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Where Were the Planets on February 2, 1980?

Quick Answer

On February 2, 1980, the Sun was in Aquarius (12°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 2, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°18' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°17' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 2, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°47'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1980	Feb 19, 1980 into Pisces
Moon	28°19'37" Leo	Direct	Jan 31, 1980	Feb 2, 1980 into Virgo
Mercury	21°27'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1980	Feb 7, 1980 into Pisces
Venus	21°02'45" Pisces	Direct	Jan 16, 1980	Feb 9, 1980 into Aries
Mars	13°24'24" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 19, 1979	Mar 11, 1980 into Leo
Jupiter	8°02'34" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	26°23'31" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	25°14'34" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	21°57'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°45'13" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	0°10'38" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on February 2, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 2, 15:21 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Feb 2, 15:58 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine
Feb 2, 18:53 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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