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October 16, 1940

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aries

22° Aries · 3:01 am ET

Full Moon in Aries · 100% lit · enters Taurus 5:49 pm ET

Daily WeatherAries · waning 100%

Wednesday, October 16, 1940

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Moon in Aries · waning 100% · Jupiter ℞ in Taurus · three planets retrograde

3:16 am ET · 22°49′ Aries

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aries

An eclipse-grade full moon — this cycle's culmination carries unusual weight.

  • 5:49 pm ET☽Moon enters Taurus
  • applying♀ △ ♄exact Thu 5:44 pm ET
  • applying♀ △ ♃exact Thu 7:48 pm ET
  • applying♃ ☌ ♄exact Sat 11:28 pm ET

A day of culmination under shadow — you may watch a long arc complete itself in an unexpected tone.

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Positions

  • Sun23°10′ Libra
  • Moon26°53′ Aries
  • Mercury17°11′ Scorpio
  • Venus11°11′ Virgo
  • Mars7°10′ Libra
  • Jupiter℞︎12°54′ Taurus
  • Saturn℞︎12°44′ Taurus
  • Uranus℞︎25°20′ Taurus
  • Neptune26°16′ Virgo
  • Pluto4°16′ Leo
  • North Node11°04′ Libra

Jupiter, Saturn & Uranus retrograde

Active aspects

  • Jupiter conjunction Saturn0.2° orb
  • Uranus trine Neptune0.9° orb
  • Venus trine Saturn1.6° orb
  • Venus trine Jupiter1.7° orb
  • Mars sextile Pluto2.9° orb
  • Sun opposition Moon3.7° orb
  • Mercury opposition Jupiter4.3° orb
  • Mercury opposition Saturn4.5° orb

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