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August 15, 1962

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius

22° Aquarius · 3:57 pm ET

Full Moon in Aquarius · 100% lit

Daily WeatherAquarius · waxing 100%

Wednesday, August 15, 1962

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Moon in Aquarius · waxing 100% · Jupiter ℞ in Pisces · two planets retrograde

4:10 pm ET · 22°30′ Aquarius

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius

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

  • 1:45 am ET♀ △ ♄exact · 7°01′ Libra
  • 9:59 pm ET☿ ☌ ♇exact · 9°15′ Virgo
  • applying☿ ☍ ♃exact Thu 3:53 am ET
  • applying☿ ⚹ ♆exact Thu 9:09 pm ET
  • applying♃ ☍ ♇exact Sat 6:24 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

  • Sun22°21′ Leo
  • Moon20°15′ Aquarius
  • Mercury8°35′ Virgo
  • Venus7°29′ Libra
  • Mars25°35′ Gemini
  • Jupiter℞︎9°45′ Pisces
  • Saturn℞︎6°59′ Aquarius
  • Uranus0°21′ Virgo
  • Neptune10°52′ Scorpio
  • Pluto9°14′ Virgo
  • North Node8°58′ Leo

Jupiter & Saturn retrograde

Active aspects

  • Venus trine Saturn0.5° orb
  • Jupiter opposition Pluto0.5° orb
  • Mercury conjunction Pluto0.7° orb
  • Jupiter trine Neptune1.1° orb
  • Mercury opposition Jupiter1.2° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto1.6° orb
  • Sun opposition Moon2.1° orb
  • Mercury sextile Neptune2.3° orb
  • Sun sextile Mars3.2° orb
  • Saturn square Neptune3.9° orb
  • Mars sextile Uranus4.8° orb

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