2009 had 13 full moons and 6 eclipses. The eclipses fell: an annular solar eclipse in Aquarius on January 26, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Leo on February 9, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Capricorn on July 7, a total solar eclipse in Cancer on July 21, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Aquarius on August 5, and a partial lunar eclipse in Cancer on December 31. Mercury turned retrograde four times (Jan 11 to Feb 1; May 7 to May 30; Sep 7 to Sep 29; Dec 26 onward). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 10. December 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 2009
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Jupiter enters Aquarius
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Ceres Retrograde
- Mercury Retrograde
- Pallas Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Mercury Rx enters Capricorn
- Juno enters Aquarius
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aquarius
February 2009
- Mercury Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Venus enters Aries
- Mars enters Aquarius
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Leo
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Pisces
- New Moon in Pisces
March 2009
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Venus Retrograde
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Mars enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Mercury enters Aries
- New Moon in Aries
April 2009
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Pluto Retrograde
- Juno enters Pisces
- Pallas enters Cancer
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Libra
- Vesta enters Gemini
- Venus Rx enters Pisces
- Ceres Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Venus Direct
- Sun enters Taurus
- Mars enters Aries
- Venus enters Aries
- New Moon in Taurus
- Mercury enters Gemini
May 2009
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mercury Retrograde
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury Rx enters Taurus
- Saturn Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Sun enters Gemini
- New Moon in Gemini
- Neptune Retrograde
- Chiron Retrograde
- Mercury Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Mars enters Taurus
June 2009
- Pallas enters Leo
- Venus enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Vesta enters Cancer
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- New Moon in Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
July 2009
- Uranus Retrograde
- Juno enters Aries
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Venus enters Gemini
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Capricorn
- Mars enters Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Mercury enters Leo
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Cancer
- Sun enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Venus enters Cancer
August 2009
- Pallas enters Virgo
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Ceres enters Libra
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aquarius
- Juno Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- New Moon in Leo
- True Node Rx enters Capricorn
- Sun enters Virgo
- Mars enters Cancer
- Mercury enters Libra
- Venus enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Vesta enters Leo
September 2009
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Mercury Retrograde
- Pluto Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Juno Rx enters Pisces
- Mercury Rx enters Virgo
- New Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Virgo
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury Direct
October 2009
- Pallas enters Libra
- Full Moon in Aries
- Mercury enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Ceres enters Scorpio
- Jupiter Direct
- Venus enters Libra
- Mars enters Leo
- New Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Saturn enters Libra
- Chiron Direct
November 2009
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Juno Direct
- Neptune Direct
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Vesta enters Virgo
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
December 2009
- Uranus Direct
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Pallas enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Juno enters Aries
- Mars Retrograde
- Ceres enters Sagittarius
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Mercury Retrograde
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Cancer