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October 1986

A total solar eclipse in Libra on October 3 and a total lunar eclipse in Aries on October 17.

Total Solar Eclipse in Libra

10° Libra · October 3, 3:05 pm ET

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This month

  • New Moon · LibraOct 3 · 2:55 pm
  • First Quarter · CapricornOct 10 · 9:29 am
  • Full Moon · AriesOct 17 · 3:22 pm
  • Last Quarter · LeoOct 25 · 6:26 pm
  • Total solar eclipse · 10° LibraOct 3 · 3:05 pm
  • Total lunar eclipse · 24° AriesOct 17 · 3:18 pm
  • Venus stations retrogradeOct 15 · 12:35 pm

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

Notable aspects

  • Mars square PlutoOct 20 · 10:14 pm
  • Mars sextile SaturnOct 21 · 1:06 pm
  • Mercury square MarsOct 1 · 12:28 am
  • Mercury sextile NeptuneOct 6 · 1:41 am
  • Sun sextile UranusOct 12 · 5:05 pm
  • Mercury trine JupiterOct 14 · 5:34 am
  • Mercury conjunction VenusOct 19 · 10:05 am
  • Sun sextile NeptuneOct 27 · 1:04 am
  • Sun conjunction PlutoOct 30 · 7:39 pm