Astro calendar

The sky in 1970

Eclipses, retrogrades, lunations and the Sun's sign changes, worked out for the whole year.

Eclipses in 1970

February 21 · Partial lunar eclipse in Virgo
March 7 · Total solar eclipse in Pisces
August 17 · Partial lunar eclipse in Aquarius
August 31 · Annular solar eclipse in Virgo

An eclipse can only be seen from part of the Earth: check whether it is visible where you are.

Retrogrades in 1970

Mercury retrograde 4 periods

From January 4 to January 24 · from Aquarius to Capricorn
From April 28 to May 22 · Taurus
From August 30 to September 22 · Virgo
From December 19 to January 8 · from Capricorn to Sagittarius

Venus retrograde one period

From October 20 to December 1 · Scorpio

Mars retrograde no period

No retrograde period this year.

What is retrograde motion?

Month by month

January

Mercury stations retrograde in AquariusJanuary 4 · 08:09 AM
New moon in CapricornJanuary 7 · 08:35 PM
The Sun enters AquariusJanuary 20 · 11:24 AM
Full moon in LeoJanuary 22 · 12:56 PM
Mercury stations direct in CapricornJanuary 24 · 04:34 PM

February

New moon in AquariusFebruary 6 · 07:12 AM
The Sun enters PiscesFebruary 19 · 01:41 AM
Partial lunar eclipse in VirgoFebruary 21 · 08:19 AM

March

Total solar eclipse in PiscesMarch 7 · 05:41 PM
The Sun enters AriesMarch 21 · 12:56 AM
Full moon in LibraMarch 23 · 01:52 AM

April

New moon in AriesApril 6 · 04:09 AM
The Sun enters TaurusApril 20 · 12:15 PM
Full moon in ScorpioApril 21 · 04:20 PM
Mercury stations retrograde in TaurusApril 28 · 10:58 AM

May

New moon in TaurusMay 5 · 02:51 PM
Full moon in ScorpioMay 21 · 03:37 AM
The Sun enters GeminiMay 21 · 11:37 AM
Mercury stations direct in TaurusMay 22 · 06:39 AM

June

New moon in GeminiJune 4 · 02:21 AM
Full moon in SagittariusJune 19 · 12:27 PM
The Sun enters CancerJune 21 · 07:42 PM

July

New moon in CancerJuly 3 · 03:18 PM
Full moon in CapricornJuly 18 · 07:58 PM
The Sun enters LeoJuly 23 · 06:37 AM

August

New moon in LeoAugust 2 · 05:58 AM
Partial lunar eclipse in AquariusAugust 17 · 03:15 AM
The Sun enters VirgoAugust 23 · 01:34 PM
Mercury stations retrograde in VirgoAugust 30 · 07:23 AM
Annular solar eclipse in VirgoAugust 31 · 10:01 PM

September

Full moon in PiscesSeptember 15 · 11:09 AM
Mercury stations direct in VirgoSeptember 22 · 12:20 AM
The Sun enters LibraSeptember 23 · 10:59 AM
New moon in LibraSeptember 30 · 02:31 PM

October

Full moon in AriesOctober 14 · 08:21 PM
Venus stations retrograde in ScorpioOctober 20 · 04:27 PM
The Sun enters ScorpioOctober 23 · 08:04 PM
New moon in ScorpioOctober 30 · 06:27 AM

November

Full moon in TaurusNovember 13 · 07:27 AM
The Sun enters SagittariusNovember 22 · 05:24 PM
New moon in SagittariusNovember 28 · 09:13 PM

December

Venus stations direct in ScorpioDecember 1 · 12:21 AM
Full moon in GeminiDecember 12 · 09:03 PM
Mercury stations retrograde in CapricornDecember 19 · 06:01 AM
The Sun enters CapricornDecember 22 · 06:35 AM
New moon in CapricornDecember 28 · 10:42 AM

Dates and times in UTC. To see how this sky touches your chart, open your personal transits.