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Eclipses by Year: 1900–2050
In 2001 5 eclipses: January 9 – lunar eclipse; June 21 – solar eclipse; July 5 – lunar eclipse; December 14 – solar eclipse; December 30 – lunar eclipse. They form 3 eclipse seasons – the stretches between paired eclipses, when events tend to arrive especially thick and fast. Eastern Time; the moment given is the eclipse maximum.
Eclipse season: January 9
Lunar Eclipse in Cancer
- Type
- Total
- Degree
- 19°37′05″ Cancer
- Magnitude
- 1,188
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Cancer.
Eclipse season: June 21 – July 5
These eclipses are 14 days apart. During the eclipse season, the decisions you would normally make can be harder: the circumstances are still shifting. Worth watching, and worth not rushing anything final.
Solar Eclipse in Cancer
- Type
- Total
- Degree
- 0°10′35″ Cancer
- Magnitude
- 1,049
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs gently, by mood, and closer to home.
Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn
- Type
- Partial
- Degree
- 13°34′54″ Capricorn
- Magnitude
- 0,493
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Capricorn.
Eclipse season: December 14 – December 30
These eclipses are 16 days apart. During the eclipse season, the decisions you would normally make can be harder: the circumstances are still shifting. Worth watching, and worth not rushing anything final.
Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius
- Type
- Annular
- Degree
- 22°56′13″ Sagittarius
- Magnitude
- 0,968
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs broadly, eagerly, with the far horizon in view.
Lunar Eclipse in Cancer
- Type
- Penumbral
- Degree
- 8°41′44″ Cancer
- Magnitude
- 0,893
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Cancer.
Eclipses in other years
How this is calculated. Our numbers come from the Moira 6.1.0 engine running on NASA JPL DE440 ephemerides, tropical zodiac, Eastern Time, data updated Aug 8, 2026. More on our method →
See Also
The wheel uses the tropical zodiac, 0° Aries on the left, signs running counterclockwise. The lines in the middle are the exact angles between planets at that moment.