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October 6, 1968

Total Lunar Eclipse in Aries

13° Aries · 7:42 am ET

Full Moon in Aries · 100% lit

Daily WeatherAries · waning 100%

Sunday, October 6, 1968

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Moon in Aries · waning 100% · Mercury ℞ in Scorpio · two planets retrograde

7:47 am ET · 13°17′ Aries

Total Lunar Eclipse in Aries

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

  • applying♃ ☌ ♇exact Sun 1:10 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

  • Sun13°29′ Libra
  • Moon15°45′ Aries
  • Mercury℞︎0°37′ Scorpio
  • Venus12°14′ Scorpio
  • Mars9°20′ Virgo
  • Jupiter22°19′ Virgo
  • Saturn℞︎22°46′ Aries
  • Uranus0°30′ Libra
  • Neptune24°46′ Scorpio
  • Pluto23°26′ Virgo
  • North Node9°38′ Aries

Mercury & Saturn retrograde

Active aspects

  • Jupiter conjunction Pluto1.1° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto1.3° orb
  • Sun opposition Moon2.3° orb
  • Jupiter sextile Neptune2.5° orb
  • Venus sextile Mars2.9° orb

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