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April 2005

A total solar eclipse in Aries on April 8 and a penumbral lunar eclipse in Scorpio on April 24; Mercury retrograde ends April 12.

Total Solar Eclipse in Aries

19° Aries · April 8, 4:36 pm ET

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This month

  • Last Quarter · CapricornApr 1 · 7:51 pm
  • New Moon · AriesApr 8 · 4:33 pm
  • First Quarter · CancerApr 16 · 10:38 am
  • Full Moon · ScorpioApr 24 · 6:07 am
  • Total solar eclipse · 19° AriesApr 8 · 4:36 pm
  • Penumbral lunar eclipse · 4° ScorpioApr 24 · 5:55 am
  • Mercury stations directApr 12 · 3:43 am

Mercury retrograde Mar 19 – Apr 12

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

Notable aspects

  • Mars sextile PlutoApr 23 · 3:09 am
  • Mars conjunction NeptuneApr 13 · 9:19 am
  • Mars trine JupiterApr 8 · 1:29 am
  • Venus opposition JupiterApr 2 · 6:51 pm
  • Sun opposition JupiterApr 3 · 11:29 am
  • Venus sextile NeptuneApr 5 · 6:16 am
  • Sun sextile NeptuneApr 6 · 3:55 pm
  • Sun square SaturnApr 10 · 8:37 am
  • Venus trine PlutoApr 11 · 5:06 am
  • Sun trine PlutoApr 14 · 2:51 am
  • Mercury opposition JupiterApr 28 · 12:35 am
  • Venus square NeptuneApr 29 · 8:38 pm