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Astrology Calendar 1976

Every sign change, retrograde, eclipse and New and Full Moon of the year, solved to the minute.

Quick Answer

In 1976, Mercury is retrograde 4 times (Jan 14 to Feb 3; May 9 to Jun 2; Sep 8 to Oct 1; Dec 28 to Jan 17). There are 4 eclipses: Annular Solar Eclipse on April 29, 1976 in Taurus; Partial Lunar Eclipse on May 13, 1976 in Scorpio; Total Solar Eclipse on October 23, 1976 in Libra; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on November 6, 1976 in Taurus. All dates are in UTC.

Equinoxes and Solstices 1976

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 20, 1976, 11:49 UTC	March Equinox	The Sun enters Aries
Jun 21, 1976, 06:23 UTC	June Solstice	The Sun enters Cancer
Sep 22, 1976, 21:48 UTC	September Equinox	The Sun enters Libra
Dec 21, 1976, 17:35 UTC	December Solstice	The Sun enters Capricorn

Eclipses 1976

Global eclipse peaks. Visibility depends on location.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 29, 1976, 10:23 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Taurus	9°13' Taurus
May 13, 1976, 19:54 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio	23°03' Scorpio
Oct 23, 1976, 05:12 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Libra	29°55' Libra
Nov 6, 1976, 23:01 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Taurus	14°34' Taurus

Retrogrades 1976

Every retrograde period that overlaps 1976, with station degrees and shadow periods.

Planet	Stations Retrograde	Stations Direct	Signs	Shadow Period
Mars	Nov 6, 1975, 12:01 UTC 2°39' Cancer	Jan 20, 1976, 21:28 UTC 14°43' Gemini	Cancer, Gemini	Sep 9, 1975 to Mar 24, 1976
Saturn	Nov 14, 1975, 19:19 UTC 2°58' Leo	Mar 27, 1976, 19:49 UTC 26°01' Cancer	Leo, Cancer	Aug 12, 1975 to Jul 1, 1976
Mercury	Jan 14, 1976, 06:42 UTC 9°18' Aquarius	Feb 3, 1976, 23:01 UTC 23°20' Capricorn	Aquarius, Capricorn	Dec 29, 1975 to Feb 24, 1976
Pluto	Jan 14, 1976, 11:49 UTC 11°42' Libra	Jun 18, 1976, 21:43 UTC 8°55' Libra	Libra	Sep 27, 1975 to Oct 7, 1976
Uranus	Feb 10, 1976, 22:21 UTC 7°08' Scorpio	Jul 11, 1976, 05:56 UTC 3°02' Scorpio	Scorpio	Oct 30, 1975 to Oct 25, 1976
Neptune	Mar 15, 1976, 20:33 UTC 13°58' Sagittarius	Aug 23, 1976, 02:02 UTC 11°11' Sagittarius	Sagittarius	Nov 25, 1975 to Dec 13, 1976
Mercury	May 9, 1976, 05:12 UTC 3°44' Gemini	Jun 2, 1976, 01:13 UTC 24°57' Taurus	Gemini, Taurus	Apr 25, 1976 to Jun 17, 1976
Mercury	Sep 8, 1976, 21:57 UTC 7°51' Libra	Oct 1, 1976, 04:02 UTC 23°08' Virgo	Libra, Virgo	Aug 19, 1976 to Oct 15, 1976
Jupiter	Sep 19, 1976, 18:37 UTC 1°12' Gemini	Jan 15, 1977, 10:58 UTC 21°10' Taurus	Gemini, Taurus	Jun 26, 1976 to Apr 9, 1977
Saturn	Nov 27, 1976, 18:53 UTC 16°52' Leo	Apr 11, 1977, 05:33 UTC 9°57' Leo	Leo	Aug 25, 1976 to Jul 16, 1977
Mercury	Dec 28, 1976, 04:33 UTC 23°19' Capricorn	Jan 17, 1977, 08:05 UTC 7°05' Capricorn	Capricorn	Dec 11, 1976 to Feb 5, 1977

Zodiac Season Dates 1976

When the Sun enters each sign.

Sign	Begins
Aquarius season	Jan 20, 1976, 22:24 UTC
Pisces season	Feb 19, 1976, 12:39 UTC
Aries season	Mar 20, 1976, 11:49 UTC
Taurus season	Apr 19, 1976, 23:02 UTC
Gemini season	May 20, 1976, 22:20 UTC
Cancer season	Jun 21, 1976, 06:23 UTC
Leo season	Jul 22, 1976, 17:18 UTC
Virgo season	Aug 23, 1976, 00:18 UTC
Libra season	Sep 22, 1976, 21:48 UTC
Scorpio season	Oct 23, 1976, 06:58 UTC
Sagittarius season	Nov 22, 1976, 04:21 UTC
Capricorn season	Dec 21, 1976, 17:35 UTC

Month by Month 1976

New and Full Moons, eclipses, stations, planetary ingresses and the exact aspects between Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

January 1976

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 12:14 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 1, 14:40 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	10°19' Capricorn
Jan 2, 20:21 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 14, 06:42 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	9°18' Aquarius
Jan 14, 12:28 UTC	Saturn re-enters Cancer (retrograde)	Leaves Leo
Jan 17, 04:47 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	26°12' Cancer
Jan 20, 21:28 UTC	Mars stations direct	14°43' Gemini
Jan 20, 22:24 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 25, 01:33 UTC	Mercury re-enters Capricorn (retrograde)	Leaves Aquarius
Jan 26, 06:08 UTC	Venus enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jan 31, 06:20 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	10°30' Aquarius

February 1976

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 3, 23:01 UTC	Mercury stations direct	23°20' Capricorn
Feb 10, 22:21 UTC	Uranus stations retrograde	7°08' Scorpio
Feb 15, 16:43 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	26°08' Leo
Feb 15, 19:02 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 19, 12:39 UTC	The Sun enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 19, 16:50 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 29, 23:25 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	10°31' Pisces

March 1976

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 9, 12:02 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 9, 22:18 UTC	Jupiter square Saturn	Exact square
Mar 15, 00:59 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 15, 20:33 UTC	Neptune stations retrograde	13°58' Sagittarius
Mar 16, 02:53 UTC	Full Moon in Virgo	25°39' Virgo
Mar 18, 13:12 UTC	Mars enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Mar 20, 11:49 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox
Mar 26, 10:22 UTC	Jupiter enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Mar 26, 15:36 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 27, 19:49 UTC	Saturn stations direct	26°01' Cancer
Mar 30, 17:08 UTC	New Moon in Aries	10°07' Aries

April 1976

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 08:55 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 10, 09:29 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 14, 11:49 UTC	Full Moon in Libra	24°39' Libra
Apr 18, 10:10 UTC	Jupiter opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Apr 19, 23:02 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 29, 10:23 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Taurus	9°13' Taurus
Apr 29, 23:09 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

May 1976

Date	Event	Detail
May 2, 17:48 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 9, 05:12 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	3°44' Gemini
May 13, 19:54 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio	23°03' Scorpio
May 16, 11:09 UTC	Mars enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
May 19, 19:21 UTC	Mercury re-enters Taurus (retrograde)	Leaves Gemini
May 20, 22:20 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 27, 03:42 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 29, 01:47 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	7°49' Gemini

June 1976

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 2, 01:13 UTC	Mercury stations direct	24°57' Taurus
Jun 5, 05:33 UTC	Saturn enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jun 12, 04:15 UTC	Full Moon in Sagittarius	21°19' Sagittarius
Jun 13, 19:19 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jun 18, 21:43 UTC	Pluto stations direct	8°55' Libra
Jun 20, 13:55 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 21, 06:23 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 27, 14:50 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	6°03' Cancer

July 1976

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 2, 03:26 UTC	Saturn square Uranus	Exact square
Jul 4, 14:17 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 6, 23:26 UTC	Mars enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jul 11, 05:56 UTC	Uranus stations direct	3°02' Scorpio
Jul 11, 13:09 UTC	Full Moon in Capricorn	19°20' Capricorn
Jul 14, 23:35 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 18, 19:35 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 22, 17:18 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 27, 01:39 UTC	New Moon in Leo	4°09' Leo

August 1976

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 3, 16:41 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 8, 08:35 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 9, 23:44 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	17°29' Aquarius
Aug 23, 00:18 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 02:02 UTC	Neptune stations direct	11°11' Sagittarius
Aug 23, 10:14 UTC	Jupiter enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 24, 05:54 UTC	Mars enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 25, 11:01 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	2°21' Virgo
Aug 25, 20:51 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 27, 03:54 UTC	Saturn sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

September 1976

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 1, 17:44 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Sep 5, 03:00 UTC	Saturn trine Neptune	Exact trine
Sep 8, 12:52 UTC	Full Moon in Pisces	15°59' Pisces
Sep 8, 21:57 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	7°51' Libra
Sep 19, 18:37 UTC	Jupiter stations retrograde	1°12' Gemini
Sep 21, 07:14 UTC	Mercury re-enters Virgo (retrograde)	Leaves Libra
Sep 22, 21:48 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox
Sep 23, 19:55 UTC	New Moon in Libra	0°54' Libra
Sep 26, 04:16 UTC	Venus enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

October 1976

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 1, 04:02 UTC	Mercury stations direct	23°08' Virgo
Oct 8, 04:56 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	15°02' Aries
Oct 8, 20:23 UTC	Mars enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 9, 23:27 UTC	Neptune sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Oct 10, 14:46 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 16, 20:32 UTC	Jupiter re-enters Taurus (retrograde)	Leaves Gemini
Oct 20, 17:22 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 23, 05:12 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Libra	29°55' Libra
Oct 23, 06:58 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 29, 04:55 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

November 1976

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 6, 23:01 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Taurus	14°34' Taurus
Nov 14, 10:41 UTC	Venus enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Nov 16, 19:01 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 20, 23:52 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 21, 15:11 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	29°27' Scorpio
Nov 22, 04:21 UTC	The Sun enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 27, 18:53 UTC	Saturn stations retrograde	16°52' Leo

December 1976

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 6, 05:32 UTC	Neptune sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Dec 6, 09:24 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 6, 18:15 UTC	Full Moon in Gemini	14°46' Gemini
Dec 9, 12:52 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Dec 21, 02:08 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	29°21' Sagittarius
Dec 21, 17:35 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice
Dec 28, 04:33 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	23°19' Capricorn
Dec 29, 18:51 UTC	The North Node enters Libra	Leaves Scorpio

Planetary Positions for Every Day of 1976

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Questions About 1976

What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1976?

When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1976?

Mercury is retrograde 4 times in 1976: from January 14, 1976 to February 3, 1976 (Aquarius and Capricorn); from May 9, 1976 to June 2, 1976 (Gemini and Taurus); from September 8, 1976 to October 1, 1976 (Libra and Virgo); from December 28, 1976 to January 17, 1977 (Capricorn).

When Are the Eclipses in 1976?

Annular Solar Eclipse in Taurus on April 29, 1976; Partial Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio on May 13, 1976; Total Solar Eclipse in Libra on October 23, 1976; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on November 6, 1976.

When Do the Seasons Start in 1976?

March Equinox: March 20, 1976 at 6:49 AM ET (11:49 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 1976 at 2:23 AM ET (06:23 UTC); September Equinox: September 22, 1976 at 5:48 PM ET (21:48 UTC); December Solstice: December 21, 1976 at 12:35 PM ET (17:35 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.

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