Mercury retrograde
Feb 26, 2026, 1:47 AM EST – Mar 20, 2026, 3:34 PM EDT
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Thursday, March 12
38% illuminated
23.2 days since new moon
23.2 days since new moon
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March 2026
America/New_York
November 11, 2025
Jupiter retrograde
Nov 11, 2025, 11:44 AM EST – Mar 10, 2026, 11:26 PM EDT. Jupiter appears to move backward from Earth between these dates.
February 26, 2026
Mercury retrograde
Feb 26, 2026, 1:47 AM EST – Mar 20, 2026, 3:34 PM EDT. Mercury appears to move backward from Earth between these dates.
March 3, 2026
Total Lunar Eclipse in Virgo
6:33 AM EST. The peak of the eclipse, which may not be visible where you are.
Full Moon in Virgo
6:38 AM EST
March 11, 2026
Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
5:39 AM EDT
March 18, 2026
New Moon in Pisces
9:24 PM EDT
March 20, 2026
Feast for the Supreme Ritual
All day. Marks the Invocation of Horus, on March 20 rather than at the equinox.
Equinox of the Gods · Thelemic new year
10:45 AM EDT. The Thelemic year begins at this equinox.
March equinox
10:45 AM EDT
March 25, 2026
First Quarter Moon in Cancer
3:18 PM EDT
How times are calculated
Sky events are calculated for your time zone; station times are estimates. Islamic dates are tabular: a local sighting can differ. Easter follows church tables.
Sources: retrograde motion ↗, Moon phases ↗, Islamic calendar ↗, Thelemic feasts ↗.