pallas Rx enters Virgo
April 2005
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Hybrid Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aries
- Mercury Direct
- Juno enters Aries
- Venus enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Sun enters Taurus
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Scorpio
- Mars enters Pisces
May 2005
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- New Moon in Taurus
- Chiron Retrograde
- Venus enters Gemini
- Pallas Direct
- Mercury enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Neptune Retrograde
- Sun enters Gemini
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
June 2005
- Vesta enters Gemini
- Venus enters Cancer
- Jupiter Direct
- New Moon in Gemini
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Mars enters Aries
- Juno enters Taurus
- Uranus Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Ceres Direct
- Pallas enters Libra
- Mercury enters Leo
- Venus enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
July 2005
- New Moon in Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Saturn enters Leo
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Sun enters Leo
- Venus enters Virgo
- Mercury Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mars enters Taurus
- Chiron Rx enters Capricorn
August 2005
- New Moon in Leo
- Juno enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Vesta enters Cancer
- Mercury Direct
- Venus enters Libra
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Sun enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
September 2005
- Pluto Direct
- New Moon in Virgo
- Mercury enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Pallas enters Scorpio
- Mercury enters Libra
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Ceres enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
October 2005
- Mars Retrograde
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Libra
- Chiron Direct
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aries
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Jupiter enters Scorpio
- Neptune Direct
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
November 2005
- Juno Retrograde
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Venus enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury Retrograde
- Uranus Direct
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Vesta Retrograde
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Saturn Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Mercury Rx enters Scorpio
- Pallas enters Sagittarius
December 2005
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury Direct
- Chiron enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mars Direct
- Ceres enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Venus Retrograde
- New Moon in Capricorn