2048 has 13 full moons and 5 eclipses. The eclipses fall: a total lunar eclipse in Cancer on January 1, an annular solar eclipse in Gemini on June 11, a partial lunar eclipse in Capricorn on June 25, a total solar eclipse in Sagittarius on December 5, and a penumbral lunar eclipse in Gemini on December 20. Mercury turns retrograde three times (Jan 19 to Feb 9; May 15 to Jun 8; Sep 14 to Oct 6). The first full moon rises in Cancer on January 1. January 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 2048
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Cancer
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Jupiter Direct
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury Retrograde
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Neptune Direct
- Full Moon in Leo
February 2048
- Vesta enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury Rx enters Capricorn
- Mercury Direct
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Sun enters Pisces
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Pallas enters Aquarius
- Chiron Retrograde
- Juno enters Aquarius
- Ceres enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Virgo
March 2048
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Pisces
- Mercury enters Pisces
- New Moon in Pisces
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Aries
- Full Moon in Libra
April 2048
- Venus enters Aries
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Vesta enters Aries
- True Node Rx enters Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Taurus
- New Moon in Aries
- Sun enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Jupiter enters Gemini
- Saturn Retrograde
- Venus enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Mars Retrograde
May 2048
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- New Moon in Taurus
- Uranus Direct
- Mercury Retrograde
- Ceres enters Aries
- Sun enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Gemini
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
June 2048
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Pallas Retrograde
- Pluto Retrograde
- Mercury Direct
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Gemini
- Vesta enters Taurus
- Venus enters Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Capricorn
- Juno Retrograde
July 2048
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Chiron Direct
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Venus enters Leo
- Mars Direct
- New Moon in Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Leo
- Sun enters Leo
- Full Moon in Aquarius
August 2048
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Venus enters Virgo
- Mercury enters Virgo
- New Moon in Leo
- Ceres Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Virgo
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Mercury enters Libra
- Neptune Retrograde
- Venus enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
September 2048
- New Moon in Virgo
- Saturn Direct
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mars enters Capricorn
- Vesta Retrograde
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Jupiter enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Pallas Direct
October 2048
- Juno Direct
- Mercury Rx enters Virgo
- Mercury Direct
- New Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Full Moon in Aries
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mercury enters Scorpio
November 2048
- Mars enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Jupiter Rx enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Pluto Direct
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Ceres Direct
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
December 2048
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Juno enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mars enters Pisces
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Gemini
- Uranus Retrograde
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Vesta Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra