Across 2038, the sky delivers 12 full moons and 7 eclipses. The eclipses fall: an annular solar eclipse in Capricorn on January 5, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Leo on January 20, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Sagittarius on June 16, an annular solar eclipse in Cancer on July 2, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Capricorn on July 16, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Gemini on December 11, and a total solar eclipse in Capricorn on December 25. Mercury turns retrograde three times (Mar 18 to Apr 10; Jul 21 to Aug 14; Nov 12 to Dec 2). The first full moon rises in Leo on January 20. 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 2038
- Pallas enters Sagittarius
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Capricorn
- Neptune Direct
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Ceres enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Vesta enters Taurus
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Leo
- Venus Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Aquarius
February 2038
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Mars enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Sun enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Chiron Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
March 2038
- Mercury enters Aries
- New Moon in Pisces
- Venus enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Juno Retrograde
- Jupiter Direct
- Mercury Retrograde
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Full Moon in Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Uranus Direct
April 2038
- New Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Pisces
- Ceres enters Aquarius
- Mars enters Cancer
- Mercury Rx enters Pisces
- Mercury Direct
- Mercury enters Aries
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Vesta enters Gemini
- Pallas Retrograde
- Full Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
May 2038
- Venus enters Aries
- New Moon in Taurus
- Saturn Direct
- Mercury enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Gemini
- Neptune enters Taurus
- Pluto Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Venus enters Taurus
- Mars enters Leo
June 2038
- Ceres Retrograde
- New Moon in Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Jupiter enters Leo
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Sagittarius
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Venus enters Gemini
- Vesta enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Mercury enters Leo
July 2038
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Cancer
- Juno Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Capricorn
- Venus enters Cancer
- Mars enters Virgo
- Mercury Retrograde
- Chiron enters Cancer
- Sun enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Ceres Rx enters Capricorn
- Pallas Direct
- New Moon in Leo
August 2038
- Neptune Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Venus enters Leo
- Mercury Direct
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Sun enters Virgo
- New Moon in Virgo
September 2038
- Vesta enters Leo
- Mars enters Libra
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Venus enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Ceres Direct
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Mercury enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Venus enters Libra
- New Moon in Libra
October 2038
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Chiron Retrograde
- Juno enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Aries
- Mars enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Neptune Rx enters Aries
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Sun enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Ceres enters Aquarius
November 2038
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Uranus Retrograde
- Pluto Direct
- Pallas enters Capricorn
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Mercury Retrograde
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Jupiter enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Mercury Rx enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Sagittarius
December 2038
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- Mercury Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Vesta enters Virgo
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Gemini
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Capricorn
- Vesta Retrograde