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October 1939

A total solar eclipse in Libra on October 12 and a partial lunar eclipse in Taurus on October 28.

Total Solar Eclipse in Libra

18° Libra · October 12, 3:40 pm ET

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This month

  • Last Quarter · CancerOct 6 · 12:28 am
  • New Moon · LibraOct 12 · 3:31 pm
  • First Quarter · CapricornOct 19 · 10:25 pm
  • Full Moon · TaurusOct 28 · 1:42 am
  • Total solar eclipse · 18° LibraOct 12 · 3:40 pm
  • Partial lunar eclipse · 3° TaurusOct 28 · 1:36 am

All times Eastern (America/New_York) — the printed edition's anchor.

Notable aspects

  • Jupiter trine PlutoOct 5 · 10:39 am
  • Mars sextile JupiterOct 1 · 8:53 pm
  • Mercury opposition SaturnOct 10 · 4:43 am
  • Venus square PlutoOct 16 · 4:15 am
  • Mercury square MarsOct 18 · 9:13 am
  • Sun opposition SaturnOct 21 · 9:46 pm
  • Mercury opposition UranusOct 25 · 1:58 am
  • Venus square MarsOct 26 · 7:31 am
  • Sun square PlutoOct 27 · 12:36 am
  • Venus opposition UranusOct 30 · 8:18 am
  • Mercury trine JupiterOct 31 · 10:46 pm