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Where Were the Planets on January 24, 1980?

Quick Answer

On January 24, 1980, the Sun was in Aquarius (3°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 24, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°36' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°30' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 24, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°39'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1980	Feb 19, 1980 into Pisces
Moon	2°35'54" Taurus	Direct	Jan 24, 1980	Jan 26, 1980 into Gemini
Mercury	5°45'31" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1980	Feb 7, 1980 into Pisces
Venus	10°10'22" Pisces	Direct	Jan 16, 1980	Feb 9, 1980 into Aries
Mars	14°54'26" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 19, 1979	Mar 11, 1980 into Leo
Jupiter	8°55'49" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	26°44'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	24°59'31" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	21°42'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°46'36" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	0°39'14" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on January 24, 1980

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 24, 07:31 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jan 24, 13:58 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	3°44' Taurus

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