321.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 08 Oct 1980 at 22:51 EDT (15,912 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 (15,911 days ago) in Virgo

323.

Southern Taurid meteor shower 1980 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 09 Oct 1980 (15,911 days ago) in Cetus

324.

δ-Aurigid meteor shower 1980 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 10 Oct 1980 (15,910 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 (15,910 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 (15,909 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 (15,909 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 (15,908 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 20:19 EDT (15,906 days ago) in Virgo

330.

Comet 8P/Tuttle passes perihelion Comet 8P/Tuttle makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 15 Oct 1980 (15,905 days ago) in Sextans

331.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 16 Oct 1980 at 07:07 EDT (15,904 days ago) in Libra

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 (15,904 days ago) in Sagittarius

333.

ε-Geminid meteor shower 1980 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 17 Oct 1980 (15,903 days ago) in Gemini

334.

Orionid meteor shower 1980 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 20 Oct 1980 (15,900 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 (15,899 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 (15,897 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 (15,897 days ago) in Pisces

338.

Leonis Minorid meteor shower 1980 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 23 Oct 1980 (15,897 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 (15,894 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 (15,894 days ago) in Taurus