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Partial Lunar Eclipse in Cancer

10° Cancer · 2:23 pm ET

Full Moon in Cancer · 100% lit

Daily WeatherCancer · waxing 100%

Thursday, December 31, 2009

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Moon in Cancer · waxing 100% · Mercury ℞ in Capricorn · two planets retrograde

2:13 pm ET · 10°15′ Cancer

Partial Lunar Eclipse in Cancer

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

  • applying☉ ☌ ☿cazimi Mon 2:07 pm ET
  • applying☿ ☌ ♀exact Tue 5:40 am ET
  • separating♀ □ ♄exact Tue 1:53 am 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

  • Sun10°08′ Capricorn
  • Moon8°33′ Cancer
  • Mercury℞︎19°19′ Capricorn
  • Venus7°28′ Capricorn
  • Mars℞︎18°52′ Leo
  • Jupiter26°18′ Aquarius
  • Saturn4°30′ Libra
  • Uranus23°05′ Pisces
  • Neptune24°34′ Aquarius
  • Pluto3°18′ Capricorn
  • North Node21°05′ Capricorn

Mercury & Mars retrograde

Active aspects

  • Moon opposition Venus1.1° orb
  • Saturn square Pluto1.2° orb
  • Sun opposition Moon1.6° orb
  • Jupiter conjunction Neptune1.7° orb
  • Sun conjunction Venus2.7° orb
  • Venus square Saturn3.0° orb
  • Mercury sextile Uranus3.8° orb
  • Moon square Saturn4.0° orb
  • Venus conjunction Pluto4.2° orb

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