2018 had 13 full moons and 5 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a total lunar eclipse in Leo on January 31, a partial solar eclipse in Aquarius on February 15, a partial solar eclipse in Cancer on July 12, a total lunar eclipse in Aquarius on July 27, and a partial solar eclipse in Leo on August 11. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Mar 22 to Apr 15; Jul 26 to Aug 19; Nov 16 to Dec 6). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 1. January 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 2018
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Uranus Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Vesta enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Pallas enters Taurus
- Sun enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Leo
- Mercury enters Aquarius
February 2018
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Venus enters Pisces
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Sun enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Juno enters Pisces
March 2018
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Mercury enters Aries
- Venus enters Aries
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- New Moon in Pisces
- Mars enters Capricorn
- Ceres Direct
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Pallas enters Gemini
- Venus enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Libra
April 2018
- Vesta enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury Direct
- New Moon in Aries
- Chiron enters Aries
- Saturn Retrograde
- Sun enters Taurus
- Pluto Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Gemini
- Juno enters Aries
- Full Moon in Scorpio
May 2018
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Vesta Retrograde
- Mercury enters Taurus
- New Moon in Taurus
- Uranus enters Taurus
- Mars enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Cancer
- Sun enters Gemini
- Pallas enters Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Gemini
June 2018
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Vesta Rx enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Gemini
- Venus enters Leo
- Neptune Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Mars Retrograde
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Ceres enters Virgo
- Mercury enters Leo
July 2018
- Juno enters Taurus
- Chiron Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Virgo
- Jupiter Direct
- Pallas enters Leo
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Leo
- Mercury Retrograde
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aquarius
August 2018
- Vesta Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Venus enters Libra
- Uranus Retrograde
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Leo
- Mars Rx enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury Direct
- Sun enters Virgo
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Mars Direct
September 2018
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Pallas enters Virgo
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Ceres enters Libra
- Saturn Direct
- Venus enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Virgo
- Mars enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Vesta enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Libra
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Full Moon in Aries
- Chiron Rx enters Pisces
- Juno enters Gemini
- Pluto Direct
October 2018
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Venus Retrograde
- New Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Juno Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Juno Rx enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Venus Rx enters Libra
November 2018
- Pallas enters Libra
- True Node Rx enters Cancer
- Uranus Rx enters Aries
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Jupiter enters Sagittarius
- Ceres enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mars enters Pisces
- Venus Direct
- Mercury Retrograde
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Neptune Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
December 2018
- Mercury Rx enters Scorpio
- Vesta enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Mercury Direct
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Chiron Direct
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Juno Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mars enters Aries