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Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus

5° Taurus · 12:42 pm ET

Full Moon in Taurus · 100% lit · enters Taurus 1:59 am ET

Daily WeatherTaurus · waxing 100%

Monday, October 28, 1985

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Moon in Taurus · waxing 100%

12:38 pm ET · 5°15′ Taurus

Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus

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

  • 1:59 am ETMoon enters Taurus
  • applying♀ ⚹ ♅exact Tue 12:54 am ET
  • applying♂ □ ♆exact Tue 5:51 pm ET
  • applying☿ ☌ ♄exact Tue 8:40 pm ET
  • applying☉ □ ♃exact Thu 5:23 pm ET

A day of culmination under shadow — you may watch a long arc complete itself in an unexpected tone.

Computed · times ETtoday's sky →

Positions

  • Sun5°12′ Scorpio
  • Moon4°41′ Taurus
  • Mercury26°04′ Scorpio
  • Venus15°05′ Libra
  • Mars0°40′ Libra
  • Jupiter8°10′ Aquarius
  • Saturn27°44′ Scorpio
  • Uranus15°46′ Sagittarius
  • Neptune1°25′ Capricorn
  • Pluto4°42′ Scorpio
  • North Node9°11′ Taurus

Active aspects

  • Moon opposition Pluto0.0° orb
  • Sun conjunction Pluto0.5° orb
  • Sun opposition Moon0.5° orb
  • Venus sextile Uranus0.7° orb
  • Mars square Neptune0.8° orb
  • Mercury conjunction Saturn1.7° orb
  • Mars sextile Saturn2.9° orb
  • Sun square Jupiter3.0° orb
  • Moon trine Neptune3.3° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto3.3° orb
  • Jupiter square Pluto3.5° orb
  • Moon square Jupiter3.5° orb
  • Sun sextile Neptune3.8° orb
  • Mercury sextile Mars4.6° orb

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