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May 2106

A total solar eclipse in Taurus on May 3 and a partial lunar eclipse in Scorpio on May 17.

Total Solar Eclipse in Taurus

12° Taurus · May 3, 2:16 pm ET

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This month

  • New Moon · TaurusMay 3 · 2:11 pm
  • First Quarter · LeoMay 10 · 5:21 am
  • Full Moon · ScorpioMay 17 · 7:14 pm
  • Last Quarter · PiscesMay 25 · 11:00 pm
  • Total solar eclipse · 12° TaurusMay 3 · 2:16 pm
  • Partial lunar eclipse · 26° ScorpioMay 17 · 7:03 pm
  • BeltaneMay 5 · 4:05 pm

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

Notable aspects

  • Mars trine SaturnMay 24 · 9:33 am
  • Mercury conjunction UranusMay 2 · 12:17 am
  • Sun conjunction UranusMay 6 · 4:32 pm
  • Mercury trine NeptuneMay 7 · 7:03 pm
  • Venus square NeptuneMay 13 · 4:18 am
  • Venus opposition SaturnMay 19 · 9:28 pm
  • Venus sextile PlutoMay 23 · 2:58 pm
  • Mercury square NeptuneMay 26 · 12:15 pm
  • Venus sextile UranusMay 29 · 7:57 pm