# Astrology Calendar 1976

> 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.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1976

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 1976-03-20 11:49 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 1976-06-21 06:23 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 1976-09-22 21:48 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 1976-12-21 17:35 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1976-04-29 10:23 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Taurus | 9°13' Taurus |
| 1976-05-13 19:54 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio | 23°03' Scorpio |
| 1976-10-23 05:12 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Libra | 29°55' Libra |
| 1976-11-06 23:01 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Taurus | 14°34' Taurus |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mars | 1975-11-06 12:01 UTC at 2°39' Cancer | 1976-01-20 21:28 UTC at 14°43' Gemini | Cancer, Gemini | 1975-09-09 to 1976-03-24 |
| Saturn | 1975-11-14 19:19 UTC at 2°58' Leo | 1976-03-27 19:49 UTC at 26°01' Cancer | Leo, Cancer | 1975-08-12 to 1976-07-01 |
| Mercury | 1976-01-14 06:42 UTC at 9°18' Aquarius | 1976-02-03 23:01 UTC at 23°20' Capricorn | Aquarius, Capricorn | 1975-12-29 to 1976-02-24 |
| Pluto | 1976-01-14 11:49 UTC at 11°42' Libra | 1976-06-18 21:43 UTC at 8°55' Libra | Libra | 1975-09-27 to 1976-10-07 |
| Uranus | 1976-02-10 22:21 UTC at 7°08' Scorpio | 1976-07-11 05:56 UTC at 3°02' Scorpio | Scorpio | 1975-10-30 to 1976-10-25 |
| Neptune | 1976-03-15 20:33 UTC at 13°58' Sagittarius | 1976-08-23 02:02 UTC at 11°11' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 1975-11-25 to 1976-12-13 |
| Mercury | 1976-05-09 05:12 UTC at 3°44' Gemini | 1976-06-02 01:13 UTC at 24°57' Taurus | Gemini, Taurus | 1976-04-25 to 1976-06-17 |
| Mercury | 1976-09-08 21:57 UTC at 7°51' Libra | 1976-10-01 04:02 UTC at 23°08' Virgo | Libra, Virgo | 1976-08-19 to 1976-10-15 |
| Jupiter | 1976-09-19 18:37 UTC at 1°12' Gemini | 1977-01-15 10:58 UTC at 21°10' Taurus | Gemini, Taurus | 1976-06-26 to 1977-04-09 |
| Saturn | 1976-11-27 18:53 UTC at 16°52' Leo | 1977-04-11 05:33 UTC at 9°57' Leo | Leo | 1976-08-25 to 1977-07-16 |
| Mercury | 1976-12-28 04:33 UTC at 23°19' Capricorn | 1977-01-17 08:05 UTC at 7°05' Capricorn | Capricorn | 1976-12-11 to 1977-02-05 |

## January 1976

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1976-01-01 12:14 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1976-01-01 14:40 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 10°19' Capricorn |
| 1976-01-02 20:21 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1976-01-14 06:42 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 9°18' Aquarius |
| 1976-01-14 12:28 UTC | Saturn re-enters Cancer (retrograde) | Leaves Leo |
| 1976-01-17 04:47 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 26°12' Cancer |
| 1976-01-20 21:28 UTC | Mars stations direct | 14°43' Gemini |
| 1976-01-20 22:24 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1976-01-25 01:33 UTC | Mercury re-enters Capricorn (retrograde) | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1976-01-26 06:08 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1976-01-31 06:20 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 10°30' Aquarius |

## February 1976

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1976-02-03 23:01 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 23°20' Capricorn |
| 1976-02-10 22:21 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 7°08' Scorpio |
| 1976-02-15 16:43 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 26°08' Leo |
| 1976-02-15 19:02 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1976-02-19 12:39 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1976-02-19 16:50 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1976-02-29 23:25 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 10°31' Pisces |

## March 1976

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1976-03-09 12:02 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1976-03-09 22:18 UTC | Jupiter square Saturn | Exact square |
| 1976-03-15 00:59 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1976-03-15 20:33 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 13°58' Sagittarius |
| 1976-03-16 02:53 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 25°39' Virgo |
| 1976-03-18 13:12 UTC | Mars enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1976-03-20 11:49 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 1976-03-26 10:22 UTC | Jupiter enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1976-03-26 15:36 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1976-03-27 19:49 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 26°01' Cancer |
| 1976-03-30 17:08 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 10°07' Aries |

## April 1976

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1976-04-08 08:55 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1976-04-10 09:29 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1976-04-14 11:49 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 24°39' Libra |
| 1976-04-18 10:10 UTC | Jupiter opposite Uranus | Exact opposition |
| 1976-04-19 23:02 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1976-04-29 10:23 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Taurus | 9°13' Taurus |
| 1976-04-29 23:09 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |

## May 1976

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1976-05-02 17:48 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1976-05-09 05:12 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 3°44' Gemini |
| 1976-05-13 19:54 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio | 23°03' Scorpio |
| 1976-05-16 11:09 UTC | Mars enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1976-05-19 19:21 UTC | Mercury re-enters Taurus (retrograde) | Leaves Gemini |
| 1976-05-20 22:20 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1976-05-27 03:42 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1976-05-29 01:47 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 7°49' Gemini |

## June 1976

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1976-06-02 01:13 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 24°57' Taurus |
| 1976-06-05 05:33 UTC | Saturn enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1976-06-12 04:15 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 21°19' Sagittarius |
| 1976-06-13 19:19 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1976-06-18 21:43 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 8°55' Libra |
| 1976-06-20 13:55 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1976-06-21 06:23 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 1976-06-27 14:50 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 6°03' Cancer |

## July 1976

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1976-07-02 03:26 UTC | Saturn square Uranus | Exact square |
| 1976-07-04 14:17 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1976-07-06 23:26 UTC | Mars enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1976-07-11 05:56 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 3°02' Scorpio |
| 1976-07-11 13:09 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 19°20' Capricorn |
| 1976-07-14 23:35 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1976-07-18 19:35 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1976-07-22 17:18 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1976-07-27 01:39 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 4°09' Leo |

## August 1976

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1976-08-03 16:41 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1976-08-08 08:35 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1976-08-09 23:44 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 17°29' Aquarius |
| 1976-08-23 00:18 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1976-08-23 02:02 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 11°11' Sagittarius |
| 1976-08-23 10:14 UTC | Jupiter enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1976-08-24 05:54 UTC | Mars enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1976-08-25 11:01 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 2°21' Virgo |
| 1976-08-25 20:51 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1976-08-27 03:54 UTC | Saturn sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |

## September 1976

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1976-09-01 17:44 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1976-09-05 03:00 UTC | Saturn trine Neptune | Exact trine |
| 1976-09-08 12:52 UTC | Full Moon in Pisces | 15°59' Pisces |
| 1976-09-08 21:57 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 7°51' Libra |
| 1976-09-19 18:37 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 1°12' Gemini |
| 1976-09-21 07:14 UTC | Mercury re-enters Virgo (retrograde) | Leaves Libra |
| 1976-09-22 21:48 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 1976-09-23 19:55 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 0°54' Libra |
| 1976-09-26 04:16 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |

## October 1976

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1976-10-01 04:02 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 23°08' Virgo |
| 1976-10-08 04:56 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 15°02' Aries |
| 1976-10-08 20:23 UTC | Mars enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1976-10-09 23:27 UTC | Neptune sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1976-10-10 14:46 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1976-10-16 20:32 UTC | Jupiter re-enters Taurus (retrograde) | Leaves Gemini |
| 1976-10-20 17:22 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1976-10-23 05:12 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Libra | 29°55' Libra |
| 1976-10-23 06:58 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1976-10-29 04:55 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |

## November 1976

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1976-11-06 23:01 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Taurus | 14°34' Taurus |
| 1976-11-14 10:41 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1976-11-16 19:01 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1976-11-20 23:52 UTC | Mars enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1976-11-21 15:11 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 29°27' Scorpio |
| 1976-11-22 04:21 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1976-11-27 18:53 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 16°52' Leo |

## December 1976

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1976-12-06 05:32 UTC | Neptune sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1976-12-06 09:24 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1976-12-06 18:15 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 14°46' Gemini |
| 1976-12-09 12:52 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1976-12-21 02:08 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 29°21' Sagittarius |
| 1976-12-21 17:35 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 1976-12-28 04:33 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 23°19' Capricorn |
| 1976-12-29 18:51 UTC | The North Node enters Libra | Leaves Scorpio |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1976?

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.

### 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.

## 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/1976). Free to cite with a link to the source page.