# Astrology Calendar 1971

> In 1971, Mercury is retrograde 4 times (Dec 19 to Jan 8; Apr 9 to May 3; Aug 12 to Sep 5; Dec 3 to Dec 22). There are 5 eclipses: Total Lunar Eclipse on February 10, 1971 in Leo; Partial Solar Eclipse on February 25, 1971 in Pisces; Partial Solar Eclipse on July 22, 1971 in Cancer; Total Lunar Eclipse on August 6, 1971 in Aquarius; Partial Solar Eclipse on August 20, 1971 in Leo. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1971

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 1971-03-21 06:38 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 1971-06-22 01:19 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 1971-09-23 16:44 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 1971-12-22 12:23 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1971-02-10 07:44 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo | 20°56' Leo |
| 1971-02-25 09:37 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Pisces | 6°08' Pisces |
| 1971-07-22 09:31 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Cancer | 28°56' Cancer |
| 1971-08-06 19:43 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius | 13°41' Aquarius |
| 1971-08-20 22:38 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Leo | 27°14' Leo |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Saturn | 1970-09-04 14:04 UTC at 22°37' Taurus | 1971-01-17 12:58 UTC at 15°41' Taurus | Taurus | 1970-05-31 to 1971-04-21 |
| Mercury | 1970-12-19 05:56 UTC at 14°05' Capricorn | 1971-01-08 04:41 UTC at 27°48' Sagittarius | Capricorn, Sagittarius | 1970-12-01 to 1971-01-27 |
| Pluto | 1971-01-01 22:13 UTC at 29°42' Virgo | 1971-06-07 15:09 UTC at 26°58' Virgo | Virgo | 1970-09-14 to 1971-09-27 |
| Uranus | 1971-01-18 07:01 UTC at 13°33' Libra | 1971-06-17 14:46 UTC at 9°25' Libra | Libra | 1970-10-06 to 1971-10-01 |
| Neptune | 1971-03-05 18:04 UTC at 3°04' Sagittarius | 1971-08-12 15:33 UTC at 0°17' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 1970-11-14 to 1971-12-02 |
| Jupiter | 1971-03-23 11:30 UTC at 6°27' Sagittarius | 1971-07-24 19:05 UTC at 26°35' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 1970-12-26 to 1971-10-20 |
| Mercury | 1971-04-09 17:09 UTC at 3°46' Taurus | 1971-05-03 10:29 UTC at 23°09' Aries | Taurus, Aries | 1971-03-26 to 1971-05-20 |
| Mars | 1971-07-11 06:30 UTC at 21°57' Aquarius | 1971-09-09 13:47 UTC at 11°53' Aquarius | Aquarius | 1971-05-29 to 1971-10-20 |
| Mercury | 1971-08-12 19:15 UTC at 10°33' Virgo | 1971-09-05 05:57 UTC at 27°21' Leo | Virgo, Leo | 1971-07-24 to 1971-09-19 |
| Saturn | 1971-09-19 02:22 UTC at 6°31' Gemini | 1972-01-31 10:17 UTC at 29°34' Taurus | Gemini, Taurus | 1971-06-15 to 1972-05-04 |
| Mercury | 1971-12-03 02:26 UTC at 28°15' Sagittarius | 1971-12-22 20:53 UTC at 11°57' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 1971-11-14 to 1972-01-10 |

## January 1971

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1971-01-02 23:37 UTC | Mercury re-enters Sagittarius (retrograde) | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1971-01-07 00:59 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1971-01-08 04:41 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 27°48' Sagittarius |
| 1971-01-11 13:20 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 20°40' Cancer |
| 1971-01-12 11:49 UTC | Jupiter sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1971-01-14 02:15 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1971-01-14 08:46 UTC | Jupiter enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1971-01-17 12:58 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 15°41' Taurus |
| 1971-01-18 07:01 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 13°33' Libra |
| 1971-01-20 17:13 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1971-01-23 01:34 UTC | Mars enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1971-01-26 22:55 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 6°21' Aquarius |

## February 1971

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1971-02-01 05:51 UTC | Jupiter conjunct Neptune | Exact conjunction |
| 1971-02-05 14:56 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1971-02-07 20:51 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1971-02-10 07:44 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo | 20°56' Leo |
| 1971-02-19 07:27 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1971-02-25 09:37 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Pisces | 6°08' Pisces |
| 1971-02-26 07:56 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |

## March 1971

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1971-03-04 02:24 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1971-03-05 18:04 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 3°04' Sagittarius |
| 1971-03-12 02:34 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 20°52' Virgo |
| 1971-03-12 10:13 UTC | Mars enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1971-03-14 04:46 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1971-03-21 06:38 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 1971-03-23 11:30 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 6°27' Sagittarius |
| 1971-03-26 19:23 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 5°29' Aries |
| 1971-03-29 14:02 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |

## April 1971

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1971-04-01 14:12 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1971-04-09 17:09 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 3°46' Taurus |
| 1971-04-10 20:10 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 20°18' Libra |
| 1971-04-18 21:53 UTC | Mercury re-enters Aries (retrograde) | Leaves Taurus |
| 1971-04-20 17:54 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1971-04-23 15:44 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1971-04-25 04:02 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 4°19' Taurus |

## May 1971

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1971-05-03 10:29 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 23°09' Aries |
| 1971-05-03 21:02 UTC | Mars enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1971-05-10 11:24 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 19°10' Scorpio |
| 1971-05-17 03:32 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1971-05-18 12:48 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1971-05-21 17:14 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1971-05-22 06:12 UTC | Jupiter conjunct Neptune | Exact conjunction |
| 1971-05-24 12:32 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 2°42' Gemini |
| 1971-05-25 22:11 UTC | Saturn trine Pluto | Exact trine |

## June 1971

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1971-06-05 02:22 UTC | Jupiter re-enters Scorpio (retrograde) | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1971-06-07 06:45 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1971-06-07 15:09 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 26°58' Virgo |
| 1971-06-09 00:04 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 17°32' Sagittarius |
| 1971-06-12 01:13 UTC | Jupiter opposite Saturn | Exact opposition |
| 1971-06-12 06:57 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1971-06-17 14:46 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 9°25' Libra |
| 1971-06-18 15:57 UTC | Saturn enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1971-06-21 16:25 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1971-06-22 01:19 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 1971-06-22 21:57 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 0°49' Cancer |
| 1971-06-25 22:09 UTC | Saturn opposite Neptune | Exact opposition |

## July 1971

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1971-07-05 02:37 UTC | Jupiter sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1971-07-06 08:53 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1971-07-06 22:02 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1971-07-08 10:37 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 15°37' Capricorn |
| 1971-07-11 06:30 UTC | Mars stations retrograde | 21°57' Aquarius |
| 1971-07-22 09:31 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Cancer | 28°56' Cancer |
| 1971-07-23 12:14 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1971-07-24 19:05 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 26°35' Scorpio |
| 1971-07-26 17:04 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1971-07-31 09:14 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |

## August 1971

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1971-08-06 19:43 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius | 13°41' Aquarius |
| 1971-08-12 15:33 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 0°17' Sagittarius |
| 1971-08-12 19:15 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 10°33' Virgo |
| 1971-08-20 22:38 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Leo | 27°14' Leo |
| 1971-08-23 19:15 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1971-08-24 16:24 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1971-08-29 20:41 UTC | Mercury re-enters Leo (retrograde) | Leaves Virgo |

## September 1971

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1971-09-01 00:01 UTC | Jupiter sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1971-09-05 04:02 UTC | Full Moon in Pisces | 11°57' Pisces |
| 1971-09-05 05:57 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 27°21' Leo |
| 1971-09-09 13:47 UTC | Mars stations direct | 11°53' Aquarius |
| 1971-09-11 06:44 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1971-09-11 15:23 UTC | Jupiter enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1971-09-16 04:29 UTC | Jupiter conjunct Neptune | Exact conjunction |
| 1971-09-17 20:25 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1971-09-19 02:22 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 6°31' Gemini |
| 1971-09-19 14:42 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 26°00' Virgo |
| 1971-09-23 16:44 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 1971-09-30 09:19 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |

## October 1971

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1971-10-04 12:20 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 10°37' Aries |
| 1971-10-05 05:50 UTC | Pluto enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1971-10-11 22:42 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1971-10-17 02:59 UTC | Jupiter opposite Saturn | Exact opposition |
| 1971-10-17 17:49 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1971-10-19 07:59 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 25°17' Libra |
| 1971-10-24 01:52 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |

## November 1971

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1971-11-02 21:20 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 9°48' Taurus |
| 1971-11-05 00:30 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1971-11-06 06:58 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1971-11-06 12:30 UTC | Mars enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1971-11-18 01:46 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 25°03' Scorpio |
| 1971-11-22 23:13 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1971-11-27 19:50 UTC | Saturn opposite Neptune | Exact opposition |
| 1971-11-29 02:41 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |

## December 1971

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1971-12-02 07:48 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 9°28' Gemini |
| 1971-12-03 02:26 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 28°15' Sagittarius |
| 1971-12-10 03:31 UTC | Jupiter sextile Uranus | Exact sextile |
| 1971-12-10 08:42 UTC | Saturn trine Pluto | Exact trine |
| 1971-12-17 19:03 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 25°11' Sagittarius |
| 1971-12-22 12:23 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 1971-12-22 20:53 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 11°57' Sagittarius |
| 1971-12-23 06:32 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1971-12-26 18:02 UTC | Mars enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1971-12-31 20:20 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 9°30' Cancer |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1971?

In 1971, Mercury is retrograde 4 times (Dec 19 to Jan 8; Apr 9 to May 3; Aug 12 to Sep 5; Dec 3 to Dec 22). There are 5 eclipses: Total Lunar Eclipse on February 10, 1971 in Leo; Partial Solar Eclipse on February 25, 1971 in Pisces; Partial Solar Eclipse on July 22, 1971 in Cancer; Total Lunar Eclipse on August 6, 1971 in Aquarius; Partial Solar Eclipse on August 20, 1971 in Leo. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1971?

Mercury is retrograde 4 times in 1971: from December 19, 1970 to January 8, 1971 (Capricorn and Sagittarius); from April 9, 1971 to May 3, 1971 (Taurus and Aries); from August 12, 1971 to September 5, 1971 (Virgo and Leo); from December 3, 1971 to December 22, 1971 (Sagittarius).

### When Are the Eclipses in 1971?

Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo on February 10, 1971; Partial Solar Eclipse in Pisces on February 25, 1971; Partial Solar Eclipse in Cancer on July 22, 1971; Total Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius on August 6, 1971; Partial Solar Eclipse in Leo on August 20, 1971.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 1971?

March Equinox: March 21, 1971 at 1:38 AM ET (06:38 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 1971 at 9:19 PM ET (01:19 UTC on June 22); September Equinox: September 23, 1971 at 12:44 PM ET (16:44 UTC); December Solstice: December 22, 1971 at 7:23 AM ET (12:23 UTC).

### Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

## Method

Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time.

Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1971). Free to cite with a link to the source page.