# Astrology Calendar 1981

> In 1981, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Feb 8 to Mar 2; Jun 9 to Jul 3; Oct 6 to Oct 27). There are 4 eclipses: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on January 20, 1981 in Leo; Annular Solar Eclipse on February 4, 1981 in Aquarius; Partial Lunar Eclipse on July 17, 1981 in Capricorn; Total Solar Eclipse on July 31, 1981 in Leo. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1981

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 1981-03-20 17:02 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 1981-06-21 11:44 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 1981-09-23 03:04 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 1981-12-21 22:50 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1981-01-20 07:49 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Leo | 0°16' Leo |
| 1981-02-04 22:08 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Aquarius | 16°01' Aquarius |
| 1981-07-17 04:46 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn | 24°35' Capricorn |
| 1981-07-31 03:45 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Leo | 7°50' Leo |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Saturn | 1981-01-18 16:58 UTC at 9°47' Libra | 1981-06-05 02:12 UTC at 2°59' Libra | Libra | 1980-10-15 to 1981-09-10 |
| Jupiter | 1981-01-24 19:19 UTC at 10°23' Libra | 1981-05-27 18:33 UTC at 0°26' Libra | Libra | 1980-10-29 to 1981-08-25 |
| Pluto | 1981-01-26 12:51 UTC at 24°20' Libra | 1981-07-01 16:29 UTC at 21°32' Libra | Libra | 1980-10-10 to 1981-10-19 |
| Mercury | 1981-02-08 12:29 UTC at 4°55' Pisces | 1981-03-02 07:10 UTC at 19°50' Aquarius | Pisces, Aquarius | 1981-01-24 to 1981-03-22 |
| Uranus | 1981-03-05 01:28 UTC at 0°06' Sagittarius | 1981-08-04 10:50 UTC at 26°03' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 1980-11-21 to 1981-11-18 |
| Neptune | 1981-03-27 06:33 UTC at 24°51' Sagittarius | 1981-09-03 10:52 UTC at 22°04' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 1980-12-06 to 1981-12-24 |
| Mercury | 1981-06-09 11:40 UTC at 5°12' Cancer | 1981-07-03 12:56 UTC at 26°20' Gemini | Cancer, Gemini | 1981-05-25 to 1981-07-18 |
| Mercury | 1981-10-06 09:15 UTC at 3°51' Scorpio | 1981-10-27 09:12 UTC at 18°15' Libra | Scorpio, Libra | 1981-09-16 to 1981-11-12 |
| Venus | 1981-12-31 19:46 UTC at 8°54' Aquarius | 1982-02-10 20:40 UTC at 23°21' Capricorn | Aquarius, Capricorn | 1981-11-30 to 1982-03-14 |

## January 1981

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1981-01-06 07:24 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 15°54' Capricorn |
| 1981-01-11 06:48 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1981-01-12 15:47 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1981-01-18 16:58 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 9°47' Libra |
| 1981-01-20 03:35 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1981-01-20 07:49 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Leo | 0°16' Leo |
| 1981-01-24 19:19 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 10°23' Libra |
| 1981-01-26 12:51 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 24°20' Libra |
| 1981-01-31 17:34 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |

## February 1981

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1981-02-04 06:07 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1981-02-04 22:08 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Aquarius | 16°01' Aquarius |
| 1981-02-06 22:47 UTC | Mars enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1981-02-08 12:29 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 4°55' Pisces |
| 1981-02-09 15:57 UTC | Neptune sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1981-02-16 08:02 UTC | Mercury re-enters Aquarius (retrograde) | Leaves Pisces |
| 1981-02-17 11:28 UTC | Uranus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1981-02-18 17:51 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1981-02-18 22:58 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 0°13' Virgo |
| 1981-02-28 06:01 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |

## March 1981

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1981-03-02 07:10 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 19°50' Aquarius |
| 1981-03-04 19:47 UTC | Jupiter conjunct Saturn | Exact conjunction |
| 1981-03-05 01:28 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 0°06' Sagittarius |
| 1981-03-06 10:31 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 15°46' Pisces |
| 1981-03-17 02:38 UTC | Mars enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1981-03-18 04:32 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1981-03-20 15:23 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 29°56' Virgo |
| 1981-03-20 17:02 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 1981-03-20 20:44 UTC | Uranus re-enters Scorpio (retrograde) | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1981-03-24 07:42 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1981-03-27 06:33 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 24°51' Sagittarius |

## April 1981

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1981-04-04 20:20 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 14°58' Aries |
| 1981-04-08 09:11 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1981-04-17 12:08 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1981-04-19 07:59 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 29°10' Libra |
| 1981-04-20 04:18 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1981-04-24 05:32 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1981-04-25 07:16 UTC | Mars enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |

## May 1981

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1981-05-04 04:19 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 13°37' Taurus |
| 1981-05-08 09:43 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1981-05-11 19:45 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1981-05-19 00:04 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 27°56' Scorpio |
| 1981-05-21 03:39 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1981-05-27 18:33 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 0°26' Libra |
| 1981-05-28 17:04 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |

## June 1981

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1981-06-02 11:32 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 11°50' Gemini |
| 1981-06-05 02:12 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 2°59' Libra |
| 1981-06-05 05:25 UTC | Mars enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1981-06-05 06:29 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1981-06-09 11:40 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 5°12' Cancer |
| 1981-06-17 15:05 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 26°19' Sagittarius |
| 1981-06-21 11:44 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 1981-06-22 22:51 UTC | Mercury re-enters Gemini (retrograde) | Leaves Cancer |
| 1981-06-29 20:19 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |

## July 1981

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1981-07-01 16:30 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 21°32' Libra |
| 1981-07-01 19:03 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 9°50' Cancer |
| 1981-07-03 12:56 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 26°20' Gemini |
| 1981-07-12 21:07 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1981-07-17 04:46 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn | 24°35' Capricorn |
| 1981-07-18 08:53 UTC | Mars enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1981-07-22 22:39 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1981-07-24 04:25 UTC | Jupiter conjunct Saturn | Exact conjunction |
| 1981-07-24 14:03 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1981-07-31 03:45 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Leo | 7°50' Leo |

## August 1981

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1981-08-01 18:31 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1981-08-04 10:50 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 26°03' Scorpio |
| 1981-08-15 16:37 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 22°44' Aquarius |
| 1981-08-16 12:48 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1981-08-18 03:35 UTC | Neptune sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1981-08-18 13:44 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1981-08-23 05:37 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1981-08-25 09:08 UTC | The North Node enters Cancer | Leaves Leo |
| 1981-08-29 14:44 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 6°09' Virgo |

## September 1981

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1981-09-02 01:51 UTC | Mars enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1981-09-02 22:40 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1981-09-03 10:52 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 22°04' Sagittarius |
| 1981-09-12 22:50 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1981-09-14 03:09 UTC | Full Moon in Pisces | 21°13' Pisces |
| 1981-09-23 03:04 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 1981-09-27 10:59 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1981-09-28 04:07 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 4°57' Libra |

## October 1981

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1981-10-06 09:15 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 3°51' Scorpio |
| 1981-10-09 00:03 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1981-10-13 12:50 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 20°06' Aries |
| 1981-10-14 02:12 UTC | Mercury re-enters Libra (retrograde) | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1981-10-21 01:56 UTC | Mars enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1981-10-23 09:27 UTC | Jupiter sextile Neptune | Exact sextile |
| 1981-10-23 12:12 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1981-10-27 09:12 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 18°15' Libra |
| 1981-10-27 20:14 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 4°19' Scorpio |

## November 1981

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1981-11-02 08:38 UTC | Jupiter conjunct Pluto | Exact conjunction |
| 1981-11-05 12:38 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1981-11-09 13:14 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1981-11-11 22:27 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 19°27' Taurus |
| 1981-11-16 12:33 UTC | Uranus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1981-11-22 09:36 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1981-11-26 14:39 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 4°15' Sagittarius |
| 1981-11-27 02:22 UTC | Jupiter enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1981-11-28 20:51 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |

## December 1981

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1981-12-08 20:52 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1981-12-11 08:41 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 19°13' Gemini |
| 1981-12-16 00:13 UTC | Mars enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1981-12-17 22:20 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1981-12-21 22:50 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 1981-12-26 10:10 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 4°33' Capricorn |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1981?

In 1981, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Feb 8 to Mar 2; Jun 9 to Jul 3; Oct 6 to Oct 27). There are 4 eclipses: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on January 20, 1981 in Leo; Annular Solar Eclipse on February 4, 1981 in Aquarius; Partial Lunar Eclipse on July 17, 1981 in Capricorn; Total Solar Eclipse on July 31, 1981 in Leo. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1981?

Mercury is retrograde 3 times in 1981: from February 8, 1981 to March 2, 1981 (Pisces and Aquarius); from June 9, 1981 to July 3, 1981 (Cancer and Gemini); from October 6, 1981 to October 27, 1981 (Scorpio and Libra).

### When Are the Eclipses in 1981?

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Leo on January 20, 1981; Annular Solar Eclipse in Aquarius on February 4, 1981; Partial Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn on July 17, 1981; Total Solar Eclipse in Leo on July 31, 1981.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 1981?

March Equinox: March 20, 1981 at 12:02 PM ET (17:02 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 1981 at 7:44 AM ET (11:44 UTC); September Equinox: September 22, 1981 at 11:04 PM ET (03:04 UTC on September 23); December Solstice: December 21, 1981 at 5:50 PM ET (22:50 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/1981). Free to cite with a link to the source page.