There will be five eclipses in 2016: 3 lunar and 2 solar. From an astrological point of view, eclipses are new moons or full moons that occur near the nodes. Emotional sensitivity increases during these periods, so special care and caution must be exercised, starting three days before the eclipse and three days after the eclipse.
Solar eclipses– start a new topic, or introduce formalized trends that were previously present implicitly.
Lunar eclipses- are the culmination of a theme and indicate the beginning of the completion of something.
Solar eclipse March 9, 2016(04:54 Moscow time) will take place at 19 degrees in Pisces. The medieval astrologer William Lilly wrote that when an eclipse occurs in a two-body sign (which includes Pisces), this complicates matters for rulers or chief officials. There is an opportunity to check how it works. Several planets will take part in the eclipse: Chiron, Neptune, Jupiter and Saturn.
Jupiter and Saturn have been in conflict for a long time, Jupiter is trying to expand, and Saturn is trying to restrain. So far, Saturn is winning due to the weakening of Jupiter in Virgo. Opportunities for travel, education, and empowerment are reduced. Time is now very tough in setting tough and specific goals. Therefore, you should not make grandiose plans for the period of the eclipse. It is generally better to refuse Jupiterian affairs (travels, training, presentations, purchases of expensive things). It is also unfavorable to start serious projects, business, construction; it is also better to postpone appealing to bureaucratic authorities until later. Neptune located near the eclipse point will impose its theme. And this is illusoryness, vagueness of perception, chaos, incomprehensibility, or strong immersion in something. You may suffer losses due to confusion or deception. It is beneficial to engage in art, creativity, listen to music, mantras, prayers. This time is passive, deep, contemplative.
The eclipse will be especially felt by those who have important points in the horoscope in the 17-19th degrees of the moving cross: Pisces, Virgo, Gemini, Sagittarius. Those born on March 8-9, December 7-9, September 9-10, June 5-9 will be able to feel the impact of the eclipse well.
Moon eclipse March 23, 2016(14:59 Moscow time) will take place at 4 degrees along the Aries-Libra axis. According to Lilly, an eclipse along this axis leads to religious disputes (and indeed to any serious disputes, following the logic of these signs). The eclipse is notable for the fact that the background will be an exact square of Jupiter-Saturn - and this configuration causes contradictions in society, systemic misunderstanding, and social crisis phenomena. Chiron will connect with the southern node - the planet of the conjunction of the incongruous. When Chiron is turned on, reality turns out to be more fantastic than any fantasy. The sun will be on Mercury, which will give words special power during this period. The word is not a sparrow - this proverb must be especially observed during the lunar eclipse on March 23.
The eclipse will have a special impact on those who have planets in 3-4 degrees of cardinal signs: Aries, Libra, Cancer, Capricorn. People born on December 23-24, March 23-24, June 23-24, September 25-25 will be able to feel it.
Lunar eclipse August 18, 2016(12:25 Moscow time) will occur at 26 degrees along the Leo-Aquarius axis. This is the axis of creativity, freedom, self-expression. It is noteworthy that Neptune will be on the southern node, and Venus will be on the northern node. The source of strength will be the spiritual principle, and the vector of application of strength will be beauty, love, art - according to Venus. This eclipse will be calming in nature, because it will provide a favorable outlet for energy.
This energy can best be felt by those who have planets in 25-26 degrees of the fixed cross: Leo, Aquarius, Taurus, Scorpio. And also those who were born on August 17-18, February 17-18, November 16-17, May 15-16.
Solar eclipse September 1, 2016(12:02 Moscow time) will occur at 10 degrees Virgo. The eclipse activates a serious tau square in the mutable cross, and in addition, two evil stars - Antares - Aldebaran, forming the axis of catastrophes. Even a superficial glance at the celestial pattern of this time will show that goodness should not be expected from it. You need to exercise maximum caution so as not to harm your health, avoid getting into an unpleasant situation, and, if possible, refrain from traveling and participating in dubious activities. An eclipse involves two malefic planets: Mars and Saturn. When combined, they cause destruction, hatred and enmity in the most powerful and uncompromising form. This configuration is also added Negative influence Neptune, which triggers religious wars... and this may well become a reality, given the extremely turbulent situation in the world.
Those who have planets in 9-10 degrees of Virgo, Pisces, Sagittarius and Gemini can feel the energy of the eclipse especially acutely. And also those born on August 31 - September 1, November 29-30, February 27-28, May 28-29.
Lunar eclipse September 16, 2016(22:04 Moscow time) will occur at 25 degrees along the axis of Virgo and Pisces. During the eclipse, tense Mars will be manifested - the emotional background will be tense, aggressiveness and conflict will be increased. Chiron, who will also take part in the eclipse, may become aggressive in very unusual and non-standard forms. Mercury retro in opposition to Neptune - the sleep of reason gives birth to monsters...
Take care of yourself, increase your awareness, and don’t give in negative emotions– and you will be able to go through a series of eclipses without harm to yourself.
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At all times, even when there were no astronomers and no site yet, solar and lunar eclipses received special attention in history.
According to the site's astrologer, the days of solar and lunar eclipses are very similar to January 1st. These days you need to make plans for the year ahead, speak in a half-whisper and behave quietly and calmly, as you should after a hangover.
As for the eclipses of 2016, as go2mars.info writes, due to the large number of eclipses, this year, according to most astrologers, will be largely fateful. According to astrologers, solar and lunar eclipses of 2016 will be extremely influential. They will leave a karmic resonance, both in the individual destinies of people, families or groups, and will influence the destinies of entire countries and ethnic groups. This is especially true for the solar eclipses of 2016, the effects of which will not be limited to one day or month. The effects of these solar eclipses can last for many years!
But don’t immediately panic, because eclipses are new stage in life and new opportunities!
The site's astrologer, in his usual manner, speaks about the astrological significance of the solar eclipse on March 9, 2016.
Considering that the eclipse will be on March 9, more than half of the population will have the usual hangover, while others will have Wednesday. And if some say that March 9 is the day of the international women's hangover, then others claim that March 9 is the day of exchange for right size in lingerie stores. Therefore, men on March 9 should not relax; on this day, those you forgot about on March 8 will remember you. Well, on March 9, it will be much more convenient for women to blow men’s minds – after all, everything can be attributed to the Solar Eclipse. After all, many men are still confident , that if a girl is not in the mood, then she has problems... Men never understood that in fact, if a girl is not in the mood, then they have problems! Therefore, how March 9, 2016 will go, for many will depend not on the solar eclipse, but on how March 8 went.
So on March 9, collect 6 Coca-Cola bottle caps, 3 champagne bottle caps, chocolate and candy wrappers and generally... clean up your house!!!
And yet, in any case, remember that on such days you need to force yourself to think positively, and not emotionally.
As the site’s astrologer has already said, the days of solar and lunar eclipses are very similar to January 1st. These days you need to make plans for the year ahead, speak in a half-whisper and behave quietly and calmly, as you should after a hangover.
Muscovites in 2016, unlike last year, when a partial eclipse of the Sun could be observed in Moscow for two hours, were not at all lucky. Although there will be two solar eclipses in 2016, the territory of Russia does not fall within the visibility zone of both eclipses.Solar eclipse March 9, 2016
First solar eclipse 2016 will be Full. It will occur on March 9th at 4:58 Moscow time (01:58 UTC) during the March New Moon.Visibility zone of this solar eclipse: water area Pacific Ocean, Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania.
The line of sight of the Total Eclipse will pass through the Pacific Islands: Sumatra Borneo, Sulawesi.
Russian territory was out of sight of the March solar eclipse.
The duration of all phases of the eclipse is 4 hours 15 minutes 35 seconds. The duration of the Total Eclipse phase is 4 minutes 9 seconds.
Solar eclipse September 1, 2016
An annular solar eclipse will occur on September 1 at 12:08 Moscow time (09:08 UTC) on the September New Moon. The observation zone of this solar eclipse covers the African continent and the Indian Ocean.
The Moscow region, like the whole of Russia, does not fall within the visibility zone of the September solar eclipse.
The duration of all phases of the eclipse is 5 hours 47 minutes 32 seconds. The duration of the annular eclipse phase is 3 minutes 5 seconds.
Transit of Mercury on May 9, 2016
The passage of Mercury across the disk of the Sun is a rather rare event. Over the course of 100 years, a little more than a dozen transits of Mercury occur. There have been 14 such transits in the twentieth century. In the first half of this century there will be seven of them.
The third transit of Mercury in the twenty-first century will occur on May 9, 2016. Its duration is 7 hours 28 minutes.
The “entry” of Mercury will begin at 14:12 Moscow time (11:12 UTC). At this moment, the first contact will occur: the edge of the disk of Mercury will come into contact with the edge of the solar disk.
In three minutes, the second contact will occur, and the planet’s disk will be completely on the disk of the Sun.
At 17:57 (14:57 UTC) Mercury will complete the first half of Mercury's transit of the solar disk. This is the so-called transit maximum.
At 20:24 the sun will set in Moscow.
At 21:36 (18:36 UTC) the last phase of the transit will begin - “convergence”: the edge of the disk of Mercury will again touch the edge of the solar disk (third contact) and a few minutes later at 21:40 (18:40 UTC) it will completely leave the disk of the Sun.
The Sun and Mercury will be in Taurus during the May transit. Shortly before the transit (May 6th), the New Moon will occur, and on the day of the transit the Moon will already be in Gemini, approaching the Cancer zodiac.
In essence, transit is an eclipse of the Sun. But because of very small size Mercury's disk, whose apparent diameter is only 0.6% of the diameter of the Sun's disk, for observers from Earth this planet will be just a speck on the solar disk.
To observe Mercury's progress across the Sun, you will need optics and light filters.
The next time Mercury's passage across the solar disk will be observed in three and a half years (November 11, 2019). Lunar eclipses in 2016
No luck with lunar ones either. There will be two lunar eclipses in 2016, both penumbral. In these types of eclipses, the disk of the Moon is not covered by the Earth’s shadow, but only by its penumbra, and the Moon’s brightness does not decrease significantly. The change in brightness during a penumbral eclipse is practically invisible to the naked eye and is recorded only by instruments. Lunar eclipse March 23, 2016
A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur on March 23 at 14:48 Moscow time (11:48 UTC) during the March Full Moon.
During the eclipse, the Sun will be near the vernal equinox, and the Moon will be near the autumn equinox.
This lunar eclipse in its various phases can be observed in most Russian regions with the exception of the European part of Russia, including Moscow. 
The zone of good visibility of the lunar eclipse on March 23, 2016 is the Pacific Ocean. At sunset the eclipse can be observed in Northern and South America. At lunar rise in eastern Asia and Australia. In Europe and Africa, during a lunar eclipse, the Moon will be below the horizon.
The lunar eclipse will begin at 09:40 UTC, when the Earth's penumbra touches the edge of the lunar disk.
At 11:48 UTC the moment of greatest eclipse will occur, when the Moon will be closest to the center of the Earth's shadow. The Earth's penumbra will cover 77.5% of the diameter of the lunar disk. The boundary of the Moon's disk will not reach the edge of the Earth's shadow by about a third of its diameter.
At 13:55 UTC, the Moon will completely emerge from Earth's penumbra. This will end the eclipse.
The duration of the March 2016 lunar eclipse was 4 hours 15 minutes 22 seconds.
Moscow time, the lunar eclipse will end at 16:55. Only two hours after the Moon leaves the Earth's penumbra (at 18:52 Moscow time) the Moon will rise over Moscow.
In Siberia it will be possible to observe the final part of the Lunar Eclipse at moonrise.
On Far East The Moon will be above the horizon throughout the entire eclipse. Lunar eclipse September 16, 2016
The second Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2016 will occur on September 16th at 21:55 Moscow time (18:55 UTC) during the September Full Moon. 
All of Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia fall within the visibility zone of the eclipse. In the Americas, the Moon will be below the horizon throughout the eclipse.
The lunar eclipse will begin at 16:55 UTC, when the edge of the Moon's disk touches the Earth's penumbra.
At 18:55 UTC the moment of greatest eclipse will occur. The Earth's penumbra will cover more than 90% of the diameter of the lunar disk, the edge of which will almost reach the boundary of the Earth's shadow.
At 20:54 UTC, the Moon will completely leave the Earth's penumbra.
The duration of the September 2016 lunar eclipse is 3 hours 59 minutes 16 seconds.
In 2016, the inhabitants of planet Earth will experience two lunar and two solar eclipses. Moreover, one of them (solar eclipse) will be total, and therefore especially significant.
Eclipses have always had a special and important, sacred meaning, especially in astrology. In ancient times, they were seen as an evil omen and were believed to cause negative events and phenomena, such as war, famine or natural disasters.
Nowadays, eclipses are perceived differently.
Modern astrologers believe that they show the directions of personal growth and the areas in which we are given opportunities.
As a rule, their influence brings changes related to the beginnings or completion of something in your life. At the same time, total eclipses, as a rule, are always associated with influences that are fateful in nature.
Astrologically, eclipses signal the beginning or end of a cycle of development in life, which can have both positive and negative effects.
Eclipses can cause sudden changes in business, relationships, etc. If we talk about the impact of eclipses on the personal life and fate of a particular person, then for some earthlings unexpected accidents, divorces, losses and other negative events become more likely.
You need to be very careful and attentive during an eclipse. It is advisable to avoid travel.
Astrologers recommend not planning new business for this period, not concluding serious agreements and contracts, and not making large purchases. It is better to avoid elective medical surgeries. It is recommended to spend this time in prayer, reading books, immersing yourself in your inner world.
It is necessary that everything that happens on days that are close to the date of the eclipse (“plus or minus” three days from the date of the eclipse) can be fatal.
It is important to note that if on days solar eclipse something the important begins , then in days lunar- something is destroyed . For example, if you want to dramatically change your lifestyle or break off any relationships, then it is best to do this at the time of a lunar eclipse.
Also, any eclipses, especially solar ones, affect the body and physical well-being of a person, and this influence begins to manifest itself two weeks before and 2 weeks after this phenomenon (for lunar eclipses the influence is felt in “plus or minus two or three days”). This is especially felt by older people, people with cardiovascular diseases and problems with the nervous system.
During a solar eclipse, the risk of cardiovascular diseases increases, since the Sun rules the heart.
In particular, research by medical scientists has shown that human body begins to respond to a solar eclipse immediately as soon as the solar disk is covered by the Moon: an hour after the start of the eclipse, blood pressure rose in hypertensive patients, the blood vessels narrowed, and the heart increased the power of blood emission; blood began to flow unevenly to different hemispheres of the brain.
By the way, any of us can feel inexplicable anxiety and concern during eclipses. There is a possibility of making erroneous decisions due to irritability and absent-mindedness.
A solar eclipse polarizes health issues. The reason is that according to Eastern medicine, the Sun sends us a positive charge or Yang energy, and the Moon - Yin - takes the energy. The Chinese believe that the day of a solar eclipse is a temporary victory of the feminine Yin over the masculine Yang. To avoid feeling unwell, on this day you should take a contrast shower and avoid active activities.
By the way, people born on the day of the eclipse and the coming days before and after this event, according to astrologers, are extraordinary individuals and it is difficult for them to change anything in their destiny. Many of them become famous scientists, researchers and people of creative professions.
(at 05:57:10 Moscow time at 8° sign Pisces 0′)
The total phase of the eclipse will be observed in the following territories: Indonesia, Micronesia, Marshall Islands.
The partial phase will be visible in the following areas: Southeast Asia, the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Alaska, northwestern Australia, Hawaii, some parts of the Pacific Ocean, as well as the eastern part of Russia. By the way, the next solar eclipse, which can be seen in Russia, will occur only in 10 years - on August 12, 2026.
Pisces is a mysterious sign, so a solar eclipse in this sign can provoke events that lead to ambiguous results. At this time, plans may be developed to achieve any goals, but they are not implemented due to a lack of determination or they will turn out to be far from reality.
NASA visualization of the eclipse:
This eclipse speaks of limitations. And either a person will overcome them and rise upward in search of something new, completely unexpected, or a person will cling to the old, dying - and then he will experience difficulties in his development. An important aspect for the new and unexpected is spiritual growth, to which a person should strive during the days of the eclipse. Thanks to the spiritual component, everything will develop harmoniously, confidently and stably.
The most powerful influence of this eclipse will be felt by people born under the signs of Pisces, Gemini, Virgo and Sagittarius.
During the days of a solar eclipse (from March 7 to 11), the tendency to make very “important” and categorical decisions increases, as well as to make strategic actions that are often irreversible. As mentioned above, it is undesirable to undertake any important business during this period, make major transactions, purchases, or financial transactions. If you have planned for these days significant meetings or trips, it is better to reschedule them for another time.
(at 15:47:11 Moscow time at 3° of the sign Libra 0′)
A penumbral lunar eclipse is a slight entry of the Moon into the Earth's shadow, so such eclipses are not very pronounced and are difficult to observe with the naked eye.
If a person’s sensitivity is based on an external desire to avoid conflicts at all costs, on attempts to maintain a formal balance in external manifestations of feelings, then in this case a person may be faced with the obvious impossibility of hiding any longer his true attitude towards people and the world.
More often, such a person takes on the role of a peacemaker, showing his sincere desire for harmony, for the harmonization of his personal life, but essentially, irritation, disappointment and conflict constantly accumulate inside him. The lie will be discovered - it is on the days of eclipses that the truth most often begins to ooze unflatteringly onto the entire false, but unsullied surface of his life. Both personal and public.
If we are dealing with a person who is cold, reserved and withdrawn by nature, then his tension will increase due to the fact that those around him will begin to attack him from all sides, demand that he comply with previous obligations, and extort something valuable from him in exchange for temporary peace .
(at 13:06:53 Moscow time at 9° of the sign Virgo 0′)
The annular eclipse will be best observed in the following areas: the Atlantic Ocean, Central Africa, Madagascar.
The partial phase of the eclipse will be visible in parts of southern Africa and the southwest Indian Ocean.
This type of solar eclipse received the name “ring-shaped” or “annular” due to the laws of celestial mechanics, since the shadow lunar month unable to completely block out the Sun, resulting in a thin ring of the photosphere glowing around the Moon.
An annular solar eclipse is a phenomenon in which the cone-extension of the Moon's shadow crosses the Earth's surface, and the Moon is so far from the Earth that it is not able to completely block the Sun. The duration of the lunar shadow is 373320 km, the distance from the Moon to the Earth is 383442 km.
Thus, the Moon's shadow does not reach the Earth's surface. The satellite covers only 0.9736 times the diameter of the daylight's disk, leaving only a thin edge visible. During an annular eclipse, the solar rim prevents observations of the corona and nearby stars.
Since the eclipse of the Sun is in Virgo, it will bring what is inherent in the sign of Virgo, namely, “grounding” of energy. It will help you see any things from a practical side.
If you are considering plans for the future, ask yourself how realistic they are. Castles in the air might be inspiring at other times, but not now. Virgo is critical and picky, so new plans need to be scrupulously considered, taking into account all the details, weighing all the pros and cons.
On a spiritual level, an eclipse deals with cleansing and putting things in order in your plans for life, in your worldview, in your inner world. This message reinforces the favorable aspect of the conjunction of the Sun and Moon with Pluto in Capricorn. Pluto is a great scavenger, associated with cleansing and getting rid of everything unnecessary and outdated. Start by getting your house in order, or workplace. It is known that the inner world of each of us is a continuation of the external environment, so over time there will be more order in the soul.
The solar eclipse in Virgo has enormous healing and cleansing potential. Its energy will give us the opportunity to look at the world with new eyes, which is called “waking up from sleep.”
The influence of Pluto from the sign of Capricorn will bring further changes. These changes will be observed on a larger scale - in the economy, both within the country and in the world as a whole (Virgo and Capricorn are just the two signs that are responsible for work and the economy). Although these changes will be timely and should lead to the better, they will not be easy and will cause tension. Western countries will finally begin to understand that by blindly following and implementing the political instructions of the United States, they are losing greatly economically, and their final turn towards their economic interests will begin.
(at 22:54:22 Moscow time at 24° sign Pisces 0′)
When the Sun enters the sign of Virgo, a person’s personal will begins to be directed towards a decision practical problems, the sphere of health and generally very earthly concerns. A person’s thoughts return him to the need to increase and preserve what he has achieved, sometimes through backbreaking labor.
The Moon in Pisces seems to reproach him for his mundaneness, pettiness and harsh pedantry, as well as an obsessive desire for order. It is the position of the Moon that can convexly and most fully help the emotional drama play out in simple everyday scenes on the days of an eclipse. Many of us know firsthand about the acute sensitivity of Pisces, their feelings overflow, drowning in endless impressions. The need to be devoted to another person and to feel needed is very important to them.
During the days of the eclipse, you should not be offended in vain, because at this moment the very idea of your need for this world is under huge question.
Yes, it often seems that these signs are so opposite that the emotions of Pisces can never touch the earthly, practical heart of Virgo. But it is precisely on this contradiction that the scenario of this eclipse is built.
Virgo's pickiness and ability to get irritated over little things can serve as the basis for violent emotions, and will help the Moon piss off a lot of people by the time her face is hidden by the Earth's shadow. In addition, a person is inclined to deceive himself at this time, and the very idea of serving others becomes alien to him. He can justify himself by saying that he is committing deception for his own benefit and health.
During the eclipse of the Moon in Pisces, everything you have sown will return to you: you may encounter minor or major deception. You will be very irritated and may lose control of yourself. The result is a permanently spoiled mood and even health.
Solar and lunar eclipses in astrology are considered points of concentration of energy, a kind of portals that open transformations. Astrologers of the Middle Ages viewed them as ominous omens leading to disasters: wars, famine, destruction and others.
Modern astrology has moved away from such an interpretation. It is now believed that eclipses offer the potential for development and transformation, both in personal life and on a societal level. There are four eclipses in 2016, of which two are solar and two are lunar. Each of them has powerful energy, especially the second pair in September. The influence of these celestial phenomena will bring important changes, affecting how our lives will unfold in the coming periods. Read this article about when the next eclipse will occur and what impact it will have.
Solar eclipses 2016
Solar eclipse September 1, 2016
An annular solar eclipse will take place on September 1, 2016 at 09:01 UTC or 12:01 Moscow time at 9°19’ of the sign Virgo. This celestial phenomenon is visible across much of Africa and Madagascar. In Russia, the eclipse is not available for observation. Unlike the March total solar eclipse, the September one is annular. In this case, the Moon does not completely cover (eclipse) the Sun, leaving visible the bright ring of the uncovered part of the solar disk.
Like the previous one, the annular solar eclipse on September 1 activates the negative aspects of the planets in the mutable signs of the Zodiac: the point of conjunction of the Sun and Moon forms an opposition with Neptune in Pisces and at the same time makes a square with Mars and Saturn in Sagittarius. The presence of Mars in the planetary configuration warns against erroneous actions that can lead to losses, as well as overexertion of forces. It is advisable to be careful not to awaken dormant problems, otherwise they will worsen. Avoid escalating tensions because... the resulting conflict may drag on for a long time.
Lunar eclipses 2016
Lunar Eclipse September 16/17, 2016
The second lunar eclipse of 2016 occurs on September 16, 2016 at 18:54 UTC or 21:54 Moscow time, it is also penumbral. The Moon is located at 24°20' Pisces and the Sun is at 24°20' Virgo. The lunar eclipse can be observed throughout Russia, including Moscow, as well as in Europe, Asia, Australia and East Africa.
The opposition of heavenly bodies on the zodiac axis Pisces - Virgo draws our attention to how the spiritual and material are interconnected in our lives. The qualities of the two signs are opposite - the dreaminess of Pisces and the practicality of Virgo, so the task here is to combine fantasy with reality. The intense aspect of the lunar eclipse axis with Mars in Sagittarius warns that rash actions can have unpleasant consequences.
