# Astrology Calendar 1980

> In 1980, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Feb 26 to Mar 19; Jun 28 to Jul 22; Oct 23 to Nov 12). There are 5 eclipses: Total Solar Eclipse on February 16, 1980 in Aquarius; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on March 1, 1980 in Virgo; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on July 27, 1980 in Aquarius; Annular Solar Eclipse on August 10, 1980 in Leo; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on August 26, 1980 in Pisces. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1980

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 1980-03-20 11:09 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 1980-06-21 05:46 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 1980-09-22 21:08 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 1980-12-21 16:56 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1980-02-16 08:53 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Aquarius | 26°50' Aquarius |
| 1980-03-01 20:45 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Virgo | 11°19' Virgo |
| 1980-07-27 19:08 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius | 5°00' Aquarius |
| 1980-08-10 19:11 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo | 18°16' Leo |
| 1980-08-26 03:30 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 2°56' Pisces |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |
| Saturn | 1980-01-06 22:37 UTC at 27°01' Virgo | 1980-05-22 11:48 UTC at 20°11' Virgo | Virgo | 1979-10-04 to 1980-08-28 |
| Mars | 1980-01-16 06:20 UTC at 15°20' Virgo | 1980-04-06 08:31 UTC at 25°52' Leo | Virgo, Leo | 1979-11-11 to 1980-06-12 |
| Pluto | 1980-01-24 15:40 UTC at 21°46' Libra | 1980-06-28 20:14 UTC at 18°58' Libra | Libra | 1979-10-08 to 1980-10-16 |
| Mercury | 1980-02-26 01:32 UTC at 21°30' Pisces | 1980-03-19 14:01 UTC at 7°24' Pisces | Pisces | 1980-02-11 to 1980-04-08 |
| Uranus | 1980-02-29 06:42 UTC at 25°34' Scorpio | 1980-07-30 11:46 UTC at 21°29' Scorpio | Scorpio | 1979-11-17 to 1980-11-13 |
| Neptune | 1980-03-24 17:57 UTC at 22°40' Sagittarius | 1980-08-31 23:43 UTC at 19°53' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 1979-12-04 to 1980-12-21 |
| Venus | 1980-05-24 20:07 UTC at 2°35' Cancer | 1980-07-06 21:16 UTC at 16°03' Gemini | Cancer, Gemini | 1980-04-21 to 1980-08-09 |
| Mercury | 1980-06-28 11:17 UTC at 25°07' Cancer | 1980-07-22 16:34 UTC at 15°12' Cancer | Cancer | 1980-06-11 to 1980-08-05 |
| Mercury | 1980-10-23 01:58 UTC at 19°55' Scorpio | 1980-11-12 10:57 UTC at 3°59' Scorpio | Scorpio | 1980-10-03 to 1980-11-29 |

## January 1980

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1980-01-02 08:02 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1980-01-02 09:02 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 11°07' Cancer |
| 1980-01-06 22:37 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 27°01' Virgo |
| 1980-01-16 03:36 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1980-01-16 06:20 UTC | Mars stations retrograde | 15°20' Virgo |
| 1980-01-17 21:20 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 26°55' Capricorn |
| 1980-01-20 21:48 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1980-01-21 02:18 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1980-01-24 15:40 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 21°46' Libra |
| 1980-01-26 20:17 UTC | Neptune sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |

## February 1980

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1980-02-01 02:21 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 11°22' Leo |
| 1980-02-05 20:22 UTC | The North Node enters Leo | Leaves Virgo |
| 1980-02-07 08:06 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1980-02-09 23:39 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1980-02-16 08:53 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Aquarius | 26°50' Aquarius |
| 1980-02-18 02:49 UTC | Saturn sextile Uranus | Exact sextile |
| 1980-02-19 12:01 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1980-02-26 01:32 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 21°30' Pisces |
| 1980-02-29 06:42 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 25°34' Scorpio |

## March 1980

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1980-03-01 20:45 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Virgo | 11°19' Virgo |
| 1980-03-06 18:54 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1980-03-11 20:47 UTC | Mars re-enters Leo (retrograde) | Leaves Virgo |
| 1980-03-16 18:56 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 26°20' Pisces |
| 1980-03-19 14:01 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 7°24' Pisces |
| 1980-03-20 11:09 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 1980-03-24 17:57 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 22°40' Sagittarius |
| 1980-03-26 14:12 UTC | Saturn square Neptune | Exact square |
| 1980-03-31 15:14 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 11°03' Libra |

## April 1980

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1980-04-03 19:46 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1980-04-06 08:31 UTC | Mars stations direct | 25°52' Leo |
| 1980-04-14 15:58 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1980-04-15 03:46 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 25°20' Aries |
| 1980-04-19 22:22 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1980-04-26 08:48 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 0°14' Virgo |
| 1980-04-30 07:35 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 10°06' Scorpio |

## May 1980

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1980-05-02 10:56 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1980-05-04 02:27 UTC | Mars enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1980-05-12 20:55 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1980-05-14 12:00 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 23°50' Taurus |
| 1980-05-16 17:06 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1980-05-20 21:42 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1980-05-22 11:48 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 20°11' Virgo |
| 1980-05-24 20:07 UTC | Venus stations retrograde | 2°35' Cancer |
| 1980-05-29 21:28 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 8°38' Sagittarius |
| 1980-05-31 22:05 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |

## June 1980

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1980-06-05 05:42 UTC | Venus re-enters Gemini (retrograde) | Leaves Cancer |
| 1980-06-12 20:38 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 22°00' Gemini |
| 1980-06-21 05:46 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 1980-06-22 17:35 UTC | Saturn square Neptune | Exact square |
| 1980-06-28 09:02 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 6°48' Capricorn |
| 1980-06-28 11:17 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 25°07' Cancer |
| 1980-06-28 20:14 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 18°58' Libra |

## July 1980

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1980-07-05 04:15 UTC | Saturn sextile Uranus | Exact sextile |
| 1980-07-06 21:16 UTC | Venus stations direct | 16°03' Gemini |
| 1980-07-10 17:59 UTC | Mars enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1980-07-12 06:46 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 20°04' Cancer |
| 1980-07-22 16:34 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 15°12' Cancer |
| 1980-07-22 16:41 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1980-07-27 19:08 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius | 5°00' Aquarius |
| 1980-07-30 11:46 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 21°29' Scorpio |

## August 1980

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1980-08-06 14:25 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1980-08-09 03:30 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1980-08-10 19:11 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo | 18°16' Leo |
| 1980-08-22 23:40 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1980-08-24 18:47 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1980-08-26 03:30 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 2°56' Pisces |
| 1980-08-26 21:43 UTC | Neptune sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1980-08-29 05:49 UTC | Mars enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1980-08-31 23:43 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 19°53' Sagittarius |

## September 1980

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1980-09-07 17:57 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1980-09-09 10:00 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 16°52' Virgo |
| 1980-09-09 13:06 UTC | Jupiter square Neptune | Exact square |
| 1980-09-10 01:59 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1980-09-21 11:01 UTC | Saturn enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1980-09-22 11:06 UTC | Jupiter sextile Uranus | Exact sextile |
| 1980-09-22 21:08 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 1980-09-24 12:08 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 1°35' Aries |
| 1980-09-30 01:15 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |

## October 1980

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1980-10-04 23:06 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1980-10-09 02:50 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 15°58' Libra |
| 1980-10-12 06:25 UTC | Mars enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1980-10-23 01:58 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 19°55' Scorpio |
| 1980-10-23 06:17 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1980-10-23 20:52 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 0°36' Taurus |
| 1980-10-27 10:05 UTC | Jupiter enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1980-10-30 10:37 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |

## November 1980

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1980-11-07 20:43 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 15°36' Scorpio |
| 1980-11-12 10:57 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 3°59' Scorpio |
| 1980-11-22 01:41 UTC | Mars enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1980-11-22 03:41 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1980-11-22 06:39 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 0°07' Gemini |
| 1980-11-24 01:34 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |

## December 1980

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1980-12-05 19:45 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1980-12-07 14:35 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 15°39' Sagittarius |
| 1980-12-18 06:21 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1980-12-21 16:56 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 1980-12-21 18:08 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 0°03' Cancer |
| 1980-12-25 04:46 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1980-12-30 22:28 UTC | Mars enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1980-12-31 20:24 UTC | Jupiter conjunct Saturn | Exact conjunction |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1980?

In 1980, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Feb 26 to Mar 19; Jun 28 to Jul 22; Oct 23 to Nov 12). There are 5 eclipses: Total Solar Eclipse on February 16, 1980 in Aquarius; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on March 1, 1980 in Virgo; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on July 27, 1980 in Aquarius; Annular Solar Eclipse on August 10, 1980 in Leo; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on August 26, 1980 in Pisces. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1980?

Mercury is retrograde 3 times in 1980: from February 26, 1980 to March 19, 1980 (Pisces); from June 28, 1980 to July 22, 1980 (Cancer); from October 23, 1980 to November 12, 1980 (Scorpio).

### When Are the Eclipses in 1980?

Total Solar Eclipse in Aquarius on February 16, 1980; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Virgo on March 1, 1980; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius on July 27, 1980; Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo on August 10, 1980; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on August 26, 1980.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 1980?

March Equinox: March 20, 1980 at 6:09 AM ET (11:09 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 1980 at 1:46 AM ET (05:46 UTC); September Equinox: September 22, 1980 at 5:08 PM ET (21:08 UTC); December Solstice: December 21, 1980 at 11:56 AM ET (16:56 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/1980). Free to cite with a link to the source page.