Every month of 1970 as a printable table, with public holidays, ISO week numbers and the year's eclipses, moon phases and meteor showers.
1970 has 365 days, starts on a Thursday, is not a leap year, and runs to 53 ISO weeks. It runs from Thursday 1 January 1970 to Thursday 31 December 1970. There are 9 United States federal holidays in 1970, one of which falls at a weekend and is kept on a different day. Worth knowing: 1970 is a 53-week year under ISO 8601, which is the case that breaks payroll and reporting systems written for 52.
Since 1970 ended
20,308days
The 1970 calendar, month by month
January
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
1
1New Year's Day
22 January
3
4
2
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
3
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
4
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
5
26Australia Day
27
28
29
30
31
February
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
5
1
6
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
7
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
8
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
9
23Washington's Birthday
24
25
26
27
28
March
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
9
1
10
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
11
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
12
16
17St Patrick's Day
18
19
20
21
22
13
23
24
25
26
27Good Friday
28Easter Saturday
29
14
30Easter Monday
31
April
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
14
1
2
3
4
5
15
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
16
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
17
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
18
27Anzac Day
28
29
30
May
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
18
1
2
3
19
4May Day
5
6
7
8
9
10
20
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
21
18Whit Monday, Victoria Day
19
20
21
22
23
24
22
25
26
27
28
29
30Memorial Day
31
June
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
23
1June Bank Holiday
2
3
4
5
6
7
24
8Queen's Birthday
9
10
11
12
13
14
25
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
26
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
27
29
30
July
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
27
1Canada Day
2
3
4Independence Day
5
28
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
29
13Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
14
15
16
17
18
19
30
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
31
27
28
29
30
31
August
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
31
1
2
32
3Summer Bank Holiday, August Bank Holiday
4
5
6
7
8
9
33
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
34
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
35
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
36
31
September
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
36
1
2
3
4
5
6
37
7Labor Day, Labour Day
8
9
10
11
12
13
38
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
39
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
40
28
29
30
October
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
40
1
2
3
4
41
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
42
12Columbus Day, Thanksgiving
13
14
15
16
17
18
43
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
44
26October Bank Holiday
27
28
29
30
31
November
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
44
1
45
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
46
9
10
11Veterans Day, Remembrance Day
12
13
14
15
47
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
48
23
24
25
26Thanksgiving Day
27
28
29
49
30
December
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
49
1
2
3
4
5
6
50
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
51
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
52
21
22
23
24
25Christmas Day
26
27
53
28Boxing Day, St Stephen's Day
29
30
31
Public holiday in the selected country
Today
Saturday and Sunday
Wk ISO 8601 week number
Weeks start on Monday so that the week number in the left gutter applies to the
whole row. ISO 8601 defines week 1 as the week containing the first Thursday of
the year, which is why 1970 has 53 weeks and why 1 January is not always
in week 1.
Public holidays in 1970
The 11 federal holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103, with the rules that were actually in force in each year. State and local holidays are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1970
Thursday
New Year's Day
On the day
22 February 1970
Sunday
Washington's Birthday
Monday 23 February 1970
30 May 1970
Saturday
Memorial Day (Kept as Decoration Day on a fixed 30 May until 1970.)
On the day
4 July 1970
Saturday
Independence Day
On the day
7 September 1970
Monday
Labor Day
On the day
12 October 1970
Monday
Columbus Day
On the day
11 November 1970
Wednesday
Veterans Day
On the day
26 November 1970
Thursday
Thanksgiving Day
On the day
25 December 1970
Friday
Christmas Day
On the day
Bank holidays in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, including the one-off royal and jubilee holidays.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
27 March 1970
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
30 March 1970
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
18 May 1970
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
3 August 1970
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1970
Friday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1970
Saturday
Boxing Day
Monday 28 December 1970
Bank holidays in Scotland. Scotland keeps 2 January and the first Monday in August, and does not keep Easter Monday.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1970
Thursday
New Year's Day
On the day
2 January 1970
Friday
2 January
On the day
27 March 1970
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
18 May 1970
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
3 August 1970
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1970
Friday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1970
Saturday
Boxing Day
Monday 28 December 1970
Bank holidays in Northern Ireland: the England and Wales set plus St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
17 March 1970
Tuesday
St Patrick's Day
On the day
27 March 1970
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
30 March 1970
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
18 May 1970
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
12 July 1970
Sunday
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
Monday 13 July 1970
3 August 1970
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1970
Friday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1970
Saturday
Boxing Day
Monday 28 December 1970
Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1970
Thursday
New Year's Day
On the day
17 March 1970
Tuesday
St Patrick's Day
On the day
30 March 1970
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
4 May 1970
Monday
May Day
On the day
1 June 1970
Monday
June Bank Holiday
On the day
3 August 1970
Monday
August Bank Holiday
On the day
26 October 1970
Monday
October Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1970
Friday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1970
Saturday
St Stephen's Day
Monday 28 December 1970
Federal statutory holidays. Provincial holidays (Family Day, Civic Holiday, St Jean Baptiste) are not included and vary by province.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1970
Thursday
New Year's Day
On the day
27 March 1970
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
18 May 1970
Monday
Victoria Day (The Monday before 25 May.)
On the day
1 July 1970
Wednesday
Canada Day
On the day
7 September 1970
Monday
Labour Day
On the day
12 October 1970
Monday
Thanksgiving
On the day
11 November 1970
Wednesday
Remembrance Day
On the day
25 December 1970
Friday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1970
Saturday
Boxing Day
Monday 28 December 1970
Public holidays kept nationally. State holidays (Labour Day, show days, Melbourne Cup) vary by state and are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1970
Thursday
New Year's Day
On the day
26 January 1970
Monday
Australia Day
On the day
27 March 1970
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
28 March 1970
Saturday
Easter Saturday
On the day
30 March 1970
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
25 April 1970
Saturday
Anzac Day (Substitute days for a weekend Anzac Day vary by state.)
Monday 27 April 1970
8 June 1970
Monday
Queen's Birthday (Not kept in June in Queensland or Western Australia.)
On the day
25 December 1970
Friday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1970
Saturday
Boxing Day
Monday 28 December 1970
The sky in 1970
Equinoxes, solstices and eclipses are given in UTC, because an eclipse happens
at one instant everywhere. Convert to your own zone before you set an alarm.
Equinoxes and solstices, and the eclipses of 1970.
Date
Time (UTC)
Event
Detail
21 February 1970
08:30
Partial lunar eclipse
56 minutes of partial phase · Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
7 March 1970
17:37
Total solar eclipse
Greatest eclipse at 18.2°N 94.7°W, 100% of the Sun covered there.
21 March 1970
00:56
March equinox
Spring begins in the northern hemisphere, autumn in the southern.
21 June 1970
19:42
June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere, the shortest in the southern.
17 August 1970
03:23
Partial lunar eclipse
132 minutes of partial phase · Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
31 August 1970
21:54
Annular solar eclipse
Greatest eclipse at 20.3°S 164.0°W, 88% of the Sun covered there.
23 September 1970
10:59
September equinox
Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere, spring in the southern.
22 December 1970
06:35
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere, the longest in the southern.
Full moons
The traditional names are month-based, with two exceptions we compute rather
than assume: the Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest the September equinox,
and a second full moon inside one calendar month is a Blue Moon.
Date
Time (UTC)
Name
Note
22 January 1970
12:56
Wolf Moon
21 February 1970
08:19
Snow Moon
23 March 1970
01:53
Worm Moon
21 April 1970
16:21
Pink Moon
21 May 1970
03:38
Flower Moon
19 June 1970
12:27
Strawberry Moon
18 July 1970
19:59
Buck Moon
17 August 1970
03:15
Sturgeon Moon
15 September 1970
11:09
Harvest Moon
The full moon nearest the September equinox.
14 October 1970
20:21
Hunter's Moon
13 November 1970
07:28
Beaver Moon
12 December 1970
21:03
Cold Moon
All 49 moon phases in 1970
Date
Time (UTC)
Phase
7 January 1970
20:36
New Moon
14 January 1970
13:18
First Quarter
22 January 1970
12:56
Full Moon
30 January 1970
14:39
Last Quarter
6 February 1970
07:13
New Moon
13 February 1970
04:11
First Quarter
21 February 1970
08:19
Full Moon
1 March 1970
02:33
Last Quarter
7 March 1970
17:43
New Moon
14 March 1970
21:16
First Quarter
23 March 1970
01:53
Full Moon
30 March 1970
11:05
Last Quarter
6 April 1970
04:09
New Moon
13 April 1970
15:44
First Quarter
21 April 1970
16:21
Full Moon
28 April 1970
17:18
Last Quarter
5 May 1970
14:51
New Moon
13 May 1970
10:26
First Quarter
21 May 1970
03:38
Full Moon
27 May 1970
22:32
Last Quarter
4 June 1970
02:21
New Moon
12 June 1970
04:07
First Quarter
19 June 1970
12:27
Full Moon
26 June 1970
04:01
Last Quarter
3 July 1970
15:18
New Moon
11 July 1970
19:43
First Quarter
18 July 1970
19:59
Full Moon
25 July 1970
11:00
Last Quarter
2 August 1970
05:58
New Moon
10 August 1970
08:50
First Quarter
17 August 1970
03:15
Full Moon
23 August 1970
20:35
Last Quarter
31 August 1970
22:01
New Moon
8 September 1970
19:38
First Quarter
15 September 1970
11:09
Full Moon
22 September 1970
09:42
Last Quarter
30 September 1970
14:32
New Moon
8 October 1970
04:43
First Quarter
14 October 1970
20:21
Full Moon
22 October 1970
02:48
Last Quarter
30 October 1970
06:28
New Moon
6 November 1970
12:47
First Quarter
13 November 1970
07:28
Full Moon
20 November 1970
23:13
Last Quarter
28 November 1970
21:14
New Moon
5 December 1970
20:36
First Quarter
12 December 1970
21:03
Full Moon
20 December 1970
21:09
Last Quarter
28 December 1970
10:43
New Moon
Meteor showers
Peak nights drift by about a day between years, because the Earth meets each
stream at a fixed point in its orbit rather than on a fixed date. What
changes the view far more is the Moon, so we compute how much of it is lit
on the peak night of 1970.
Peak
Shower
Rate/hour
Moon lit
Viewing
3 January 1970
Quadrantids (debris from Asteroid 2003 EH1)
110
21%
Mostly dark
22 April 1970
Lyrids (debris from Comet Thatcher)
18
98%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
6 May 1970
Eta Aquariids (debris from Halley's Comet)
50
2%
Dark sky, near new moon
30 July 1970
Southern Delta Aquariids (debris from Comet 96P/Machholz)
25
5%
Dark sky, near new moon
12 August 1970
Perseids (debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle)
100
76%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
8 October 1970
Draconids (debris from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner)
10
58%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
21 October 1970
Orionids (debris from Halley's Comet)
20
52%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
5 November 1970
Southern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
43%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
12 November 1970
Northern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
100%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
17 November 1970
Leonids (debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle)
15
78%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
14 December 1970
Geminids (debris from Asteroid 3200 Phaethon)
150
96%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
22 December 1970
Ursids (debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle)
10
31%
Mostly dark
About the year 1970
1970 at a glance
Days
365
Leap year
No
1 January
Thursday
31 December
Thursday
ISO weeks
53
Weekend days
104
1970 is not a leap year, so February has 28 days. It is also a 53-week year under ISO 8601, which happens roughly every five to six years and regularly breaks payroll and reporting systems that assume 52.
Years you can reuse this calendar for
These years start on the same weekday and have the same February, so the grid
above is identical. A 1970 wall calendar hangs again, unchanged, in any of them.
Public holidays computed from statute, cross-checked against
Nager.Date for every year it covers. Astronomical
events computed with astronomy-engine. Week numbers follow ISO 8601. Times are UTC.