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January 8, 1955

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Cancer

17° Cancer · 7:33 am ET

Full Moon in Cancer · 100% lit

Daily WeatherCancer · waning 100%

Saturday, January 8, 1955

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Moon in Cancer · waning 100% · Jupiter ℞ in Cancer · three planets retrograde

7:45 am ET · 17°28′ Cancer

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Cancer

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

  • 6:39 am ET☿ ☍ ♃exact · 25°53′ Capricorn
  • 8:24 am ET☿ ☍ ♅exact · 26°01′ Capricorn
  • applying♂ △ ♃exact Sun 2:25 am ET
  • applying♂ △ ♅exact Sun 8:38 am ET
  • applying☿ □ ♆exact Sun 2:59 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

  • Sun17°38′ Capricorn
  • Moon19°44′ Cancer
  • Mercury26°13′ Capricorn
  • Venus2°02′ Sagittarius
  • Mars25°20′ Pisces
  • Jupiter℞︎25°52′ Cancer
  • Saturn18°59′ Scorpio
  • Uranus℞︎26°01′ Cancer
  • Neptune28°07′ Libra
  • Pluto℞︎26°25′ Leo
  • North Node5°34′ Capricorn

Jupiter, Uranus & Pluto retrograde

Active aspects

  • Jupiter conjunction Uranus0.1° orb
  • Mercury opposition Uranus0.2° orb
  • Mercury opposition Jupiter0.4° orb
  • Mars trine Jupiter0.5° orb
  • Mars trine Uranus0.7° orb
  • Moon trine Saturn0.8° orb
  • Mercury sextile Mars0.9° orb
  • Sun sextile Saturn1.4° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto1.7° orb
  • Mercury square Neptune1.9° orb
  • Uranus square Neptune2.1° orb
  • Sun opposition Moon2.1° orb
  • Jupiter square Neptune2.3° orb

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