What were the 1976 eclipse dates and times?

1976 had 4 eclipses: Annular Solar Eclipse on April 29, 1976 at 6:19:28 AM ET; Partial Lunar Eclipse on May 13, 1976 at 4:04:02 PM ET; Total Solar Eclipse on October 23, 1976 at 1:09:37 AM ET; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on November 6, 1976 at 6:14:34 PM ET. Every instant lands on the millisecond - Times mark the exact lunation instant of each eclipse.

When were the 1976 solstices and equinoxes?

Spring Equinox: March 20, 1976 at 6:49:34 AM ET; Summer Solstice: June 21, 1976 at 2:24:11 AM ET; Autumn Equinox: September 22, 1976 at 5:48:10 PM ET; Winter Solstice: December 21, 1976 at 12:35:07 PM ET.

When was Mercury retrograde in 1976?

Mercury stationed retrograde 4 times in 1976: January 14, 1976, May 9, 1976, September 8, 1976, December 27, 1976. The exact station instants are on the calendar above.

How many full moons were there in 1976?

1976 had 12 full moons. The first was the Full Moon in Cancer on January 16, 1976 at 11:46:56 PM ET.

How accurate are these celestial event times?

Every event is computed with the Swiss Ephemeris (DE441) and resolved to the millisecond. The engine is verified against NASA JPL HORIZONS - The model that flies spacecraft - On the 2026 major events. Almanacs stop at the minute. Starmap does not.

STARMAP | 1976 Astrology Calendar - Every Event to the Second

1976 had 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: an annular solar eclipse in Taurus on April 29, a partial lunar eclipse in Scorpio on May 13, a total solar eclipse in Libra on October 23, and a penumbral lunar eclipse in Taurus on November 6. Mercury turned retrograde four times (Jan 14 to Feb 3; May 9 to Jun 1; Sep 8 to Sep 30; Dec 27 onward). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 16. 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 1976

Jan 01, 1976 - 7:14:27 AM ET Venus enters Sagittarius
Jan 01, 1976 - 9:40:02 AM ET New Moon in Capricorn
Jan 02, 1976 - 3:21:53 PM ET Mercury enters Aquarius
Jan 04, 1976 - 6:16:33 AM ET Chiron Direct
Jan 05, 1976 - 12:28:21 AM ET Vesta enters Aries
Jan 09, 1976 - 7:39:35 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Aries
Jan 11, 1976 - 1:03:50 AM ET Juno Retrograde
Jan 14, 1976 - 1:42:19 AM ET Mercury Retrograde
Jan 14, 1976 - 6:41:22 AM ET Pluto Retrograde
Jan 14, 1976 - 8:16:41 AM ET Saturn Rx enters Cancer
Jan 16, 1976 - 11:46:56 PM ET Full Moon in Cancer
Jan 18, 1976 - 4:20:43 PM ET Ceres Direct
Jan 20, 1976 - 4:27:02 PM ET Mars Direct
Jan 20, 1976 - 5:25:05 PM ET Sun enters Aquarius
Jan 23, 1976 - 6:04:20 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Jan 24, 1976 - 8:30:28 PM ET Mercury Rx enters Capricorn
Jan 25, 1976 - 12:33:24 AM ET Pallas enters Aries
Jan 26, 1976 - 1:08:34 AM ET Venus enters Capricorn
Jan 31, 1976 - 1:20:10 AM ET New Moon in Aquarius

February 1976

Feb 03, 1976 - 5:56:43 PM ET Mercury Direct
Feb 08, 1976 - 5:04:50 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Taurus
Feb 10, 1976 - 5:11:10 PM ET Uranus Retrograde
Feb 15, 1976 - 11:43:15 AM ET Full Moon in Leo
Feb 15, 1976 - 2:02:31 PM ET Mercury enters Aquarius
Feb 19, 1976 - 7:39:54 AM ET Sun enters Pisces
Feb 19, 1976 - 11:50:05 AM ET Venus enters Aquarius
Feb 22, 1976 - 3:15:50 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Feb 29, 1976 - 6:24:45 PM ET New Moon in Pisces

March 1976

Mar 08, 1976 - 11:37:55 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Gemini
Mar 09, 1976 - 7:01:47 AM ET Mercury enters Pisces
Mar 14, 1976 - 7:59:11 PM ET Venus enters Pisces
Mar 15, 1976 - 3:39:18 PM ET Neptune Retrograde
Mar 15, 1976 - 9:52:43 PM ET Full Moon in Virgo
Mar 18, 1976 - 8:14:36 AM ET Mars enters Cancer
Mar 20, 1976 - 6:49:34 AM ET Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
Mar 21, 1976 - 12:56:05 AM ET Vesta enters Taurus
Mar 22, 1976 - 1:54:22 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Mar 26, 1976 - 5:24:33 AM ET Jupiter enters Taurus
Mar 26, 1976 - 10:35:56 AM ET Mercury enters Aries
Mar 27, 1976 - 2:58:25 PM ET Saturn Direct
Mar 30, 1976 - 12:07:55 PM ET New Moon in Aries

April 1976

Apr 07, 1976 - 2:01:42 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Cancer
Apr 08, 1976 - 3:55:55 AM ET Venus enters Aries
Apr 09, 1976 - 2:30:46 PM ET Pallas enters Taurus
Apr 10, 1976 - 4:29:19 AM ET Mercury enters Taurus
Apr 14, 1976 - 6:48:44 AM ET Full Moon in Libra
Apr 19, 1976 - 10:22:51 AM ET Juno Direct
Apr 19, 1976 - 6:02:55 PM ET Sun enters Taurus
Apr 21, 1976 - 2:14:02 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
Apr 29, 1976 - 6:19:28 AM ET Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Taurus
Apr 29, 1976 - 7:11:03 PM ET Mercury enters Gemini

May 1976

May 02, 1976 - 1:48:37 PM ET Venus enters Taurus
May 07, 1976 - 1:17:14 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Leo
May 09, 1976 - 1:04:15 AM ET Mercury Retrograde
May 09, 1976 - 4:42:28 PM ET Ceres enters Cancer
May 13, 1976 - 4:04:02 PM ET Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Scorpio
May 16, 1976 - 7:10:21 AM ET Mars enters Leo
May 19, 1976 - 3:21:09 PM ET Mercury Rx enters Taurus
May 20, 1976 - 5:22:00 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
May 20, 1976 - 6:21:04 PM ET Sun enters Gemini
May 26, 1976 - 11:43:12 PM ET Venus enters Gemini
May 28, 1976 - 7:12:03 AM ET Chiron enters Taurus
May 28, 1976 - 9:45:20 AM ET Vesta enters Gemini
May 28, 1976 - 9:46:46 PM ET New Moon in Gemini

June 1976

Jun 01, 1976 - 9:19:55 PM ET Mercury Direct
Jun 05, 1976 - 1:08:08 AM ET Saturn enters Leo
Jun 05, 1976 - 8:19:54 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Virgo
Jun 09, 1976 - 10:20:58 AM ET Pallas enters Gemini
Jun 12, 1976 - 12:14:57 AM ET Full Moon in Sagittarius
Jun 13, 1976 - 3:19:33 PM ET Mercury enters Gemini
Jun 18, 1976 - 5:43:03 PM ET Pluto Direct
Jun 19, 1976 - 9:15:19 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
Jun 20, 1976 - 9:55:46 AM ET Venus enters Cancer
Jun 21, 1976 - 2:24:11 AM ET Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
Jun 27, 1976 - 10:49:56 AM ET New Moon in Cancer

July 1976

Jul 04, 1976 - 10:17:51 AM ET Mercury enters Cancer
Jul 04, 1976 - 1:28:27 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Libra
Jul 06, 1976 - 7:26:54 PM ET Mars enters Virgo
Jul 11, 1976 - 2:04:39 AM ET Uranus Direct
Jul 11, 1976 - 9:08:52 AM ET Full Moon in Capricorn
Jul 14, 1976 - 7:35:48 PM ET Venus enters Leo
Jul 18, 1976 - 3:35:01 PM ET Mercury enters Leo
Jul 18, 1976 - 6:19:03 PM ET Ceres enters Leo
Jul 19, 1976 - 2:29:18 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aries
Jul 22, 1976 - 1:18:25 PM ET Sun enters Leo
Jul 26, 1976 - 9:38:43 PM ET New Moon in Leo

August 1976

Aug 02, 1976 - 6:06:29 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Aug 03, 1976 - 9:05:45 AM ET Pallas enters Cancer
Aug 03, 1976 - 12:41:02 PM ET Mercury enters Virgo
Aug 04, 1976 - 6:17:06 PM ET Chiron Retrograde
Aug 08, 1976 - 4:35:35 AM ET Venus enters Virgo
Aug 08, 1976 - 5:52:36 AM ET Vesta enters Cancer
Aug 09, 1976 - 7:43:28 PM ET Full Moon in Aquarius
Aug 14, 1976 - 3:55:35 AM ET Juno enters Libra
Aug 17, 1976 - 8:12:30 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
Aug 22, 1976 - 8:18:14 PM ET Sun enters Virgo
Aug 22, 1976 - 10:03:17 PM ET Neptune Direct
Aug 23, 1976 - 6:23:42 AM ET Jupiter enters Gemini
Aug 24, 1976 - 1:54:37 AM ET Mars enters Libra
Aug 25, 1976 - 7:00:33 AM ET New Moon in Virgo
Aug 25, 1976 - 4:51:43 PM ET Mercury enters Libra
Aug 31, 1976 - 11:35:24 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius

September 1976

Sep 01, 1976 - 1:44:27 PM ET Venus enters Libra
Sep 08, 1976 - 8:52:03 AM ET Full Moon in Pisces
Sep 08, 1976 - 6:03:58 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Sep 16, 1976 - 1:20:12 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
Sep 19, 1976 - 2:39:08 PM ET Jupiter Retrograde
Sep 21, 1976 - 3:14:44 AM ET Mercury Rx enters Virgo
Sep 22, 1976 - 5:48:10 PM ET Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
Sep 23, 1976 - 3:54:51 PM ET New Moon in Libra
Sep 24, 1976 - 12:59:47 AM ET Ceres enters Virgo
Sep 26, 1976 - 12:16:52 AM ET Venus enters Scorpio
Sep 26, 1976 - 1:11:50 PM ET Pallas enters Leo
Sep 30, 1976 - 7:12:12 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Sep 30, 1976 - 11:59:26 PM ET Mercury Direct

October 1976

Oct 08, 1976 - 12:55:23 AM ET Full Moon in Aries
Oct 08, 1976 - 4:23:15 PM ET Mars enters Scorpio
Oct 10, 1976 - 10:46:43 AM ET Mercury enters Libra
Oct 13, 1976 - 6:43:40 PM ET Chiron Rx enters Aries
Oct 16, 1976 - 4:58:36 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
Oct 16, 1976 - 4:24:26 PM ET Jupiter Rx enters Taurus
Oct 20, 1976 - 1:22:20 PM ET Venus enters Sagittarius
Oct 23, 1976 - 1:09:37 AM ET Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Libra
Oct 23, 1976 - 2:58:00 AM ET Sun enters Scorpio
Oct 29, 1976 - 12:55:10 AM ET Mercury enters Scorpio
Oct 29, 1976 - 6:05:02 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Aquarius

November 1976

Nov 06, 1976 - 6:14:34 PM ET Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Taurus
Nov 07, 1976 - 5:28:31 AM ET Juno enters Scorpio
Nov 14, 1976 - 5:41:53 AM ET Venus enters Capricorn
Nov 14, 1976 - 5:38:45 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Leo
Nov 16, 1976 - 2:01:47 PM ET Mercury enters Sagittarius
Nov 20, 1976 - 6:53:17 PM ET Mars enters Sagittarius
Nov 21, 1976 - 10:10:37 AM ET New Moon in Scorpio
Nov 21, 1976 - 11:21:29 PM ET Sun enters Sagittarius
Nov 22, 1976 - 12:42:06 AM ET Vesta Retrograde
Nov 27, 1976 - 1:45:43 PM ET Saturn Retrograde
Nov 28, 1976 - 7:58:44 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Pisces

December 1976

Dec 06, 1976 - 4:24:32 AM ET Mercury enters Capricorn
Dec 06, 1976 - 1:14:31 PM ET Full Moon in Gemini
Dec 09, 1976 - 7:52:54 AM ET Venus enters Aquarius
Dec 09, 1976 - 12:12:27 PM ET Ceres enters Libra
Dec 10, 1976 - 10:51:52 PM ET Pallas enters Virgo
Dec 14, 1976 - 5:14:12 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
Dec 20, 1976 - 9:07:45 PM ET New Moon in Sagittarius
Dec 21, 1976 - 12:35:07 PM ET Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
Dec 27, 1976 - 10:19:24 AM ET Pallas Retrograde
Dec 27, 1976 - 11:34:07 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Dec 28, 1976 - 2:47:41 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Aries
Dec 31, 1976 - 7:41:34 PM ET Mars enters Capricorn

Starmap1976

Every Celestial Event Mapped to the Millisecond