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September 2016

A annular solar eclipse in Virgo on September 1 and a penumbral lunar eclipse in Pisces on September 16; the autumn equinox falls on September 22; Mercury retrograde ends September 22.

Annular Solar Eclipse in Virgo

9° Virgo · September 1, 5:07 am ET

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This month

  • New Moon · VirgoSep 1 · 5:04 am
  • First Quarter · SagittariusSep 9 · 7:50 am
  • Full Moon · PiscesSep 16 · 3:06 pm
  • Last Quarter · CancerSep 23 · 5:57 am
  • New Moon · LibraSep 30 · 8:12 pm
  • Annular solar eclipse · 9° VirgoSep 1 · 5:07 am
  • Penumbral lunar eclipse · 24° PiscesSep 16 · 2:54 pm
  • Autumn EquinoxSep 22 · 10:21 am
  • Mercury stations directSep 22 · 1:33 am
  • Pluto stations directSep 26 · 10:44 am

Mercury retrograde Aug 30 – Sep 22

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

Notable aspects

  • Saturn square NeptuneSep 10 · 10:26 am
  • Mars trine UranusSep 17 · 3:04 am
  • Sun opposition NeptuneSep 2 · 12:44 pm
  • Sun trine PlutoSep 7 · 1:19 am
  • Venus square PlutoSep 11 · 3:47 am
  • Sun conjunction Mercury · cazimiSep 12 · 7:40 pm
  • Sun square MarsSep 13 · 4:43 pm
  • Venus opposition UranusSep 18 · 4:07 am
  • Venus sextile MarsSep 19 · 7:55 am
  • Mercury trine PlutoSep 20 · 9:39 pm