Below is a list of astrological events occurring in 2018, broken down by month. Retrograde periods for the planets shown first, including retrograde shadow period times for Mercury to Jupiter. All times Central Standard Time (CST).
Mercury Retrogrades:
March 22 (16° Aries 54′) to April 15 (04° Aries 46′)
(shadow period from 8 March to 3 May 2018)
July 26 (23° Leo 27′) to August 19 (11° Leo 35′)
(Shadow period from 7 July to 1 September 2018)
November 16 (13 Sagittarius 29′) to December 7(27° Scorpio 21′)
(Shadow period from 28 October to 24 December 2018)
Venus Retrograde:
October 5 (10° Scorpio 50′) to November 17 (25° Libra 15′)d
(Shadow period from 2 September to 17 December 2018)
Mars Retrograde:
June 26 (9° Aquarius 13′) to August 28 (28° Capricorn 36′)
(Shadow period 12 May to 8 October 2018)
Jupiter Retrograde:
March 8 (23°Scorpio 13′) to July 11 (13° Scorpio 20′)
(Shadow period from 12 December 2017 to 6 October 2018)
Saturn Retrograde:
April 17 ( 9° Capricorn 08′) to September 7 (02° Capricorn 32′)
Uranus Retrograde:
August 7 (02° Taurus 33′) to 7 January 2019 (28° Aries 26′)
Neptune Retrograde:
June 18 (16° Pisces 29′) to November 25 (13° Pisces 41′)
Pluto Retrograde:
April 22 ( 21° Capricorn 17′) to October 1 (18° Capricorn 45′)
January
January 2 — Full Moon, Supermoon (Wolf Moon) 11°Cancer 37′
January 2 — Uranus stations direct 24°Aries 34′
January 10 — Shadow period for upcoming Saturn retrograde starts.
January 11 — Mercury enters Capricorn
January 16 — New Moon 26° Capricorn 54′
January 17 — Venus enters Aquarius
January 19 — Sun enters Aquarius
January 26 — Mars enters Sagittarius
January 31 — Full Moon, Supermoon, Blue Moon, (Snow Moon) Total Lunar Eclipse 11°Leo 36′
January 31 — Mercury enters Aquarius
February
February 10 — Venus enters Pisces
February 15 — New Moon, Partial Solar Eclipse 27°Aquarius 07′
February 18 — Sun enters Pisces
March
March 1 — Full Moon (Worm Moon) 11° Virgo 22′
March 6 — Mercury enters Aries
March 6 — Venus enters Aries
March 7 — Jupiter Stations 23°Scorpio 13′
March 8 — Jupiter Stations Retrograde 23°Scorpio 13′
March 8 — Shadow period for upcoming Mercury retrograde begins.
March 9 — Jupiter Retrograde 23°Scorpio 13′
(shadow period from 12 December 2017 to 10 July 2018)
March 17 — New Moon 26° Pisces 53′
March 17 — Mars enters Capricorn
March 20 — Sun enters Aries (Spring/Autumn equinox)
March 21 — Mercury stations 16° Aries 50′
March 22 — Mercury stations Retrograde 16° Aries 54′
March 23 — Mercury Retrograde 16° Aries 50′
(shadow period from 8 March to 3 May 2018)
March 31 — Venus enters Taurus
March 31 — Full Moon, Blue Moon (Sap Moon) 10° Libra 44′
April
April 14 — Mercury stations 04° Aries 49′
April 15 — Mercury stations direct 04° Aries 46′
April 15 — New Moon 26° Aries 02′
April 16 — Mercury direct 04° Aries 49′
April 16 — Saturn stations 9° Capricorn 08′
April 17 — Chiron enters Aries
April 17 — Saturn stations retrograde 9° Capricorn 08′
April 18 — Saturn retrograde 9° Capricorn 08′
April 19 — Sun enters Taurus
April 21 — Puto stations 21° Capricorn 17′
April 22 — Pluto stations retrograde 21° Capricorn 17′
April 23 — Pluto retrograde 21° Capricorn 17′
April 24 — Venus enters Gemini
April 29 — Full Moon (Pink Moon) 09° Scorpio 38′
May
May 3 — Shadow period for previous Mercury retrograde ends.
May 12 — Shadow period for upcoming Mars retrograde begins.
May 13 — Mercury enters Taurus
May 15 — New Moon 24° Taurus 35′
May 15 — Uranus enters Taurus
May 15 — Mars enters Aquarius
May 19 — Venus enters Cancer
May 20 — Sun enters Gemini
May 29 — Full Moon (Flower Moon) 8° Sagittarius 09′
May 29 — Mercury enters Gemini
June
June 12 — Mercury enters Cancer
June 13 — New Moon 22° Gemini 44′
June 13 — Venus enters Leo
June 17 — Neptune stations 16° Pisces 29′
June 18 — Neptune stations retrograde 16° Pisces 29′
June 19 — Neptune retrograde 16° Pisces 29′
June 21 — Sun enters Cancer (Summer/Winter solstice)
June 25 — Mars stations 9° Aquarius 12′
June 26 — Mars stations retrograde 9° Aquarius 13′
June 27 — Mars retrograde 9° Aquarius 12′
(Shadow retrograde period 12 May to 8 October 2018)
June 27 — Full Moon (Strawberry Moon) 06° Capricorn 27′
June 29 — Mercury enters Leo
July
July 3 — Chiron stations 02° Aries 25′
July 4 — Chiron stations retrograde 02° Aries 25′
July 5 — Chiron retrograde 02° Aries 25′
July 7 — Shadow period for upcoming Mercury retrograde begins
July 9 — Jupiter stations 13° Scorpio 20′
July 9 — Venus enters Virgo
July 10 — Jupiter stations direct 13° Scorpio 20′
July 11 — Jupiter direct 13° Scorpio 20′
July 12 — New Moon, Partial Solar Eclipse 20° Cancer 41′
July 22 — Sun enters Leo
July 25 — Mercury stations 23° Leo 24′
July 26 — Mercury station retrograde 23° Leo 27′
July 27 — Mercury retrograde 23° Leo 24′
(Shadow period from 7 July to 1 September 2018)
July 27 — Full Moon (Buck Moon), Total Lunar Eclipse 04° Aquarius 44′
August
August 6 — Uranus stations 02° Taurus 33′
August 6 — Venus enters Libra
August 7 — Uranus stations retrograde 02° Taurus 33′
August 8 — Uranus retrograde 02° Taurus 33′
August 11 — New Moon, Partial Solar Eclipse 18° Leo 41′
August 12 — Mars retrogrades into Capricorn
August 17 — Mercury stations 11° Leo 35′
August 18 — Mercury stations direct 11° Leo 31′
August 19 — Mercury direct 11° Leo 35′
August 22 — Sun enters Virgo
August 26 — Full Moon (Sturgeon Moon) 03° Pisces 12′
August 26 — Mars stations 28° Capricorn 36′
August 27 — Mars stations direct 28° Capricorn 36′
August 28 — Mars direct 28° Capricorn 36′
September
September 1 — Shadow period for previous Mercury retrograde ends.
September 2 — Shadow period for upcoming Venus retrograde begins.
September 5 — Saturn stations 02° Capricorn 32′
September 5 — Mercury enters Virgo
September 6 — Saturn stations direct 02° Capricorn 32′
September 7 — Saturn direct 02° Capricorn 32′
September 9 — Venus enters Scorpio
September 9 — New Moon 17° Virgo 00′
September 10 — Mars enters Aquarius
September 21 — Mercury enters Libra
September 22 — Sun enters Libra (Fall/Spring equinox)
September 24 — Full Moon (Corn Moon) 01° Aries 59′
September 25 — Chiron retrogrades into Pisces
September 29 — Pluto stations 18° Capricorn 45′
September 30 — Pluto stations direct 18° Capricorn 45′
October
October 1 — Pluto direct 18° Capricorn 45′
October 4 — Venus stations 10° Scorpio 49′
October 5 — Venus stations retrograde 10° Scorpio 50′
October 6 — Venus retrograde 10° Scorpio 49′
(Shadow period from 2 September to 17 December 2018)
October 6 — Shadow period for previous Jupiter retrograde ends.
October 8 — Shadow period for previous Mars retrograde ends.
October 8 — New Moon 15° Libra 48′
October 9 — Mercury enters Scorpio
October 23 — Sun enters Scorpio
October 24 — Full Moon (Hunter’s Moon) 01° Taurus 13′
October 28 — Shadow period for upcoming Mercury retrograde starts.
October 30 — Mercury enters Sagittarius
October 31 — Venus retrogrades into Libra
November
November 6 — Uranus retrogrades into Aries
November 7 — New Moon 15° Scorpio 11′
November 8 — Jupiter enters Sagittarius
November 15 — Venus stations 25° Libra 15′
November 15 — Mars enters Pisces
November 15 — Mercury stations 13 Sagittarius 25′
November 16 — Venus stations direct 25° Libra 14′
November 16 — Mercury stations retrograde 13 Sagittarius 29′
November 17 — Venus direct 25° Libra 15′
November 17 — Mercury retrograde 13 Sagittarius 24′
(Shadow period from 28 October to 24 December 2018)
November 22 — Sun enters Sagittarius
November 23 — Full Moon (Beaver Moon) 00° Gemini 52′
November 23 — Neptune stations 13° Pisces 41′
November 24 — Neptune stations direct 13° Pisces 41′
November 25 — Neptune direct 13° Pisces 41′
December
December 1 — Mercury retrograde into Scorpio
December 2 — Venus enters Scorpio
December 5 — Mercury stations 27° Scorpio 21′
December 6 — Mercury stations direct 27° Scorpio 16′
December 7 — New Moon 15° Sagittarius 07′
December 7 — Mercury direct 27° Scorpio 21′
December 8 — Chiron stations 27° Pisces 53′
December 9 — Chiron stations direct 27° Pisces 53′
December 10 — Chiron direct 27° Pisces 53′
December 12 — Shadow period for previous Saturn return ends.
December 12 — Mercury enters Sagittarius
December 17 — Shadow period for previous Venus retrograde ends.
December 21 — Sun enters Capricorn (Winter/Summer solstice)
December 22 — Full Moon (Cold Moon) 00° Cancer 49′
December 24 — Shadow period for previous Mercury retrograde ends.
December 31 — Mars enters Aries
