Across 2050, the sky delivers 13 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fall: a total lunar eclipse in Scorpio on May 6, a hybrid solar eclipse in Gemini on May 20, a total lunar eclipse in Taurus on October 29, and a partial solar eclipse in Scorpio on November 14. Mercury turns retrograde three times (Apr 7 to May 1; Aug 11 to Sep 3; Dec 1 to Dec 21). The first full moon rises in Cancer on January 7. 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 2050
- Mercury Direct
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Jupiter Rx enters Cancer
- Vesta Retrograde
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- Saturn enters Aquarius
- Juno Rx enters Leo
- New Moon in Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
February 2050
- Neptune Direct
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Full Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Pisces
- New Moon in Pisces
- Ceres Direct
- Mercury enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
March 2050
- Venus enters Aries
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Mars enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Aries
- Pallas enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Jupiter Direct
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- New Moon in Aries
- Chiron Retrograde
- Venus enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Juno Direct
- Mercury enters Taurus
April 2050
- Full Moon in Libra
- Mercury Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury Rx enters Aries
- Vesta Direct
- Sun enters Taurus
- New Moon in Taurus
- Venus enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mars enters Aquarius
May 2050
- Mercury Direct
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Scorpio
- Pallas enters Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Venus enters Cancer
- Saturn Retrograde
- Sun enters Gemini
- Hybrid Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Gemini
- Jupiter enters Leo
- Uranus Direct
- Ceres enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
June 2050
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Juno enters Virgo
- Pluto Retrograde
- Venus enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- New Moon in Gemini
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
July 2050
- Pallas enters Cancer
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Leo
- Venus enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Mars Retrograde
- New Moon in Cancer
- Sun enters Leo
- Vesta enters Libra
- Mercury enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
August 2050
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Ceres enters Virgo
- Chiron Direct
- Venus enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mercury Retrograde
- New Moon in Leo
- Sun enters Virgo
- Pallas enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury Rx enters Leo
- Neptune Retrograde
September 2050
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Juno enters Libra
- Mercury Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Mars Direct
- New Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Vesta enters Scorpio
- Venus Retrograde
- Mercury enters Libra
- Full Moon in Aries
October 2050
- Venus Rx enters Libra
- Saturn Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Ceres enters Libra
- New Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Pallas enters Virgo
- Jupiter enters Virgo
- Sun enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Taurus
- Mars enters Pisces
November 2050
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Venus Direct
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Scorpio
- Vesta enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Pluto Direct
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Juno enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Gemini
December 2050
- Mercury Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Ceres enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mercury Direct
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Mars enters Aries
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Uranus Retrograde