1977 brought 13 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a partial lunar eclipse in Libra on April 3, an annular solar eclipse in Aries on April 18, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Aries on September 27, and a total solar eclipse in Libra on October 12. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Apr 19 to May 13; Aug 22 to Sep 14; Dec 11 to Dec 31). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 5. June saw two full moons, a blue moon. 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 1977
- Venus enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Chiron Direct
- True Node Rx enters Libra
- Pallas Rx enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Jupiter Direct
- Pluto Retrograde
- Mercury Direct
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Sun enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
February 1977
- Venus enters Aries
- Full Moon in Leo
- Ceres Retrograde
- Mars enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Uranus Retrograde
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Sun enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Vesta Direct
March 1977
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Juno enters Sagittarius
- Venus Retrograde
- Juno Retrograde
- Neptune Retrograde
- Mercury enters Aries
- New Moon in Pisces
- Mars enters Pisces
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Juno Rx enters Scorpio
- Pallas Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Chiron enters Taurus
April 1977
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Jupiter enters Gemini
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Saturn Direct
- Ceres Rx enters Virgo
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aries
- Mercury Retrograde
- Sun enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Venus Direct
- Mars enters Aries
May 1977
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Ceres Direct
- Mercury Direct
- New Moon in Taurus
- Sun enters Gemini
- Vesta enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
June 1977
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Mars enters Taurus
- Venus enters Taurus
- Ceres enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Pallas enters Virgo
- Mercury enters Gemini
- New Moon in Gemini
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Pluto Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Full Moon in Capricorn
July 1977
- Venus enters Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Juno Direct
- Mercury enters Leo
- New Moon in Cancer
- Uranus Direct
- Mars enters Gemini
- Sun enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Vesta enters Virgo
August 1977
- Venus enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Chiron Retrograde
- New Moon in Leo
- Jupiter enters Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Pallas enters Libra
- Mercury Retrograde
- Sun enters Virgo
- Neptune Direct
- Venus enters Leo
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Mars enters Cancer
September 1977
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Ceres enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Virgo
- Mercury Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Virgo
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aries
- Vesta enters Libra
October 1977
- Mercury enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Juno enters Sagittarius
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Libra
- Venus enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Mars enters Leo
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Pallas enters Scorpio
November 1977
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Venus enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Saturn enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Ceres enters Sagittarius
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Vesta enters Scorpio
December 1977
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Saturn Retrograde
- Mercury Retrograde
- Mars Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mercury Rx enters Sagittarius
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Jupiter Rx enters Gemini
- Mercury Direct