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Eclipses by Year: 1900–2050
In 2012 4 eclipses: May 20 – solar eclipse; June 4 – lunar eclipse; November 13 – solar eclipse; November 28 – lunar eclipse. They form 2 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: May 20 – June 4
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 Gemini
- Type
- Annular
- Degree
- 0°20′45″ Gemini
- Magnitude
- 0,944
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs lightly, curiously, and on several topics at once.
Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius
- Type
- Partial
- Degree
- 14°09′04″ Sagittarius
- Magnitude
- 0,369
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Sagittarius.
Eclipse season: November 13 – November 28
These eclipses are 15 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 Scorpio
- Type
- Total
- Degree
- 21°56′41″ Scorpio
- Magnitude
- 1,050
An amplified new moon: the point a new storyline starts from. The tone runs deeply, honestly, and without half-measures.
Lunar Eclipse in Gemini
- Type
- Penumbral
- Degree
- 6°40′52″ Gemini
- Magnitude
- 0,915
An amplified full moon: whatever ripened becomes visible in full. The tone is set by Gemini.
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 →
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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.