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Where Were the Planets on January 2, 1980?

Quick Answer

On January 2, 1980, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 2, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°15' Cancer at midnight UTC to 19°05' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 2, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°14'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1979	Jan 20, 1980 into Aquarius
Moon	12°42'21" Cancer	Direct	Jan 1, 1980	Jan 3, 1980 into Leo
Mercury	0°15'12" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 2, 1980	Jan 21, 1980 into Aquarius
Venus	13°14'46" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1979	Jan 16, 1980 into Pisces
Mars	14°13'11" Virgo	Direct	Nov 19, 1979	Mar 11, 1980 into Leo
Jupiter	10°10'07" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	26°59'59" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	24°07'04" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°58'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°37'43" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°49'08" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on January 2, 1980

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 2, 08:02 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jan 2, 09:02 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	11°07' Cancer

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