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Eclipses by Year: 1900–2050
In 2009 6 eclipses: January 26 – solar eclipse; February 9 – lunar eclipse; July 7 – lunar eclipse; July 21 – solar eclipse; August 5 – lunar eclipse; December 31 – 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 26 – February 9
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 Aquarius
- Type
- Annular
- Degree
- 6°30′00″ Aquarius
- Magnitude
- 0,928
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs unconventionally, independently, with the group in mind.
Lunar Eclipse in Leo
- Type
- Penumbral
- Degree
- 20°53′15″ Leo
- Magnitude
- 0,899
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Leo.
Eclipse season: July 7 – August 5
These eclipses are 30 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.
Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn
- Type
- Penumbral
- Degree
- 15°32′57″ Capricorn
- Magnitude
- 0,157
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Capricorn.
Solar Eclipse in Cancer
- Type
- Total
- Degree
- 29°26′33″ Cancer
- Magnitude
- 1,080
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs gently, by mood, and closer to home.
Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius
- Type
- Penumbral
- Degree
- 13°35′44″ Aquarius
- Magnitude
- 0,401
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Aquarius.
Eclipse season: December 31
Lunar Eclipse in Cancer
- Type
- Partial
- Degree
- 10°21′27″ Cancer
- Magnitude
- 0,077
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.