2031 brings 13 full moons and 5 eclipses. The eclipses fall: a penumbral lunar eclipse in Scorpio on May 6, an annular solar eclipse in Gemini on May 21, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Sagittarius on June 5, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Taurus on October 30, and a hybrid solar eclipse in Scorpio on November 14. Mercury turns retrograde three times (Mar 25 to Apr 18; Jul 29 to Aug 22; Nov 19 to Dec 9). The first full moon rises in Cancer on January 8. September sees 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 2031
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Vesta Direct
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Mars enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Chiron Direct
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Venus enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
February 2031
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Saturn Direct
- Full Moon in Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Pisces
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Venus enters Aries
- New Moon in Pisces
- Vesta enters Gemini
- Uranus Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
March 2031
- Mercury enters Aries
- Juno enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Pallas enters Aries
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Taurus
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- True Node Rx enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Aries
- Mercury Retrograde
- Mars Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
April 2031
- Ceres enters Gemini
- Full Moon in Libra
- Venus enters Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Mercury Direct
- Sun enters Taurus
- New Moon in Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
May 2031
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Scorpio
- Venus enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Juno enters Aries
- Pluto Retrograde
- Vesta enters Cancer
- Sun enters Gemini
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Pallas enters Taurus
- Mercury enters Gemini
June 2031
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mars Direct
- Ceres enters Cancer
- Mercury enters Cancer
- New Moon in Gemini
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Leo
July 2031
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Neptune Retrograde
- New Moon in Cancer
- Venus Retrograde
- Sun enters Leo
- Vesta enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury Retrograde
- Juno enters Taurus
August 2031
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Jupiter Direct
- New Moon in Leo
- Mercury Direct
- Ceres enters Leo
- Sun enters Virgo
- Pallas enters Gemini
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Chiron Retrograde
September 2031
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Venus Direct
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- New Moon in Virgo
- Juno Retrograde
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Mercury enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Full Moon in Aries
October 2031
- Vesta enters Virgo
- Uranus Retrograde
- Saturn Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Venus enters Virgo
- Mars enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Pallas Retrograde
- New Moon in Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Pluto Direct
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Taurus
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
November 2031
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Ceres enters Virgo
- Venus enters Libra
- Hybrid Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Scorpio
- Jupiter enters Capricorn
- Juno Rx enters Aries
- Mercury Retrograde
- Mars enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Pallas Rx enters Taurus
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Gemini
December 2031
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Juno Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Mercury Rx enters Scorpio
- Mercury Direct
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Vesta enters Libra
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Juno enters Taurus
- Neptune Direct
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Mars enters Pisces