2061 brings 13 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fall: a total lunar eclipse in Libra on April 4, a total solar eclipse in Taurus on April 19, a total lunar eclipse in Aries on September 29, and an annular solar eclipse in Libra on October 13. Mercury turns retrograde three times (Jan 21 to Feb 11; May 19 to Jun 12; Sep 17 to Oct 9). The first full moon rises in Cancer on January 5. August 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 2061
- Vesta enters Libra
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Ceres enters Capricorn
- Pallas enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Vesta Retrograde
February 2061
- Full Moon in Leo
- Saturn Direct
- Mercury Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Uranus Retrograde
- Sun enters Pisces
- Jupiter Direct
- New Moon in Pisces
- Venus enters Pisces
- Mars Retrograde
- Vesta Rx enters Virgo
- Neptune Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Chiron enters Pisces
March 2061
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Juno enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Aries
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- New Moon in Aries
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Aries
April 2061
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Libra
- Pallas Retrograde
- Ceres enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Taurus
- Jupiter enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Sun enters Taurus
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Vesta Direct
May 2061
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Venus enters Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mars Direct
- Mercury Retrograde
- New Moon in Taurus
- Sun enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Ceres Retrograde
- Venus enters Cancer
June 2061
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Chiron Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mercury Direct
- New Moon in Gemini
- Juno Retrograde
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Pluto Retrograde
- Venus enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Vesta enters Libra
July 2061
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Uranus Direct
- New Moon in Cancer
- Venus enters Virgo
- Ceres Rx enters Capricorn
- Sun enters Leo
- Pallas Direct
- Mercury enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mars enters Scorpio
August 2061
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Venus enters Libra
- New Moon in Leo
- Sun enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Libra
- Full Moon in Pisces
September 2061
- Saturn enters Cancer
- Jupiter enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Vesta enters Scorpio
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Ceres Direct
- New Moon in Virgo
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Neptune Retrograde
- Juno Direct
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aries
- Chiron Rx enters Aquarius
October 2061
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Mercury Direct
- Saturn Retrograde
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Mars enters Capricorn
November 2061
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Ceres enters Aquarius
- Vesta enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Chiron Direct
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Pallas enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Saturn Rx enters Gemini
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Full Moon in Gemini
December 2061
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Pluto Direct
- Venus Retrograde
- Mars enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Chiron enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Juno enters Pisces
- Vesta enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Aquarius