Across 2023, the sky delivered 13 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a hybrid solar eclipse in Aries on April 20, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Scorpio on May 5, an annular solar eclipse in Libra on October 14, and a partial lunar eclipse in Taurus on October 28. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Apr 21 to May 14; Aug 23 to Sep 15; Dec 13 onward). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 6. 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 2023
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Mars Direct
- Juno enters Aries
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury Direct
- Sun enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Uranus Direct
- Venus enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
February 2023
- Ceres Retrograde
- Full Moon in Leo
- Vesta enters Aries
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Pallas Direct
- Sun enters Pisces
- New Moon in Pisces
- Venus enters Aries
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
March 2023
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Saturn enters Pisces
- Juno enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Taurus
- Mercury enters Aries
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- New Moon in Aries
- Ceres Rx enters Virgo
- Pluto enters Aquarius
- Mars enters Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
April 2023
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Libra
- Venus enters Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Vesta enters Taurus
- Hybrid Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aries
- Sun enters Taurus
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
May 2023
- Pluto Retrograde
- Juno enters Gemini
- Pallas enters Leo
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Scorpio
- Ceres Direct
- Venus enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury Direct
- Jupiter enters Taurus
- New Moon in Taurus
- Mars enters Leo
- Sun enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
June 2023
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Pluto Rx enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Saturn Retrograde
- New Moon in Gemini
- Ceres enters Libra
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Juno enters Cancer
- Vesta enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Neptune Retrograde
July 2023
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Pallas enters Virgo
- Mars enters Virgo
- Mercury enters Leo
- New Moon in Cancer
- True Node Rx enters Aries
- Venus Retrograde
- Sun enters Leo
- Chiron Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Virgo
August 2023
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Juno enters Leo
- New Moon in Leo
- Sun enters Virgo
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mars enters Libra
- Uranus Retrograde
- Full Moon in Pisces
September 2023
- Venus Direct
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Pallas enters Libra
- Vesta enters Cancer
- New Moon in Virgo
- Ceres enters Scorpio
- Mercury Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Full Moon in Aries
October 2023
- Mercury enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Venus enters Virgo
- Pluto Direct
- Mars enters Scorpio
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Libra
- Juno enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Taurus
November 2023
- Vesta Retrograde
- Saturn Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Libra
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Pallas enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- Ceres enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Gemini
December 2023
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Neptune Direct
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Vesta Rx enters Gemini
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Mercury Rx enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Chiron Direct
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Jupiter Direct