# Astrology Calendar 1979

> In 1979, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 15 to Apr 7; Jul 17 to Aug 11; Nov 9 to Nov 29). There are 4 eclipses: Total Solar Eclipse on February 26, 1979 in Pisces; Partial Lunar Eclipse on March 13, 1979 in Virgo; Annular Solar Eclipse on August 22, 1979 in Leo; Total Lunar Eclipse on September 6, 1979 in Pisces. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1979

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 1979-03-21 05:21 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 1979-06-21 23:56 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 1979-09-23 15:16 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 1979-12-22 11:09 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1979-02-26 16:54 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces | 7°29' Pisces |
| 1979-03-13 21:08 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Virgo | 22°38' Virgo |
| 1979-08-22 17:21 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo | 29°01' Leo |
| 1979-09-06 10:54 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 13°12' Pisces |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jupiter | 1978-11-25 20:26 UTC at 9°03' Leo | 1979-03-26 00:54 UTC at 29°00' Cancer | Leo, Cancer | 1978-08-31 to 1979-06-22 |
| Saturn | 1978-12-24 21:11 UTC at 13°56' Virgo | 1979-05-09 14:52 UTC at 7°04' Virgo | Virgo | 1978-09-21 to 1979-08-14 |
| Pluto | 1979-01-21 21:05 UTC at 19°13' Libra | 1979-06-27 01:09 UTC at 16°25' Libra | Libra | 1978-10-05 to 1979-10-15 |
| Uranus | 1979-02-24 11:40 UTC at 21°00' Scorpio | 1979-07-26 11:03 UTC at 16°55' Scorpio | Scorpio | 1978-11-12 to 1979-11-09 |
| Mercury | 1979-03-15 01:19 UTC at 8°31' Aries | 1979-04-07 05:21 UTC at 25°43' Pisces | Aries, Pisces | 1979-03-01 to 1979-04-26 |
| Neptune | 1979-03-23 07:10 UTC at 20°29' Sagittarius | 1979-08-30 10:44 UTC at 17°43' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 1978-12-02 to 1979-12-20 |
| Mercury | 1979-07-17 22:35 UTC at 14°27' Leo | 1979-08-11 01:35 UTC at 3°09' Leo | Leo | 1979-06-30 to 1979-08-25 |
| Mercury | 1979-11-09 13:48 UTC at 5°48' Sagittarius | 1979-11-29 12:43 UTC at 19°39' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 1979-10-21 to 1979-12-16 |
| Jupiter | 1979-12-26 14:57 UTC at 10°14' Virgo | 1980-04-26 08:48 UTC at 0°14' Virgo | Virgo | 1979-09-30 to 1980-07-24 |

## January 1979

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1979-01-07 06:36 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1979-01-08 22:32 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1979-01-11 13:27 UTC | Neptune sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1979-01-13 07:09 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 22°30' Cancer |
| 1979-01-20 15:59 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1979-01-20 17:06 UTC | Mars enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1979-01-21 21:05 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 19°13' Libra |
| 1979-01-28 06:20 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 7°44' Aquarius |
| 1979-01-28 12:48 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |

## February 1979

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1979-02-05 09:14 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1979-02-12 02:40 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 22°47' Leo |
| 1979-02-14 20:37 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1979-02-19 06:13 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1979-02-24 11:40 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 21°00' Scorpio |
| 1979-02-26 16:54 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces | 7°29' Pisces |
| 1979-02-27 20:24 UTC | Mars enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1979-02-28 23:05 UTC | Jupiter re-enters Cancer (retrograde) | Leaves Leo |

## March 1979

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1979-03-03 17:18 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1979-03-03 21:30 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1979-03-13 21:08 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Virgo | 22°38' Virgo |
| 1979-03-15 01:19 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 8°31' Aries |
| 1979-03-21 05:21 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 1979-03-23 07:10 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 20°29' Sagittarius |
| 1979-03-26 00:54 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 29°00' Cancer |
| 1979-03-28 03:00 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 6°50' Aries |
| 1979-03-28 10:37 UTC | Mercury re-enters Pisces (retrograde) | Leaves Aries |
| 1979-03-29 03:17 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |

## April 1979

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1979-04-07 01:08 UTC | Mars enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1979-04-07 05:21 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 25°43' Pisces |
| 1979-04-12 13:15 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 22°02' Libra |
| 1979-04-17 12:49 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1979-04-20 08:54 UTC | Jupiter enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1979-04-20 16:35 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1979-04-23 04:02 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1979-04-26 13:15 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 5°43' Taurus |

## May 1979

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1979-05-09 14:52 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 7°04' Virgo |
| 1979-05-10 22:02 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1979-05-12 02:01 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 20°46' Scorpio |
| 1979-05-16 04:24 UTC | Mars enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1979-05-18 00:29 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1979-05-21 15:54 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1979-05-26 00:01 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 4°10' Gemini |
| 1979-05-26 07:43 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |

## June 1979

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1979-06-09 06:31 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1979-06-10 11:55 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 19°01' Sagittarius |
| 1979-06-11 18:13 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1979-06-21 23:56 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 1979-06-24 11:58 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 2°23' Cancer |
| 1979-06-26 01:54 UTC | Mars enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1979-06-27 01:09 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 16°25' Libra |
| 1979-06-27 09:50 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |

## July 1979

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1979-07-06 09:02 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1979-07-09 19:59 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 17°00' Capricorn |
| 1979-07-17 22:35 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 14°27' Leo |
| 1979-07-23 10:49 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1979-07-24 01:41 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 0°35' Leo |
| 1979-07-26 11:03 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 16°55' Scorpio |
| 1979-07-29 04:14 UTC | Jupiter sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1979-07-30 04:00 UTC | Jupiter square Uranus | Exact square |
| 1979-07-30 20:06 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |

## August 1979

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1979-08-03 16:08 UTC | Jupiter trine Neptune | Exact trine |
| 1979-08-08 03:21 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 15°00' Aquarius |
| 1979-08-08 13:28 UTC | Mars enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1979-08-11 01:35 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 3°09' Leo |
| 1979-08-22 17:21 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo | 29°01' Leo |
| 1979-08-23 17:47 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1979-08-24 03:15 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1979-08-30 10:44 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 17°43' Sagittarius |

## September 1979

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1979-09-02 21:37 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1979-09-05 18:59 UTC | Neptune sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1979-09-06 10:54 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 13°12' Pisces |
| 1979-09-14 19:27 UTC | Saturn square Neptune | Exact square |
| 1979-09-17 05:13 UTC | Saturn sextile Uranus | Exact sextile |
| 1979-09-17 07:21 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1979-09-18 18:58 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1979-09-21 09:47 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 27°49' Virgo |
| 1979-09-23 15:16 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 1979-09-24 21:20 UTC | Mars enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1979-09-29 10:25 UTC | Jupiter enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |

## October 1979

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1979-10-05 19:35 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 11°58' Aries |
| 1979-10-07 03:54 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1979-10-11 09:48 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1979-10-21 02:23 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 27°05' Libra |
| 1979-10-24 00:28 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1979-10-30 07:06 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |

## November 1979

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1979-11-04 05:47 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 11°12' Taurus |
| 1979-11-04 11:49 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1979-11-09 13:48 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 5°48' Sagittarius |
| 1979-11-18 03:06 UTC | Mercury re-enters Scorpio (retrograde) | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1979-11-19 18:04 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 26°48' Scorpio |
| 1979-11-19 21:35 UTC | Mars enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1979-11-22 21:54 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1979-11-28 14:19 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1979-11-29 12:43 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 19°39' Scorpio |

## December 1979

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1979-12-03 18:08 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 10°58' Gemini |
| 1979-12-12 13:34 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1979-12-19 08:24 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 26°49' Sagittarius |
| 1979-12-22 11:09 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 1979-12-22 18:34 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1979-12-26 14:57 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 10°14' Virgo |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1979?

In 1979, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 15 to Apr 7; Jul 17 to Aug 11; Nov 9 to Nov 29). There are 4 eclipses: Total Solar Eclipse on February 26, 1979 in Pisces; Partial Lunar Eclipse on March 13, 1979 in Virgo; Annular Solar Eclipse on August 22, 1979 in Leo; Total Lunar Eclipse on September 6, 1979 in Pisces. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1979?

Mercury is retrograde 3 times in 1979: from March 15, 1979 to April 7, 1979 (Aries and Pisces); from July 17, 1979 to August 11, 1979 (Leo); from November 9, 1979 to November 29, 1979 (Sagittarius and Scorpio).

### When Are the Eclipses in 1979?

Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces on February 26, 1979; Partial Lunar Eclipse in Virgo on March 13, 1979; Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo on August 22, 1979; Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on September 6, 1979.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 1979?

March Equinox: March 21, 1979 at 12:21 AM ET (05:21 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 1979 at 7:56 PM ET (23:56 UTC); September Equinox: September 23, 1979 at 11:16 AM ET (15:16 UTC); December Solstice: December 22, 1979 at 6:09 AM ET (11:09 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/1979). Free to cite with a link to the source page.