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May 2096

A penumbral lunar eclipse in Scorpio on May 7 and a total solar eclipse in Gemini on May 21; Mercury retrograde ends May 1.

Total Solar Eclipse in Gemini

2° Gemini · May 21, 9:34 pm ET

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This month

  • Full Moon · ScorpioMay 7 · 7:07 am
  • Last Quarter · AquariusMay 15 · 5:55 am
  • New Moon · GeminiMay 21 · 9:36 pm
  • First Quarter · VirgoMay 28 · 7:07 pm
  • Penumbral lunar eclipse · 18° ScorpioMay 7 · 7:21 am
  • Total solar eclipse · 2° GeminiMay 21 · 9:34 pm
  • BeltaneMay 4 · 6:16 am
  • Mercury stations directMay 1 · 9:19 pm
  • Neptune stations directMay 15 · 3:53 pm

Mercury retrograde Apr 8 – May 1

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

Notable aspects

  • Mars conjunction JupiterMay 20 · 11:02 pm
  • Mercury trine SaturnMay 13 · 3:43 pm
  • Sun conjunction Venus · cazimiMay 14 · 9:39 pm
  • Venus square SaturnMay 17 · 2:54 pm
  • Mercury trine NeptuneMay 20 · 6:55 pm
  • Venus square NeptuneMay 23 · 9:59 am
  • Sun square NeptuneMay 25 · 7:10 pm
  • Sun sextile UranusMay 29 · 12:52 am