January 1
New Year’s Day
January 2
New Year’s Day holiday observation; Venus moves into Aquarius
January 6
the Feast of the Epiphany; Three Kings Day; Full Moon in Cancer: also known as the Wolf Moon, the Storm Moon, the Snow, Moon, the Old Moon, and the Moon after Yule
January 13
Mars goes direct at 8° Gemini
January 16
Martin Luther King Junior holiday observation: the National Day of Service
January 19
Mercury goes direct at 8° Capricorn; the 21-day Mercury retrograde shadow period begins
January 20
Sun moves into Aquarius
January 21
New Moon in Aquarius; the first of two Super New Moons of 2023; Lunar Imbolc
January 22
the Lunar New Year; the Chinese New year (The Year of the Water Rabbit); Chinese Lantern Festival
January 23
Uranus goes direct at 14° Taurus
January 27
Venus moves into Pisces
February 1
Imbolc
February 5
Full Moon in Leo: also known as the Snow Moon, the Ice Moon, and the Hunger Moon
February 9
Mercury retrograde 21-day shadow period ends
February 11
Mercury moves into Aquarius
February 14
Valentine’s Day
February 18
Sun moves into Pisces
February 19
Venus moves into Aries; New Moon in Pisces; the Second of two Super New Moons of 2023
February 20
Presidents’ Day holiday observation
February 21
Mardi Gras; Feralia
February 22
Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent
March 2
Mercury moves into Pisces
March 6
Purim begins at Sunset
March 7
Purim ends at Sunset; Full Moon in Virgo: also known as the Worm Moon, the Crow Moon, the Crust Moon, the Sap Moon, the Seed Moon, or the Lenten Moon
March 8
Saturn moves into Pisces
March 12
Daylight savings time begins; Aztec New Year
March 17
St. Patrick’s Day; Venus moves into Taurus
March 19
Mercury moves into Aries; Mothering Sunday
March 20
The Sun moves into Aries; the Spring Equinox; Ostara
March 22
Ramadan begins at Sunset
March 23
Pluto moves into Aquarius
March 26
Mars moves into Cancer
March 29
The Mercury retrograde 24-day prelude period begins
March 31
Cesar Chavez Day
April 3
Mercury moves into Taurus
April 4
The 14-day Eclipse prelude period begins
April 5
Full Moon in Libra: also known as the Hare Moon, the Pink Moon, the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Growing Moon, the Egg Moon, the Fish Moon, and the Paschal Moon; Passover/Pesach – the Festival of Liberation – begins at Sunset
April 6
Maundy Thursday; End of Lent
April 7
Good Friday
April 9
Easter
April 10
Venus moves into Gemini; Siblings Day
April 13
Passover ends at Sunset
April 19
New Moon in Aries; Hybrid Solar Eclipse
April 20
Sun moves into Taurus
April 21
Eid ul Fitr (Ramadan ends)
April 22
Earth Day; Mercury retrogrades at 15° Taurus
May 1
Beltane
May 2
Pluto retrogrades at 0° Aquarius
May 5
Lunar Beltane, Full Moon in Scorpio: also known as the Flower, the Milk Moon, the Dyad Moon, and the Corn Planting Moon; Appulse Lunar Eclipse; the 14-day Eclipse shadow period begins
May 7
Venus moves into Cancer
May 14
Mother’s Day
May 15
Mercury goes direct at 5° Taurus; the Mercury retrograde 24-day shadow period begins
May 16
Jupiter moves into Taurus
May 19
New Moon in Taurus
May 20
Mars moves into Leo; the 14-day Eclipse shadow period ends
May 21
Sun moves into Gemini
May 25
Shavuot begins at Sundown
May 27
Shavuot ends at Sundown
May 29
Memorial Day holiday observance
June 3
Full Moon in Sagittarius: also known as the Honey Moon, the Mead Moon, the Rose Moon, the Strawberry Moon
June 5
Venus moves into Leo
June 8
The Mercury retrograde 24-day shadow period ends
June 11
Pluto moves into Capricorn; Mercury moves into Gemini
June 14
Flag Day
June 17
New Moon in Gemini
June 18
Father’s Day; Saturn retrogrades at 7° Pisces
June 19
Juneteenth holiday observation
June 21
Sun moves into Cancer; Summer Solstice; Litha
June 24
Summer Solstice celebration in Santa Barbara
June 26
Mercury moves into Cancer
July 1
Neptune retrogrades at 27° Pisces
July 3
The first Super Full Moon of 2023; Full Moon in Capricorn; also known as the Full Buck Moon, the Hay Moon, the Thunder Moon, the Wort Moon
July 4
American Independence Day holiday observance
July 10
Mars moves into Virgo, Mercury moves into Leo
July 17
New Moon in Cancer
July 18
Islamic New Year
July 22
Sun moves into Leo
July 23
Chiron retrogrades at 19° Aries; Venus retrogrades at 23° Leo
July 28
Mercury moves into Virgo
July 30
The Mercury retrograde 24-day prelude period begins
August 1
Lunar Lammas/Lughnasa; The second Super Full Moon of 2023; Full Moon in Aquarius: also known as the Sturgeon Moon, the Green Corn Moon, the Grain Moon, the Red Moon or the Barley Moon
August 2
Lammas/Lughnasa; Santa Barbara Fiesta starts
August 6
Santa Barbara Fiesta ends
August 13
Obon (or Bon) Festival begins
August 16
New Moon in Leo; Obon (or Bon) Festival ends
August 23
Sun moves into Virgo
August 24
Mercury retrogrades at 21° Virgo
August 27
Mars moves into Libra
August 28
Uranus retrogrades at 23° Taurus
August 30
The third Super Full Moon of 2023; The second Full Moon in August (Blue Moon); Full Moon in Pisces
September 4
Labor Day holiday observed; Venus goes direct at 12° Leo
September 5
Jupiter retrogrades at 15° Taurus
September 11
9/11; Grandparent’s Day
September 14
New Moon in Virgo
September 15
Rosh Hashanah/the Days of Awe begins at Sunset
September 16
Mercury goes Direct at 8° Virgo; the Mercury retrograde 24-day shadow period begins
September 17
Rosh Hashanah ends at Sunset
September 21
International Day of Peace
September 22
The Sun moves into Libra; the Fall Equinox; Mabon
September 24
Yom Kippur begins at Sunset
September 2
Yom Kippur/the Days of Awe end at Sunset
September 29
The fourth and final Super Full Moon of 2023; Full Moon in Aries: the Corn Moon, the Barley Moon, or the Harvest Moon; Sukkot begins at Sunset
September 30
The 14-day Eclipse prelude period begins
October 4
Mercury moves into Libra
October 6
Sukkot ends at Sunset
October 8
Venus moves into Virgo
October 9
Indigenous Peoples Day
October 10
The Mercury retrograde 24-day shadow period ends
October 11
Mars moves into Scorpio; Pluto goes direct at 27° Capricorn
October 14
New Moon in Libra, Annular Solar Eclipse
October 21
Mercury moves into Scorpio
October 23
Sun moves into Scorpio
October 28
Full Moon in Taurus: the Blood Moon, the Travel Moon, or the Hunter's Moon; Partial Lunar Eclipse; the 14-day Eclipse shadow period begins
October 31
Samhain; Halloween; All Hallows Eve; All Saints Eve
November 1
All Saints' Day; All Hallows' Day; the Feast of All Saints; the Feast of All Hallows; the Solemnity of All Saints; Hallowmas; El Dia de Los Muertos begins
November 2
All Souls' Day; The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed; El Dia de Los Muertos ends
November 4
Saturn goes direct at 0° Pisces
November 5
Daylight Savings Time ends
November 8
Venus moves into Libra
November 9
Mercury moves into Sagittarius
November 11
Veterans Day, Remembrance Day
November 12
Diwali; the 14-day Eclipse shadow period ends
November 13
Lunar Samhain, New Moon in Scorpio
November 22
Sun moves into Sagittarius
November 23
Thanksgiving Day; the 20-day Mercury retrograde prelude period begins
November 24
Mars moves into Sagittarius
November 27
Full Moon in Gemini: also known as the Beaver Moon, the Frosty Moon, the Hunter’s Moon, and the Oak Moon
December 1
Mercury moves into Capricorn
December 4
Venus moves into Scorpio
December 7
Hanukkah begins at Sunset; Pearl Harbor Day; Neptune goes direct at 24° Pisces
December 12
New Moon in Sagittarius
December 13
Mercury retrogrades at 8° Capricorn
December 15
Hanukkah ends
December 21
Sun Moves into Capricorn; Winter Solstice; Yule
December 22
Mercury moves into Sagittarius
December 24
Christmas Eve
December 25
Christmas Day
December 26
Kwanzaa begins; Boxing Day; Full Moon in Cancer: also known as the Cold Moon, the Long Night(s) Moon, and the Moon of Yule; Chiron goes direct at 15° Aries.
December 29
Venus moves into Sagittarius
December 31
New Year’s Eve; Jupiter goes direct at 5° Taurus
