1970 had 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a partial lunar eclipse in Virgo on February 21, a total solar eclipse in Pisces on March 7, a partial lunar eclipse in Aquarius on August 16, and an annular solar eclipse in Virgo on August 31. Mercury turned retrograde four times (Jan 4 to Jan 24; Apr 28 to May 22; Aug 30 to Sep 21; Dec 19 onward). The first full moon rose in Leo on January 22. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.
January 1970
- Saturn Direct
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Mercury Retrograde
- Mercury Rx enters Capricorn
- Neptune enters Sagittarius
- Pallas enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Uranus Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Full Moon in Leo
- Mercury Direct
- Mars enters Aries
- Ceres enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
February 1970
- New Moon in Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Pisces
- Sun enters Pisces
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Virgo
- Juno enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
March 1970
- Neptune Retrograde
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Mars enters Taurus
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Pisces
- Venus enters Aries
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Mercury enters Aries
- Full Moon in Libra
- Vesta Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
April 1970
- Venus enters Taurus
- Pallas enters Pisces
- New Moon in Aries
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Ceres enters Aries
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Mars enters Gemini
- Sun enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Venus enters Gemini
- Mercury Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Jupiter Rx enters Libra
May 1970
- Juno enters Aries
- Neptune Rx enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Gemini
- Mercury Direct
- Venus enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
June 1970
- Mars enters Cancer
- New Moon in Gemini
- Pluto Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Uranus Direct
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Venus enters Leo
- Vesta enters Virgo
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Jupiter Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Pallas Retrograde
- Mercury enters Cancer
July 1970
- New Moon in Cancer
- Juno enters Taurus
- Ceres enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Venus enters Virgo
- Chiron Retrograde
- Mercury enters Leo
- Mars enters Leo
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Sun enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mercury enters Virgo
August 1970
- New Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Libra
- Neptune Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Jupiter enters Scorpio
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aquarius
- Vesta enters Libra
- Sun enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Mercury Retrograde
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Virgo
September 1970
- Mars enters Virgo
- Ceres Retrograde
- Saturn Retrograde
- Venus enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Pallas Rx enters Aquarius
- Mercury Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- New Moon in Libra
October 1970
- Mercury enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Juno Retrograde
- Full Moon in Aries
- Mars enters Libra
- Vesta enters Scorpio
- Venus Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Pallas Direct
- Ceres Rx enters Aries
- New Moon in Scorpio
November 1970
- True Node Rx enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Neptune enters Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus Direct
December 1970
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Pallas enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mars enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Ceres Direct
- Vesta enters Sagittarius
- Chiron Direct
- Mercury Retrograde
- Juno Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- New Moon in Capricorn