Across 2011, the sky delivered 12 full moons and 6 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a partial solar eclipse in Capricorn on January 4, a partial solar eclipse in Gemini on June 1, a total lunar eclipse in Sagittarius on June 15, a partial solar eclipse in Cancer on July 1, a partial solar eclipse in Sagittarius on November 25, and a total lunar eclipse in Gemini on December 10. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Mar 30 to Apr 23; Aug 2 to Aug 26; Nov 24 to Dec 13). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 19. 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 2011
- Ceres enters Aquarius
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Capricorn
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Mars enters Aquarius
- Juno Retrograde
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Jupiter enters Aries
- Saturn Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Vesta enters Capricorn
February 2011
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Chiron enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Full Moon in Leo
- Sun enters Pisces
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Mars enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
March 2011
- Venus enters Aquarius
- True Node Rx enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Pisces
- Mercury enters Aries
- Pallas enters Aquarius
- Uranus enters Aries
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Ceres enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Venus enters Pisces
- Mercury Retrograde
April 2011
- Mars enters Aries
- Vesta enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Aries
- Neptune enters Pisces
- Pluto Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Full Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Taurus
- Venus enters Aries
- Mercury Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
May 2011
- Juno Direct
- New Moon in Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mars enters Taurus
- Venus enters Taurus
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Pallas Retrograde
June 2011
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Gemini
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Neptune Retrograde
- Jupiter enters Taurus
- Chiron Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Gemini
- Saturn Direct
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Mars enters Gemini
- Vesta Retrograde
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
July 2011
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Cancer
- Mercury enters Leo
- Venus enters Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Uranus Retrograde
- Ceres enters Aries
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Sun enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Ceres Retrograde
- Juno enters Libra
- Venus enters Leo
- Mercury enters Virgo
- New Moon in Leo
August 2011
- Mercury Retrograde
- Mars enters Cancer
- Neptune Rx enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury Rx enters Leo
- Ceres Rx enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Venus enters Virgo
- Sun enters Virgo
- Pallas Rx enters Capricorn
- Mercury Direct
- New Moon in Virgo
- Jupiter Retrograde
September 2011
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Venus enters Libra
- Pluto Direct
- Vesta Direct
- Mars enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Pallas Direct
- Mercury enters Libra
- New Moon in Libra
October 2011
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Aries
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Juno enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Pallas enters Aquarius
November 2011
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Ceres Direct
- Neptune Direct
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Chiron Direct
- Mars enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Mercury Retrograde
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Capricorn
December 2011
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Uranus Direct
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Gemini
- Mercury Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Vesta enters Pisces
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Jupiter Direct