321.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 08 Oct 1980 at 22:51 EDT (15,899 days ago) in Virgo

322.

The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Thu, 09 Oct 1980 at 11:02 EDT (15,898 days ago) in Virgo

323.

Southern Taurid meteor shower 1980 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 09 Oct 1980 (15,898 days ago) in Cetus

324.

δ-Aurigid meteor shower 1980 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 10 Oct 1980 (15,897 days ago) in Auriga

325.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 10 Oct 1980 at 20:05 EDT (15,897 days ago) in Libra

326.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°18'. Sat, 11 Oct 1980 at 00:29 EDT (15,896 days ago) in Libra

327.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Sat, 11 Oct 1980 at 22:55 EDT (15,896 days ago) in Libra

328.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°53'. Sun, 12 Oct 1980 at 13:50 EDT (15,895 days ago) in Scorpius

329.

134340 Pluto at solar conjunction 134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Tue, 14 Oct 1980 at 21:04 EDT (15,893 days ago) in Virgo

330.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 16 Oct 1980 at 07:07 EDT (15,891 days ago) in Libra

331.

Comet 8P/Tuttle passes perihelion Comet 8P/Tuttle makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 16 Oct 1980 (15,891 days ago) in Sextans

332.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Thu, 16 Oct 1980 at 23:47 EDT (15,891 days ago) in Sagittarius

333.

ε-Geminid meteor shower 1980 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 17 Oct 1980 (15,890 days ago) in Gemini

334.

Orionid meteor shower 1980 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 20 Oct 1980 (15,887 days ago) in Orion

335.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Tue, 21 Oct 1980 at 12:34 EDT (15,886 days ago) in Pisces

336.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Thu, 23 Oct 1980 at 09:59 EDT (15,884 days ago) in Pisces

337.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 23 Oct 1980 at 16:51 EDT (15,884 days ago) in Pisces

338.

Leonis Minorid meteor shower 1980 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 23 Oct 1980 (15,884 days ago) in Leo Minor

339.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Sun, 26 Oct 1980 at 02:02 EDT (15,881 days ago) in Taurus

340.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, Russia, Greenland and Alaska amongst others. Sun, 26 Oct 1980 at 05:38 EDT (15,881 days ago) in Taurus