Full moon, penumbral lunar eclipse, apogee (micromoon)
Full moon in Gemini
Exact on Monday 9 December 2030, 22:40 UTC, which is in your time zone. The Moon stands at 17°54′ Gemini, opposite the Sun at 17°54′ Sagittarius, 406,297 km from Earth.
A faint penumbral lunar eclipse accompanies the full moon in Gemini on 9 December 2030, exact at 22:40 UTC near the south node. With a computed magnitude of 0.0, any dimming will be very hard to see. The Moon sits at 17°54' Gemini, opposite the Sun at 17°54' Sagittarius, and at 406,297 km this is an apogee full moon, a micromoon. Uranus is conjunct the Moon within 3.1 degrees, and Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Chiron are all retrograde.
Gemini, mutable air ruled by Mercury, is read as the sign of conversation, learning, siblings and short trips. Astrologers associate eclipses near the south node with release, and the Uranus conjunction is taken to bring surprises to news and plans. With Mercury retrograde, the tradition favors rereading and checking over rushing. One modest step is to clear an old list or inbox.
Planets close to this lunation
- Uranus opposite, within 3.1°
Measured at 00:00 UTC on the day of the phase.
By sign
Where it falls for you
| Sun sign | House | This full moon falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Taurus | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Gemini | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Cancer | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Leo | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Virgo | tenth | career and public role | |
| Libra | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Scorpio | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Sagittarius | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Capricorn | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Aquarius | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Pisces | fourth | home, family, roots | |
Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.