Mercury retrograde
Feb 26, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC – Mar 20, 2026, 7:34 PM UTC
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Thursday, March 12
40% illuminated
23.0 days since new moon
23.0 days since new moon
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March 2026
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November 11, 2025
Jupiter retrograde
Nov 11, 2025, 4:44 PM UTC – Mar 11, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC. Jupiter appears to move backward from Earth between these dates.
February 26, 2026
Mercury retrograde
Feb 26, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC – Mar 20, 2026, 7:34 PM UTC. Mercury appears to move backward from Earth between these dates.
March 3, 2026
Total Lunar Eclipse in Virgo
11:33 AM UTC. The peak of the eclipse, which may not be visible where you are.
Full Moon in Virgo
11:38 AM UTC
March 11, 2026
Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
9:39 AM UTC
March 19, 2026
New Moon in Pisces
1:24 AM UTC
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
2:45 PM UTC. The Thelemic year begins at this equinox.
March equinox
2:45 PM UTC
March 25, 2026
First Quarter Moon in Cancer
7:18 PM UTC
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 ↗.