Across 2071, the sky delivers 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fall: a penumbral lunar eclipse in Virgo on March 15, an annular solar eclipse in Aries on March 31, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Pisces on September 9, and a total solar eclipse in Libra on September 23. Mercury turns retrograde three times (Mar 16 to Apr 8; Jul 19 to Aug 12; Nov 10 to Nov 30). The first full moon rises in Cancer on January 15. 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 2071
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Mars enters Capricorn
- Juno enters Aries
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Vesta Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Venus enters Pisces
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Aquarius
February 2071
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Saturn Retrograde
- Full Moon in Leo
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Mars enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Aries
- Sun enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Ceres enters Pisces
March 2071
- New Moon in Pisces
- Pallas enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Aries
- Juno enters Taurus
- Jupiter enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Venus enters Taurus
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Virgo
- Mercury Retrograde
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Neptune Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mars enters Pisces
- Saturn Rx enters Libra
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aries
April 2071
- Uranus Retrograde
- Mercury Rx enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Venus enters Gemini
- Mercury Direct
- Full Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Aries
- Sun enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Juno enters Gemini
- New Moon in Taurus
May 2071
- Mars enters Aries
- Venus enters Cancer
- Vesta enters Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Gemini
- Ceres enters Aries
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mercury enters Gemini
- New Moon in Gemini
June 2071
- Pallas Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Leo
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Mars enters Taurus
- Juno enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Mercury enters Leo
- New Moon in Cancer
- Saturn Direct
July 2071
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Pluto Retrograde
- Venus Retrograde
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Chiron Retrograde
- Vesta enters Leo
- True Node Rx enters Virgo
- True Node enters Libra
- Mercury Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- True Node Rx enters Virgo
- Jupiter enters Gemini
- Sun enters Leo
- Mars enters Gemini
- New Moon in Leo
August 2071
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Ceres Retrograde
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Juno enters Leo
- Mercury Direct
- Venus Rx enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Venus Direct
- Sun enters Virgo
- New Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Leo
September 2071
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Uranus Direct
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Pisces
- Mars enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Saturn enters Scorpio
- Mercury enters Libra
- Vesta enters Virgo
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Libra
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Pallas Direct
October 2071
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Virgo
- Juno enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Neptune Retrograde
- New Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
November 2071
- Venus enters Libra
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Mercury Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Ceres Direct
- Mercury Rx enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Mars enters Leo
- Vesta enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Jupiter Rx enters Taurus
- Mercury Direct
December 2071
- Mars Retrograde
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Mars Rx enters Cancer
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Pluto Direct
- Chiron Direct
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Aries