What were the 2012 eclipse dates and times?

2012 had 4 eclipses: Annular Solar Eclipse on May 20, 2012 at 7:47:01 PM ET; Partial Lunar Eclipse on June 4, 2012 at 7:11:33 AM ET; Total Solar Eclipse on November 13, 2012 at 5:08:00 PM ET; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on November 28, 2012 at 9:45:56 AM ET. Every instant lands on the millisecond - Times mark the exact lunation instant of each eclipse.

When were the 2012 solstices and equinoxes?

Spring Equinox: March 20, 2012 at 1:14:25 AM ET; Summer Solstice: June 20, 2012 at 7:08:48 PM ET; Autumn Equinox: September 22, 2012 at 10:48:58 AM ET; Winter Solstice: December 21, 2012 at 6:11:36 AM ET.

When was Mercury retrograde in 2012?

Mercury stationed retrograde 3 times in 2012: March 12, 2012, July 14, 2012, November 6, 2012. The exact station instants are on the calendar above.

How many full moons were there in 2012?

2012 had 13 full moons. The first was the Full Moon in Cancer on January 9, 2012 at 2:30:05 AM ET.

How accurate are these celestial event times?

Every event is computed with the Swiss Ephemeris (DE441) and resolved to the millisecond. The engine is verified against NASA JPL HORIZONS - The model that flies spacecraft - On the 2026 major events. Almanacs stop at the minute. Starmap does not.

STARMAP | 2012 Astrology Calendar - Every Event to the Second

2012 had 13 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: an annular solar eclipse in Gemini on May 20, a partial lunar eclipse in Sagittarius on June 4, a total solar eclipse in Scorpio on November 13, and a penumbral lunar eclipse in Gemini on November 28. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Mar 12 to Apr 4; Jul 14 to Aug 8; Nov 6 to Nov 26). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 9. August 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 2012

Jan 01, 2012 - 1:14:34 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Aries
Jan 08, 2012 - 1:33:41 AM ET Mercury enters Capricorn
Jan 09, 2012 - 2:30:05 AM ET Full Moon in Cancer
Jan 14, 2012 - 12:47:20 AM ET Venus enters Pisces
Jan 16, 2012 - 4:07:54 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Libra
Jan 19, 2012 - 1:34:57 PM ET Ceres enters Aries
Jan 20, 2012 - 11:09:50 AM ET Sun enters Aquarius
Jan 23, 2012 - 2:39:16 AM ET New Moon in Aquarius
Jan 23, 2012 - 7:53:38 PM ET Mars Retrograde
Jan 27, 2012 - 1:11:38 PM ET Mercury enters Aquarius
Jan 29, 2012 - 9:13:13 AM ET Juno enters Sagittarius
Jan 30, 2012 - 11:09:38 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Taurus

February 2012

Feb 03, 2012 - 2:02:43 PM ET Neptune enters Pisces
Feb 07, 2012 - 9:03:34 AM ET Saturn Retrograde
Feb 07, 2012 - 4:53:44 PM ET Full Moon in Leo
Feb 08, 2012 - 1:00:57 AM ET Venus enters Aries
Feb 12, 2012 - 12:04:25 AM ET Pallas enters Pisces
Feb 13, 2012 - 8:37:52 PM ET Mercury enters Pisces
Feb 14, 2012 - 12:03:51 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Feb 19, 2012 - 1:17:36 AM ET Sun enters Pisces
Feb 21, 2012 - 5:34:35 PM ET New Moon in Pisces
Feb 25, 2012 - 2:03:33 PM ET Vesta enters Aries
Feb 29, 2012 - 8:21:29 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Gemini

March 2012

Mar 02, 2012 - 6:40:40 AM ET Mercury enters Aries
Mar 05, 2012 - 5:24:34 AM ET Venus enters Taurus
Mar 08, 2012 - 4:39:28 AM ET Full Moon in Virgo
Mar 12, 2012 - 3:48:58 AM ET Mercury Retrograde
Mar 14, 2012 - 9:25:07 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Mar 20, 2012 - 1:14:25 AM ET Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
Mar 22, 2012 - 10:37:06 AM ET New Moon in Aries
Mar 23, 2012 - 9:22:19 AM ET Mercury Rx enters Pisces
Mar 24, 2012 - 7:31:06 PM ET Juno Retrograde
Mar 30, 2012 - 3:40:39 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Cancer

April 2012

Apr 03, 2012 - 11:17:47 AM ET Venus enters Gemini
Apr 04, 2012 - 6:11:14 AM ET Mercury Direct
Apr 06, 2012 - 3:18:40 PM ET Full Moon in Libra
Apr 09, 2012 - 4:37:57 PM ET Ceres enters Taurus
Apr 10, 2012 - 12:24:19 PM ET Pluto Retrograde
Apr 13, 2012 - 6:49:36 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Apr 13, 2012 - 11:53:00 PM ET Mars Direct
Apr 16, 2012 - 6:42:05 PM ET Mercury enters Aries
Apr 19, 2012 - 12:12:04 PM ET Sun enters Taurus
Apr 21, 2012 - 3:18:24 AM ET New Moon in Taurus
Apr 29, 2012 - 5:57:29 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Leo
Apr 30, 2012 - 12:45:48 PM ET Vesta enters Taurus

May 2012

May 05, 2012 - 11:35:04 PM ET Full Moon in Scorpio
May 09, 2012 - 1:14:28 AM ET Mercury enters Taurus
May 12, 2012 - 5:46:43 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
May 15, 2012 - 10:32:47 AM ET Venus Retrograde
May 17, 2012 - 2:14:46 AM ET Juno Rx enters Scorpio
May 18, 2012 - 12:15:59 AM ET Pallas enters Aries
May 20, 2012 - 11:15:31 AM ET Sun enters Gemini
May 20, 2012 - 7:47:01 PM ET Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Gemini
May 24, 2012 - 7:11:38 AM ET Mercury enters Gemini
May 28, 2012 - 4:16:00 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Virgo

June 2012

Jun 04, 2012 - 7:11:33 AM ET Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Sagittarius
Jun 04, 2012 - 5:04:07 PM ET Neptune Retrograde
Jun 07, 2012 - 7:15:46 AM ET Mercury enters Cancer
Jun 11, 2012 - 6:41:21 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
Jun 11, 2012 - 1:22:17 PM ET Jupiter enters Gemini
Jun 12, 2012 - 1:13:11 AM ET Chiron Retrograde
Jun 19, 2012 - 11:02:06 AM ET New Moon in Gemini
Jun 20, 2012 - 7:08:48 PM ET Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
Jun 23, 2012 - 6:49:51 PM ET Ceres enters Gemini
Jun 25, 2012 - 4:00:10 AM ET Saturn Direct
Jun 25, 2012 - 10:23:54 PM ET Mercury enters Leo
Jun 26, 2012 - 11:30:22 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Libra
Jun 27, 2012 - 11:06:48 AM ET Venus Direct

July 2012

Jul 03, 2012 - 8:31:32 AM ET Mars enters Libra
Jul 03, 2012 - 2:51:52 PM ET Full Moon in Capricorn
Jul 09, 2012 - 5:22:51 PM ET Vesta enters Gemini
Jul 10, 2012 - 9:47:51 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aries
Jul 13, 2012 - 5:48:38 AM ET Uranus Retrograde
Jul 14, 2012 - 10:15:59 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Jul 16, 2012 - 6:57:12 AM ET Juno Direct
Jul 19, 2012 - 12:24:01 AM ET New Moon in Cancer
Jul 22, 2012 - 6:00:52 AM ET Sun enters Leo
Jul 26, 2012 - 4:56:10 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Jul 30, 2012 - 6:31:40 PM ET Pallas Retrograde

August 2012

Aug 01, 2012 - 11:27:27 PM ET Full Moon in Aquarius
Aug 07, 2012 - 9:42:51 AM ET Venus enters Cancer
Aug 08, 2012 - 1:40:08 AM ET Mercury Direct
Aug 09, 2012 - 2:54:59 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
Aug 17, 2012 - 11:54:26 AM ET New Moon in Leo
Aug 22, 2012 - 1:06:49 PM ET Sun enters Virgo
Aug 23, 2012 - 11:24:13 AM ET Mars enters Scorpio
Aug 24, 2012 - 9:53:33 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Aug 29, 2012 - 11:06:19 PM ET True Node Rx enters Scorpio
Aug 31, 2012 - 9:58:06 AM ET Full Moon in Pisces
Aug 31, 2012 - 10:32:11 PM ET Mercury enters Virgo

September 2012

Sep 06, 2012 - 10:47:46 AM ET Venus enters Leo
Sep 08, 2012 - 9:15:01 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
Sep 15, 2012 - 10:10:37 PM ET New Moon in Virgo
Sep 16, 2012 - 1:50:14 PM ET Juno enters Sagittarius
Sep 16, 2012 - 7:22:03 PM ET Mercury enters Libra
Sep 18, 2012 - 1:07:01 AM ET Pluto Direct
Sep 22, 2012 - 10:48:58 AM ET Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
Sep 22, 2012 - 3:40:49 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Sep 26, 2012 - 2:54:31 AM ET Ceres enters Cancer
Sep 29, 2012 - 11:18:37 PM ET Full Moon in Aries

October 2012

Oct 03, 2012 - 2:58:52 AM ET Venus enters Virgo
Oct 03, 2012 - 6:19:58 PM ET Pallas Rx enters Pisces
Oct 04, 2012 - 9:18:17 AM ET Jupiter Retrograde
Oct 05, 2012 - 6:35:14 AM ET Mercury enters Scorpio
Oct 05, 2012 - 4:33:55 PM ET Saturn enters Scorpio
Oct 06, 2012 - 11:20:52 PM ET Mars enters Sagittarius
Oct 08, 2012 - 3:33:16 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
Oct 15, 2012 - 8:02:30 AM ET New Moon in Libra
Oct 21, 2012 - 2:35:48 AM ET Vesta Retrograde
Oct 21, 2012 - 11:31:58 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Oct 22, 2012 - 8:13:33 PM ET Sun enters Scorpio
Oct 28, 2012 - 9:03:56 AM ET Venus enters Libra
Oct 29, 2012 - 2:18:09 AM ET Mercury enters Sagittarius
Oct 29, 2012 - 3:49:26 PM ET Full Moon in Taurus
Oct 31, 2012 - 11:46:59 AM ET Ceres Retrograde

November 2012

Nov 06, 2012 - 6:03:47 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Nov 06, 2012 - 7:35:39 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Leo
Nov 11, 2012 - 2:52:40 AM ET Neptune Direct
Nov 13, 2012 - 5:08:00 PM ET Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Scorpio
Nov 14, 2012 - 2:42:28 AM ET Mercury Rx enters Scorpio
Nov 14, 2012 - 3:35:11 PM ET Chiron Direct
Nov 16, 2012 - 9:36:07 PM ET Mars enters Capricorn
Nov 20, 2012 - 9:31:25 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
Nov 20, 2012 - 8:24:55 PM ET Pallas Direct
Nov 21, 2012 - 4:50:09 PM ET Sun enters Sagittarius
Nov 21, 2012 - 8:19:46 PM ET Venus enters Scorpio
Nov 26, 2012 - 5:47:31 PM ET Mercury Direct
Nov 28, 2012 - 9:45:56 AM ET Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Gemini

December 2012

Dec 04, 2012 - 4:13:18 AM ET Ceres Rx enters Gemini
Dec 06, 2012 - 10:31:26 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
Dec 10, 2012 - 8:39:47 PM ET Mercury enters Sagittarius
Dec 13, 2012 - 3:41:36 AM ET New Moon in Sagittarius
Dec 13, 2012 - 7:02:09 AM ET Uranus Direct
Dec 15, 2012 - 11:38:08 PM ET Venus enters Sagittarius
Dec 18, 2012 - 10:26:02 PM ET Juno enters Capricorn
Dec 20, 2012 - 12:19:04 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Pisces
Dec 21, 2012 - 6:11:36 AM ET Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
Dec 25, 2012 - 7:48:33 PM ET Mars enters Aquarius
Dec 28, 2012 - 5:21:10 AM ET Full Moon in Cancer
Dec 31, 2012 - 9:02:41 AM ET Mercury enters Capricorn

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