SEASON I · SOUTH NODE
19 May – 25 Jun 2030
38 days on which the Sun stands within 18.5° of the Moon’s south node, at 16° Gemini mid-season. Retrograde during it: Jupiter (the whole season) and Pluto (the whole season).
Eclipses 2030
Four eclipses fall in 2030, in two eclipse seasons: annular solar eclipse on 1 Jun, partial lunar eclipse on 15 Jun, total solar eclipse on 25 Nov and penumbral lunar eclipse on 9 Dec. Mercury is retrograde at the penumbral lunar eclipse on 9 Dec.
Eclipses4
Solar · lunar2 · 2
Seasons2
Retrograde in a season6 of 8
Eclipse seasons on the zodiac · 2030
Each wedge spans 18.5° either side of the lunar node the Sun passes in that season, drawn at the node’s place mid-season: the nodes slide back about 19° a year. Solar eclipses sit on the outer ring at the Sun’s longitude, lunar ones on the inner ring at the Moon’s.
Where the seasons meet the retrogrades
Six of eight planets are retrograde in an eclipse season.
Eclipse seasonRetrogradeRetrograde inside a season
Total solarAnnular solarPartial lunarPenumbral lunar
Retrograde windows run from the station-retrograde day to the station-direct day, both counted, in UTC — the same windows as the 2030 retrograde calendar.
The seasons of 2030
SEASON II · NORTH NODE
11 Nov – 17 Dec 2030
37 days on which the Sun stands within 18.5° of the Moon’s north node, at 7° Sagittarius mid-season. Retrograde during it: Mercury (12 days), Saturn (the whole season), Uranus (the whole season) and Neptune (the whole season).
- Total solar3° Sagittarius · Greatest eclipse at 43.6° S, 71.2° E.Retrograde that day: Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.NASA map25 Nov 203006:50 UTC
- Penumbral lunar17° Gemini · Penumbral only: the Moon dims without entering the umbra, for 279 minutes.Retrograde that day: Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. It falls on day 4 of a 20-day Mercury retrograde.NASA map9 Dec 203022:27 UTC
Eclipses and times of greatest eclipse are computed with astronomy-engine and checked against NASA’s eclipse catalog; see the method.
Questions
- 01When are the eclipses in 2030?
- Annular solar: 1 Jun 2030, 10° Gemini; Partial lunar: 15 Jun 2030, 24° Sagittarius; Total solar: 25 Nov 2030, 3° Sagittarius; Penumbral lunar: 9 Dec 2030, 17° Gemini. Times of greatest eclipse are on this page, in UTC.
- 02When is eclipse season in 2030?
- 19 May 2030 to 25 Jun 2030 (south node); 11 Nov 2030 to 17 Dec 2030 (north node). A season here is every UTC day on which the Sun stands within 18.5° of one of the Moon’s nodes.
- 03Which planets are retrograde during the 2030 eclipses?
- Annular solar eclipse on 1 Jun: Retrograde that day: Jupiter and Pluto. Partial lunar eclipse on 15 Jun: Retrograde that day: Jupiter and Pluto. Total solar eclipse on 25 Nov: Retrograde that day: Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Penumbral lunar eclipse on 9 Dec: Retrograde that day: Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. It falls on day 4 of a 20-day Mercury retrograde.
- 04What is an eclipse season?
- The Moon’s orbit is tilted about five degrees to the Sun’s path, so most new and full moons pass above or below the Sun or Earth’s shadow. Twice a year, for about five weeks, the Sun stands near one of the two points where the orbits cross, the nodes; any new or full moon then is close enough to the node to cast or catch a shadow. Every season has at least two eclipses, a solar and a lunar, and sometimes three.
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