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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1980?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1980, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (69% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°51' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°39' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°21'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1979	Jan 20, 1980 into Aquarius
Moon	25°45'35" Virgo	Direct	Jan 6, 1980	Jan 8, 1980 into Libra
Mercury	9°34'38" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 2, 1980	Jan 21, 1980 into Aquarius
Venus	20°37'34" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1979	Jan 16, 1980 into Pisces
Mars	14°58'39" Virgo	Direct	Nov 19, 1979	Mar 11, 1980 into Leo
Jupiter	9°58'41" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	27°00'57" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	24°23'22" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	21°11'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°41'52" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°30'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on January 8, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 17:57 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Jan 8, 20:37 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jan 8, 23:15 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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