2024 had 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a penumbral lunar eclipse in Libra on March 25, a total solar eclipse in Aries on April 8, a partial lunar eclipse in Pisces on September 17, and an annular solar eclipse in Libra on October 2. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Apr 1 to Apr 25; Aug 5 to Aug 28; Nov 25 to Dec 15). The first full moon rose in Leo on January 25. 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 2024
- Mercury Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mars enters Capricorn
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Juno Retrograde
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Pluto enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Full Moon in Leo
- Uranus Direct
February 2024
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Pallas enters Sagittarius
- Ceres enters Capricorn
- Vesta Direct
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Mars enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Sun enters Pisces
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Virgo
March 2024
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Aries
- New Moon in Pisces
- Venus enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Mars enters Pisces
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Libra
- Pallas Retrograde
- Vesta enters Cancer
April 2024
- Mercury Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Venus enters Aries
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aries
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Sun enters Taurus
- Juno Direct
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury Direct
- Venus enters Taurus
- Mars enters Aries
May 2024
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Pluto Retrograde
- New Moon in Taurus
- Ceres Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Pallas Rx enters Scorpio
- Sun enters Gemini
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Gemini
- Jupiter enters Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
June 2024
- Mercury enters Gemini
- New Moon in Gemini
- Mars enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Cancer
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Vesta enters Leo
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Saturn Retrograde
July 2024
- Neptune Retrograde
- Mercury enters Leo
- New Moon in Cancer
- Pallas Direct
- Venus enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mars enters Gemini
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Sun enters Leo
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Chiron Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
August 2024
- New Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Virgo
- Mercury Retrograde
- Juno enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury Rx enters Leo
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Sun enters Virgo
- Vesta enters Virgo
- Ceres Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Mercury Direct
- Venus enters Libra
September 2024
- Uranus Retrograde
- Pluto Rx enters Capricorn
- New Moon in Virgo
- Mars enters Cancer
- Pallas enters Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Pisces
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Libra
October 2024
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Libra
- Jupiter Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Pluto Direct
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Vesta enters Libra
November 2024
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Juno enters Scorpio
- Mars enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Saturn Direct
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Pluto enters Aquarius
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Mercury Retrograde
- Pallas enters Capricorn
December 2024
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Mars Retrograde
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Ceres enters Aquarius
- Neptune Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Mercury Direct
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Chiron Direct
- New Moon in Capricorn