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August 16, 1951

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius

23° Aquarius · 11:14 pm ET

Full Moon in Aquarius · 100% lit

Daily WeatherAquarius · waxing 100%

Thursday, August 16, 1951

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Moon in Aquarius · waxing 100% · Venus ℞ in Virgo · two planets retrograde

11:00 pm ET · 23°25′ Aquarius

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius

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

  • applying♂ ⚹ ♄exact Sun 5:33 am ET

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

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Positions

  • Sun22°59′ Leo
  • Moon17°01′ Aquarius
  • Mercury15°07′ Virgo
  • Venus℞︎18°07′ Virgo
  • Mars28°52′ Cancer
  • Jupiter℞︎13°56′ Aries
  • Saturn0°19′ Libra
  • Uranus12°15′ Cancer
  • Neptune17°22′ Libra
  • Pluto19°37′ Leo
  • North Node9°51′ Pisces

Venus & Jupiter retrograde

Active aspects

  • Moon trine Neptune0.4° orb
  • Mars sextile Saturn1.5° orb
  • Jupiter square Uranus1.7° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto2.2° orb
  • Moon opposition Pluto2.6° orb
  • Mercury sextile Uranus2.9° orb
  • Mercury conjunction Venus3.0° orb
  • Moon sextile Jupiter3.1° orb
  • Sun conjunction Pluto3.4° orb
  • Jupiter opposition Neptune3.4° orb

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