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Eclipses 2034

Four eclipses fall in 2034, in two eclipse seasons: total solar eclipse on 20 Mar, penumbral lunar eclipse on 3 Apr, annular solar eclipse on 12 Sep and partial lunar eclipse on 28 Sep. Mercury is direct at every one of them.

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Eclipses4
Solar · lunar2 · 2
Seasons2
Retrograde in a season7 of 8
Eclipse seasons on the zodiac · 2034

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

Seven of eight planets are retrograde in an eclipse season.

SEASON ISEASON IIECLIPSESMERCURYVENUSMARSJUPITERSATURNURANUSNEPTUNEPLUTOJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC
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 2034 retrograde calendar.

The seasons of 2034

SEASON I · SOUTH NODE

5 Mar – 10 Apr 2034

37 days on which the Sun stands within 18.5° of the Moon’s south node, at 3° Aries mid-season. Retrograde during it: Saturn (12 days) and Uranus (6 days).

  • Total solar29° Pisces · Greatest eclipse at 16.0° N, 22.2° E.No planet is retrograde that day.NASA map
    20 Mar 203410:17 UTC
  • Penumbral lunar13° Libra · Penumbral only: the Moon dims without entering the umbra, for 265 minutes.No planet is retrograde that day.NASA map
    3 Apr 203419:05 UTC

SEASON II · NORTH NODE

29 Aug – 5 Oct 2034

38 days on which the Sun stands within 18.5° of the Moon’s north node, at 23° Virgo mid-season. Retrograde during it: Mercury (6 days), Venus (6 days), Jupiter (the whole season), Neptune (the whole season) and Pluto (the whole season).

  • Annular solar19° Virgo · Greatest eclipse at 18.2° S, 72.6° W; the Moon covers 95% of the Sun.Retrograde that day: Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto.NASA map
    12 Sep 203416:18 UTC
  • Partial lunar4° Aries · The partial phase lasts 27 minutes.Retrograde that day: Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto.NASA map
    28 Sep 203402:46 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 2034?
Total solar: 20 Mar 2034, 29° Pisces; Penumbral lunar: 3 Apr 2034, 13° Libra; Annular solar: 12 Sep 2034, 19° Virgo; Partial lunar: 28 Sep 2034, 4° Aries. Times of greatest eclipse are on this page, in UTC.
02When is eclipse season in 2034?
5 Mar 2034 to 10 Apr 2034 (south node); 29 Aug 2034 to 5 Oct 2034 (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 2034 eclipses?
Total solar eclipse on 20 Mar: No planet is retrograde that day. Penumbral lunar eclipse on 3 Apr: No planet is retrograde that day. Annular solar eclipse on 12 Sep: Retrograde that day: Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto. Partial lunar eclipse on 28 Sep: Retrograde that day: Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto.
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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