2023

January 2023

January 2023

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 2023

February 2023

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 2023

March 2023

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 2023

April 2023

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 2023

May 2023

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 2023

June 2023

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 2023

July 2023

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 2023

August 2023

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 2023

September 2023

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 2023

October 2023

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 2023

November 2023

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 2023

December 2023

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