1980 brought 13 full moons and 5 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a total solar eclipse in Aquarius on February 16, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Virgo on March 1, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Aquarius on July 27, an annular solar eclipse in Leo on August 10, and a penumbral lunar eclipse in Pisces on August 25. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Feb 25 to Mar 19; Jun 28 to Jul 22; Oct 22 to Nov 12). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 2. January 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 1980
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Full Moon in Cancer
- True Node Rx enters Leo
- Saturn Retrograde
- True Node enters Virgo
- Pallas enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- True Node Rx enters Leo
- Venus enters Pisces
- Mars Retrograde
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Chiron Direct
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Pluto Retrograde
- Full Moon in Leo
February 1980
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Venus enters Aries
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aquarius
- Sun enters Pisces
- Juno Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Mercury Retrograde
- Uranus Retrograde
March 1980
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Virgo
- Venus enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Ceres enters Taurus
- Mars Rx enters Leo
- New Moon in Pisces
- Mercury Direct
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Neptune Retrograde
- Full Moon in Libra
April 1980
- Venus enters Gemini
- Vesta enters Gemini
- Mars Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Pallas enters Aries
- Mercury enters Aries
- New Moon in Aries
- Sun enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Jupiter Direct
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Juno enters Leo
May 1980
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Mars enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Venus enters Cancer
- New Moon in Taurus
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Sun enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Saturn Direct
- Ceres enters Gemini
- Venus Retrograde
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Cancer
June 1980
- Venus Rx enters Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- New Moon in Gemini
- Vesta enters Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury Retrograde
- Pluto Direct
July 1980
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Venus Direct
- Mars enters Libra
- New Moon in Cancer
- Pallas enters Taurus
- Juno enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury Direct
- Sun enters Leo
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aquarius
- Uranus Direct
August 1980
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Venus enters Cancer
- Ceres enters Cancer
- Mercury enters Leo
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Chiron Retrograde
- Sun enters Virgo
- Vesta enters Leo
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Pisces
- Mars enters Scorpio
- Pallas Retrograde
- Neptune Direct
September 1980
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Venus enters Leo
- New Moon in Virgo
- Mercury enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Saturn enters Libra
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Full Moon in Aries
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
October 1980
- Juno enters Libra
- Venus enters Virgo
- New Moon in Libra
- Pallas Rx enters Aries
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury Retrograde
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Jupiter enters Libra
- Venus enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
November 1980
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Vesta enters Virgo
- Mercury Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mars enters Capricorn
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Ceres Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
December 1980
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Pallas Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Juno enters Scorpio
- Mars enters Aquarius