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July 1972

A total solar eclipse in Cancer on July 10 and a partial lunar eclipse in Aquarius on July 26; Mercury stations retrograde on July 24.

Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer

18° Cancer · July 10, 3:46 pm ET

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This month

  • Last Quarter · AriesJul 3 · 11:26 pm
  • New Moon · CancerJul 10 · 3:39 pm
  • First Quarter · LibraJul 18 · 3:46 am
  • Full Moon · AquariusJul 26 · 3:24 am
  • Total solar eclipse · 18° CancerJul 10 · 3:46 pm
  • Partial lunar eclipse · 3° AquariusJul 26 · 3:16 am
  • Venus stations directJul 9 · 12:59 am
  • Mercury stations retrogradeJul 24 · 7:00 pm

Mercury retrograde Jul 24 – Aug 17

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

Notable aspects

  • Jupiter square PlutoJul 25 · 6:53 pm
  • Mars trine NeptuneJul 3 · 2:48 am
  • Saturn trine UranusJul 4 · 4:05 am
  • Mars sextile UranusJul 21 · 1:06 pm
  • Mars sextile SaturnJul 24 · 4:34 pm
  • Sun square UranusJul 6 · 2:44 am
  • Mercury sextile VenusJul 15 · 10:50 am
  • Mercury conjunction MarsJul 31 · 3:51 am