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August 1961

A annular solar eclipse in Leo on August 11 and a partial lunar eclipse in Pisces on August 25.

Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo

18° Leo · August 11, 6:46 am ET

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This month

  • Last Quarter · TaurusAug 3 · 7:48 am
  • New Moon · LeoAug 11 · 6:36 am
  • First Quarter · ScorpioAug 19 · 6:52 am
  • Full Moon · PiscesAug 25 · 11:14 pm
  • Annular solar eclipse · 18° LeoAug 11 · 6:46 am
  • Partial lunar eclipse · 2° PiscesAug 25 · 11:08 pm
  • LughnasadhAug 7 · 2:49 pm

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

Notable aspects

  • Mars trine SaturnAug 9 · 12:48 am
  • Mars trine JupiterAug 16 · 3:55 am
  • Mercury opposition SaturnAug 1 · 2:07 pm
  • Mercury opposition JupiterAug 4 · 8:43 am
  • Mercury square NeptuneAug 8 · 3:41 am
  • Venus sextile PlutoAug 9 · 5:54 pm
  • Sun conjunction Mercury · cazimiAug 14 · 10:55 am
  • Mercury conjunction PlutoAug 22 · 4:17 pm
  • Venus opposition SaturnAug 24 · 10:49 am
  • Venus opposition JupiterAug 28 · 2:08 am
  • Sun conjunction PlutoAug 31 · 8:39 am