2006 had 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a penumbral lunar eclipse in Virgo on March 14, a total solar eclipse in Aries on March 29, a partial lunar eclipse in Pisces on September 7, and an annular solar eclipse in Virgo on September 22. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Mar 2 to Mar 25; Jul 4 to Jul 28; Oct 28 to Nov 17). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 14. 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 2006
- Venus Rx enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Juno Direct
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Aquarius
February 2006
- Venus Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Pallas enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Leo
- Mars enters Gemini
- Sun enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Vesta Direct
- Ceres enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Pisces
March 2006
- Mercury Retrograde
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Venus enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Virgo
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury Direct
- Juno enters Cancer
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aries
- Pluto Retrograde
April 2006
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Saturn Direct
- Venus enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Libra
- Mars enters Cancer
- Mercury enters Aries
- Sun enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- New Moon in Taurus
May 2006
- Venus enters Aries
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Pallas Retrograde
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Chiron Retrograde
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Sun enters Gemini
- Neptune Retrograde
- New Moon in Gemini
- Vesta enters Leo
- Venus enters Taurus
June 2006
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Mars enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Juno enters Leo
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Uranus Retrograde
- Ceres Retrograde
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- True Node Rx enters Pisces
- Venus enters Gemini
- New Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Leo
July 2006
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury Retrograde
- Jupiter Direct
- Mercury Rx enters Cancer
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Cancer
- Mars enters Virgo
- Sun enters Leo
- New Moon in Leo
- Mercury Direct
August 2006
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Vesta enters Virgo
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Juno enters Virgo
- Mercury enters Leo
- Venus enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Sun enters Virgo
- New Moon in Virgo
- Pallas Direct
- Mercury enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
September 2006
- Pluto Direct
- Venus enters Virgo
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Pisces
- Mars enters Libra
- Mercury enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Virgo
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Venus enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
October 2006
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Ceres Direct
- Vesta enters Libra
- Full Moon in Aries
- Chiron Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Juno enters Libra
- New Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Mars enters Scorpio
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Mercury Retrograde
- Neptune Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
November 2006
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Mercury Direct
- Uranus Direct
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Jupiter enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
December 2006
- Vesta enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Saturn Retrograde
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Pallas enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Ceres enters Pisces