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July 1981

A partial lunar eclipse in Capricorn on July 17 and a total solar eclipse in Leo on July 30; Mercury retrograde ends July 3.

Total Solar Eclipse in Leo

7° Leo · July 30, 11:46 pm ET

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This month

  • New Moon · CancerJul 1 · 3:04 pm
  • First Quarter · LibraJul 8 · 10:40 pm
  • Full Moon · CapricornJul 17 · 12:39 am
  • Last Quarter · TaurusJul 24 · 5:40 am
  • New Moon · LeoJul 30 · 11:53 pm
  • Partial lunar eclipse · 24° CapricornJul 17 · 12:47 am
  • Total solar eclipse · 7° LeoJul 30 · 11:46 pm
  • Pluto stations directJul 1 · 12:29 pm
  • Mercury stations directJul 3 · 8:58 am

Mercury retrograde Jun 9 – Jul 3

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

Notable aspects

  • Mars trine PlutoJul 5 · 6:59 pm
  • Mars opposition NeptuneJul 7 · 5:35 pm
  • Jupiter conjunction SaturnJul 24 · 12:25 am
  • Mars square SaturnJul 25 · 5:32 pm
  • Mars square JupiterJul 25 · 11:00 pm
  • Venus sextile SaturnJul 2 · 4:02 pm
  • Sun square PlutoJul 13 · 10:47 pm
  • Mercury square JupiterJul 16 · 8:15 pm
  • Venus square UranusJul 21 · 5:16 am
  • Mercury square PlutoJul 28 · 9:56 am