Wondering when were the full moons in 1980? Here’s the Full Moon Calendar 1980 to help you go back and look at the year’s 13 full moons, solstices, equinoxes, and full moon eclipses.
Full Moon Calendar 1980
In 1980, there were 13 full moons on the calendar. This was an interesting year because depending on the timezone, there were one or two blue moons.
From an United States Eastern time zone perspective, we had blue moons in January and March. February 1980 had a black moon as a result as it did not have a full moon at all.
The second January full moon was so late in the day that it slipped into the beginning of February when looking at this in the UTC timezone.
For both the Eastern Time Zone and UTC March had a blue moon.
The second full moon in March coincided with a penumbral lunar full moon eclipse. there were also penumbral lunar full moon eclipses in March and July 1980.
The dates and times are provided by NASA in Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) for part of the year. Also below is the Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) time. This was previously referred to at Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
| Month | Day of the week | Full Moon 1980 Date | UTC Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Wednesday | January 2, 1980 04:02 EST | 09:02 UTC |
| January (Blue Moon) | Thursday | January 31, 1980 21:21 UTC | |
| February | None. Black moon | 02:21 UTC (February 1, 1980 ) | |
| March | Saturday | March 1, 1980 16:00 EST | 21:00 UTC |
| March | Monday | March 31, 1980 11:14 EST | 16:14 UTC |
| April | Wednesday | April 30, 1980 03:35 EST | 08:35 UTC |
| May | Thursday | May 29, 17:28 20:45 EST | 22:28 UTC |
| June | Saturday | June 28, 1980 05:02 EST | 10:02 UTC |
| July | Sunday | July 27, 1980 14:54 EST | 19:54 UTC |
| August | Monday | August 25, 1980 23:42 EST | 04:42 UTC (August 26, 1980) |
| September | Wednesday | September 24, 1980 08:08 EST | 13:08 UTC |
| October | Thursday | October 23, 1980 16:52 EST | 21:52 UTC |
| November | Saturday | November 22, 1980 01:39 EST | 06:39 UTC |
| December | Sunday | December 21, 1980 13:08 EST | 18:08 UTC |
1980 Equinoxes and Solstices
Below are the dates for the equinoxes and solstices from 1980. The Winter Solstice and December full moon fell on the same date. The peak of the full moon occurred a few hours after to the solstice.
While not in 1980, the timing of the December 1980 full moon set up a seasonal full moon to occur in 1981. All of the other 1980 seasons had three full moons.
| Month | Equinox/Solstice | 1980 Date | UTC Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| March | Vernal Equinox (Spring) | March 20, 1980 07:10 EST | 12:10 UTC |
| June | Summer Solstice | June 21, 1980 01:47 EST | 06:47 UTC |
| September | Autumn Equinox | September 22, 1980 17:09 EST | 22:09 UTC |
| December | Winter Solstice | December 21, 1980 11:56 EST | 18:08 UTC |
