2043 brings 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fall: a total lunar eclipse in Libra on March 25, a total solar eclipse in Aries on April 9, a total lunar eclipse in Pisces on September 18, and an annular solar eclipse in Libra on October 2. Mercury turns retrograde three times (Apr 16 to May 9; Aug 18 to Sep 11; Dec 8 to Dec 28). The first full moon rises 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 2043
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Mars enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury Direct
- Neptune Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Pallas enters Capricorn
- Full Moon in Leo
February 2043
- Ceres enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mars enters Pisces
- Sun enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Vesta Retrograde
- Saturn Retrograde
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Pisces
March 2043
- Jupiter enters Capricorn
- Juno enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Pluto enters Pisces
- New Moon in Pisces
- Mercury enters Aries
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Venus enters Pisces
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Libra
- Mars enters Aries
April 2043
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aries
- Chiron Direct
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Venus enters Aries
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Sun enters Taurus
- Uranus Direct
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Juno Retrograde
- Ceres enters Pisces
May 2043
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mars enters Taurus
- New Moon in Taurus
- Mercury Direct
- Venus enters Taurus
- Pallas Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Sun enters Gemini
- Vesta Direct
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
June 2043
- Pluto Retrograde
- New Moon in Gemini
- Venus enters Gemini
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Jupiter Rx enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Mars enters Gemini
- Juno Rx enters Sagittarius
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
July 2043
- Venus enters Cancer
- Ceres Retrograde
- New Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Saturn Direct
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Sun enters Leo
- Venus enters Leo
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mars enters Cancer
August 2043
- New Moon in Leo
- Vesta enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Neptune Retrograde
- Juno Direct
- True Node Rx enters Pisces
- Mercury Retrograde
- Venus enters Virgo
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Jupiter Direct
- Sun enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Pluto Rx enters Aquarius
September 2043
- Pallas Direct
- New Moon in Virgo
- Mercury Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Libra
- Mars enters Leo
- Ceres Rx enters Aquarius
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Pisces
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
October 2043
- Mercury enters Libra
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Libra
- Venus enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Vesta enters Sagittarius
- Juno enters Capricorn
- Ceres Direct
- Full Moon in Aries
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Chiron enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Jupiter enters Capricorn
- Venus enters Sagittarius
November 2043
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Mars enters Virgo
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Pluto Direct
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Ceres enters Pisces
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Uranus Retrograde
- Mercury enters Capricorn
December 2043
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Vesta enters Capricorn
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Pallas enters Aquarius
- Mercury Rx enters Sagittarius
- Chiron Retrograde
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury Direct
- New Moon in Capricorn