Astronomical Events 1980

119 events in date order, in your time zone (showing UTC)

Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Fri, Jan 4, 1980, 08:49 UTC · active Dec 29, 1979 to Jan 12, 1980

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 96% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Jan 7, 1980, 04:02 UTC

04:02 UTC · magnitude -2.3 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Jan 7, 1980, 14:15 UTC

14:15 UTC · magnitude -0.1 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Jan 8, 1980, 14:32 UTC

14:32 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 0.2° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Jan 15, 1980, 09:09 UTC

09:09 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Jan 20, 1980, 12:24 UTC

12:24 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.0° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Jan 21, 1980, 09:19 UTC

09:19 UTC · magnitude -1.3
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Feb 3, 1980, 07:22 UTC

07:22 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 0.5° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Feb 3, 1980, 18:15 UTC

18:15 UTC · magnitude -0.8 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Feb 4, 1980, 20:29 UTC

20:29 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Feb 11, 1980, 20:32 UTC

20:32 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.5° apart
Total Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Sat, Feb 16, 1980, 08:53 UTC

Greatest eclipse 08:53 UTC.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Feb 17, 1980, 15:00 UTC

15:00 UTC · magnitude -0.7 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Feb 19, 1980, 06:59 UTC

06:59 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 3.5° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Tue, Feb 19, 1980, 12:34 UTC

12:34 UTC · magnitude -0.4
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Sun, Feb 24, 1980, 17:19 UTC

17:19 UTC · magnitude -2.5
Mars at opposition Planets

Mon, Feb 25, 1980, 05:32 UTC

05:32 UTC · magnitude -1.2
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Mar 1, 1980, 06:15 UTC

06:15 UTC · magnitude -1.2 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Mar 1, 1980, 07:09 UTC

07:09 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 0.8° apart
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Sat, Mar 1, 1980, 20:45 UTC

Greatest eclipse 20:45 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Mar 2, 1980, 23:35 UTC

23:35 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 0.1° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Thu, Mar 6, 1980, 05:38 UTC

05:38 UTC · magnitude 4.8
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Mar 10, 1980, 05:44 UTC

05:44 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.5° apart
Saturn at opposition Planets

Fri, Mar 14, 1980, 01:54 UTC

01:54 UTC · magnitude 0.6
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sat, Mar 15, 1980, 14:02 UTC

14:02 UTC · magnitude 1.9 · 2.8° apart
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Thu, Mar 20, 1980, 11:09 UTC

11:09 UTC.
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Mar 27, 1980, 21:19 UTC

21:19 UTC · magnitude -0.6 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Mar 28, 1980, 07:05 UTC

07:05 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Mar 30, 1980, 01:27 UTC

01:27 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 0.3° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, Apr 2, 1980, 16:50 UTC

16:50 UTC · magnitude 0.3
Venus at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sat, Apr 5, 1980, 17:05 UTC

17:05 UTC · magnitude -4.3
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Apr 6, 1980, 12:10 UTC

12:10 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Apr 13, 1980, 08:45 UTC

08:45 UTC · magnitude 0.0 · 0.0° apart
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Tue, Apr 22, 1980, 07:25 UTC · active Apr 13, 1980 to Apr 30, 1980

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 52% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Apr 24, 1980, 05:57 UTC

05:57 UTC · magnitude 0.0 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Apr 24, 1980, 10:50 UTC

10:50 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 1.0° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Apr 26, 1980, 04:24 UTC

04:24 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, May 3, 1980, 17:00 UTC

17:00 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.1° apart
Mars and Jupiter close together Planets

Mon, May 5, 1980, 15:52 UTC

15:52 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 0.7° apart
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Mon, May 5, 1980, 21:00 UTC · active Apr 18, 1980 to May 27, 1980

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 71% lit.
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Tue, May 13, 1980, 09:43 UTC

09:43 UTC · magnitude -2.3
Uranus at opposition Planets

Wed, May 14, 1980, 05:34 UTC

05:34 UTC · magnitude 5.4
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, May 21, 1980, 20:02 UTC

20:02 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 0.5° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, May 22, 1980, 05:44 UTC

05:44 UTC · magnitude 0.5 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, May 23, 1980, 10:15 UTC

10:15 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, May 30, 1980, 22:02 UTC

22:02 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.0° apart
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Sun, Jun 1, 1980, 17:14 UTC

17:14 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 0.3° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Thu, Jun 12, 1980, 03:05 UTC

03:05 UTC · magnitude 7.9
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sat, Jun 14, 1980, 13:46 UTC

13:46 UTC · magnitude 0.6
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sat, Jun 14, 1980, 19:40 UTC

19:40 UTC · magnitude 0.6 · 3.8° apart
Venus at inferior conjunction Planets

Sun, Jun 15, 1980, 07:28 UTC

07:28 UTC · magnitude -3.7
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Jun 18, 1980, 09:57 UTC

09:57 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 0.0° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Jun 19, 1980, 15:00 UTC

15:00 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Jun 19, 1980, 19:22 UTC

19:22 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 0.3° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Sat, Jun 21, 1980, 05:46 UTC

05:46 UTC.
Mars and Saturn close together Planets

Tue, Jun 24, 1980, 00:05 UTC

00:05 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Jun 27, 1980, 04:24 UTC

04:24 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Jul 9, 1980, 18:32 UTC

18:32 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 0.2° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Fri, Jul 11, 1980, 18:47 UTC

18:47 UTC · magnitude 4.9
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Jul 16, 1980, 03:00 UTC

03:00 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Jul 17, 1980, 07:05 UTC

07:05 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Jul 18, 1980, 06:02 UTC

06:02 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 3.4° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Jul 24, 1980, 12:15 UTC

12:15 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.2° apart
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Sun, Jul 27, 1980, 19:09 UTC

Greatest eclipse 19:09 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Mon, Jul 28, 1980, 23:19 UTC · active Jul 11, 1980 to Aug 22, 1980

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 98% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Wed, Jul 30, 1980, 00:25 UTC · active Jul 2, 1980 to Aug 14, 1980

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 93% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Fri, Aug 1, 1980, 02:34 UTC

02:34 UTC · magnitude 0.2
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Aug 7, 1980, 01:49 UTC

01:49 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sat, Aug 9, 1980, 09:27 UTC

09:27 UTC · magnitude -0.8 · 2.0° apart
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Sun, Aug 10, 1980, 19:12 UTC

Greatest eclipse 19:12 UTC.
Perseids Meteor Showers

Tue, Aug 12, 1980, 14:05 UTC · active Jul 16, 1980 to Aug 24, 1980

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 3% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Aug 12, 1980, 21:22 UTC

21:22 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Aug 13, 1980, 20:10 UTC

20:10 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 1.0° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Aug 20, 1980, 20:45 UTC

20:45 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.2° apart
Venus at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sun, Aug 24, 1980, 18:47 UTC

18:47 UTC · magnitude -4.3
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Tue, Aug 26, 1980, 03:31 UTC

Greatest eclipse 03:31 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Tue, Aug 26, 1980, 11:56 UTC

11:56 UTC · magnitude -1.8
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Sep 5, 1980, 09:44 UTC

09:44 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 0.0° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Wed, Sep 10, 1980, 13:30 UTC

13:30 UTC · magnitude -0.6 · 2.8° apart
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sat, Sep 13, 1980, 09:06 UTC

09:06 UTC · magnitude -1.7
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Sep 17, 1980, 04:54 UTC

04:54 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.1° apart
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Mon, Sep 22, 1980, 21:08 UTC

21:08 UTC.
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Tue, Sep 23, 1980, 02:17 UTC

02:17 UTC · magnitude 1.1
Supermoon: Harvest Moon Supermoons

Wed, Sep 24, 1980, 12:07 UTC

Full moon at 357,794 km, 12:07 UTC.
Mars and Uranus close together Planets

Thu, Oct 2, 1980, 14:28 UTC

14:28 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Oct 5, 1980, 06:54 UTC

06:54 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Oct 7, 1980, 09:54 UTC

09:54 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Oct 7, 1980, 22:29 UTC

22:29 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 1.4° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Wed, Oct 8, 1980, 12:59 UTC · active Oct 6, 1980 to Oct 10, 1980

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 0% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sat, Oct 11, 1980, 04:19 UTC

04:19 UTC · magnitude -0.0
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Oct 14, 1980, 12:15 UTC

12:15 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 2.9° apart
Orionids Meteor Showers

Tue, Oct 21, 1980, 06:03 UTC · active Oct 2, 1980 to Nov 7, 1980

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 90% lit.
Supermoon: Hunter's Moon Supermoons

Thu, Oct 23, 1980, 20:51 UTC

Full moon at 356,841 km, 20:51 UTC.
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Thu, Oct 30, 1980, 23:36 UTC

23:36 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.4° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Mon, Nov 3, 1980, 09:31 UTC

09:31 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Mon, Nov 3, 1980, 17:37 UTC

17:37 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Nov 4, 1980, 03:09 UTC

03:09 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 2.4° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Nov 4, 1980, 10:59 UTC

10:59 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Nov 4, 1980, 12:40 UTC

12:40 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 2.2° apart
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Wed, Nov 5, 1980, 06:27 UTC · active Sep 9, 1980 to Nov 20, 1980

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 6% lit.
Mars and Neptune close together Planets

Mon, Nov 10, 1980, 06:54 UTC

06:54 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Nov 10, 1980, 19:27 UTC

19:27 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 2.7° apart
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Wed, Nov 12, 1980, 05:42 UTC · active Oct 20, 1980 to Dec 9, 1980

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 17% lit.
Leonids Meteor Showers

Mon, Nov 17, 1980, 11:15 UTC · active Nov 6, 1980 to Nov 30, 1980

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 70% lit.
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Tue, Nov 18, 1980, 01:53 UTC

01:53 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, Nov 19, 1980, 18:15 UTC

18:15 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Dec 1, 1980, 19:19 UTC

19:19 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Dec 1, 1980, 22:50 UTC

22:50 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 1.9° apart
Mercury and Uranus close together Planets

Wed, Dec 3, 1980, 18:53 UTC

18:53 UTC · magnitude -0.6 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Dec 4, 1980, 23:05 UTC

23:05 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 3.4° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Dec 9, 1980, 20:32 UTC

20:32 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 3.5° apart
Geminids Meteor Showers

Sun, Dec 14, 1980, 01:03 UTC · active Dec 4, 1980 to Dec 19, 1980

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 39% lit.
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Dec 14, 1980, 05:48 UTC

05:48 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Tue, Dec 16, 1980, 08:39 UTC

08:39 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.2° apart
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Sun, Dec 21, 1980, 16:56 UTC

16:56 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Mon, Dec 22, 1980, 09:27 UTC · active Dec 16, 1980 to Dec 25, 1980

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 99% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Dec 29, 1980, 09:22 UTC

09:22 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Dec 29, 1980, 09:49 UTC

09:49 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 2.1° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Wed, Dec 31, 1980, 10:07 UTC

10:07 UTC · magnitude -1.2