Across 2056, the sky delivers 13 full moons and 6 eclipses. The eclipses fall: an annular solar eclipse in Capricorn on January 16, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Leo on February 1, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Capricorn on June 27, an annular solar eclipse in Cancer on July 12, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Aquarius on July 26, and a penumbral lunar eclipse in Cancer on December 21. Mercury turns retrograde three times (Apr 18 to May 12; Aug 20 to Sep 13; Dec 10 to Dec 30). The first full moon rises in Cancer on January 2. March 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 2056
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Chiron enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury Direct
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Capricorn
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Uranus Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
February 2056
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mars enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Neptune Direct
- Sun enters Pisces
- Vesta enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Jupiter enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Pisces
March 2056
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Pallas Retrograde
- True Node Rx enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Pisces
- New Moon in Pisces
- Mercury enters Aries
- Mars enters Pisces
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Juno enters Capricorn
- Full Moon in Libra
April 2056
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Venus enters Aries
- Ceres enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- New Moon in Aries
- Mercury Retrograde
- Sun enters Taurus
- Juno Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Ceres Retrograde
- Mars enters Aries
- Venus enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Scorpio
May 2056
- Pallas Rx enters Libra
- Vesta enters Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury Direct
- Chiron Retrograde
- Ceres Rx enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Taurus
- Juno Rx enters Sagittarius
- Sun enters Gemini
- Venus enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Jupiter Retrograde
June 2056
- Mars enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Pallas Direct
- New Moon in Gemini
- Venus enters Cancer
- Pluto Retrograde
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Uranus Direct
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Capricorn
July 2056
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Mercury enters Leo
- Venus enters Leo
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Cancer
- Vesta enters Cancer
- Mars enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Leo
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Pallas enters Scorpio
August 2056
- Venus enters Virgo
- Saturn Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Ceres Direct
- Juno Direct
- New Moon in Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury Retrograde
- Sun enters Virgo
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Venus enters Libra
- Mars enters Cancer
September 2056
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- New Moon in Virgo
- Mercury Direct
- Neptune Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Full Moon in Aries
- Jupiter Direct
- Vesta enters Leo
October 2056
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Libra
- New Moon in Libra
- Chiron Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Ceres enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Pallas enters Sagittarius
- Mars enters Leo
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Juno enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
November 2056
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Venus enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Pluto Direct
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
December 2056
- Venus enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury Retrograde
- Vesta Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mars Retrograde
- Saturn Direct
- Mercury Rx enters Sagittarius
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury Direct