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Where Were the Planets on January 11, 1980?

Quick Answer

On January 11, 1980, the Sun was in Capricorn (20°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (40% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 11, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°29' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°41' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 11, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°24'52" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1979	Jan 20, 1980 into Aquarius
Moon	1°33'52" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 11, 1980	Jan 13, 1980 into Sagittarius
Mercury	14°19'39" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 2, 1980	Jan 21, 1980 into Aquarius
Venus	24°18'26" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1979	Jan 16, 1980 into Pisces
Mars	15°12'22" Virgo	Direct	Nov 19, 1979	Mar 11, 1980 into Leo
Jupiter	9°50'23" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	26°59'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	24°30'59" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	21°17'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°43'27" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°20'32" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on January 11, 1980

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 41% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 11, 08:55 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 11, 16:14 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square

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