2079 brings 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fall: a partial lunar eclipse in Libra on April 16, a total solar eclipse in Taurus on May 1, a total lunar eclipse in Aries on October 10, and an annular solar eclipse in Scorpio on October 24. Mercury turns retrograde three times (Feb 19 to Mar 14; Jun 22 to Jul 16; Oct 17 to Nov 7). The first full moon rises in Cancer on January 17. 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 2079
- Mars enters Pisces
- Jupiter enters Capricorn
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Neptune Rx enters Cancer
- Vesta Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Chiron Direct
- Pallas enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
February 2079
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mars enters Aries
- Full Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Aries
- Sun enters Pisces
- Mercury Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Pallas Retrograde
- Saturn enters Aquarius
March 2079
- Uranus enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Pisces
- Juno enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Venus enters Taurus
- Mercury Direct
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Vesta Rx enters Leo
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Mars enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Pallas Rx enters Libra
April 2079
- New Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Gemini
- Neptune Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Vesta Direct
- Mercury enters Aries
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Libra
- Sun enters Taurus
- Ceres Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Taurus
May 2079
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Taurus
- Mars enters Gemini
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Venus enters Cancer
- Uranus Retrograde
- Vesta enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Juno enters Aries
- Saturn Retrograde
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mercury enters Cancer
- New Moon in Gemini
June 2079
- Pallas Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Leo
- True Node Rx enters Aries
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Mars enters Cancer
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Mercury Retrograde
- New Moon in Cancer
July 2079
- Neptune enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Venus Retrograde
- Uranus Rx enters Capricorn
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Pluto Retrograde
- Mercury Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Juno enters Taurus
- Sun enters Leo
- New Moon in Leo
- Mars enters Leo
August 2079
- Vesta enters Libra
- Saturn Rx enters Capricorn
- Ceres Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Venus Rx enters Cancer
- Mercury enters Leo
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Chiron Retrograde
- Pallas enters Scorpio
- Venus Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Sun enters Virgo
- New Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Leo
September 2079
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Jupiter Direct
- Mercury enters Libra
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Mars enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Juno Retrograde
- New Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Scorpio
October 2079
- Vesta enters Scorpio
- Saturn Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Uranus Direct
- Venus enters Virgo
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aries
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Mercury Retrograde
- Ceres enters Capricorn
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Scorpio
- Pallas enters Sagittarius
November 2079
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mars enters Libra
- Neptune Retrograde
- Mercury Rx enters Libra
- Venus enters Libra
- Mercury Direct
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Vesta enters Sagittarius
- Saturn enters Aquarius
December 2079
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Juno Direct
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Mars enters Scorpio
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Uranus enters Aquarius
- Pluto Direct
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Aries