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October 1968

A total lunar eclipse in Aries on October 6; Mercury is retrograde Oct 3 through Oct 24.

Total Lunar Eclipse in Aries

13° Aries · October 6, 7:42 am ET

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This month

  • Full Moon · AriesOct 6 · 7:47 am
  • Last Quarter · CancerOct 14 · 11:06 am
  • New Moon · LibraOct 21 · 5:45 pm
  • First Quarter · AquariusOct 28 · 7:40 am
  • Total lunar eclipse · 13° AriesOct 6 · 7:42 am
  • Mercury stations retrogradeOct 3 · 7:42 am
  • Mercury stations directOct 24 · 10:16 am

Mercury retrograde Oct 3 – Oct 24

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

Notable aspects

  • Jupiter conjunction PlutoOct 13 · 1:11 am
  • Mars conjunction PlutoOct 30 · 1:47 pm
  • Jupiter sextile NeptuneOct 20 · 5:19 pm
  • Venus sextile MarsOct 1 · 4:09 pm
  • Sun conjunction Mercury · cazimiOct 15 · 11:40 am
  • Venus sextile JupiterOct 16 · 10:13 am
  • Venus conjunction NeptuneOct 17 · 12:42 am
  • Venus sextile UranusOct 22 · 5:41 am