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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1980?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1980, the Sun was in Aquarius (26°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°18' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°19' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°58'14" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1980	Feb 19, 1980 into Pisces
Moon	28°48'37" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 14, 1980	Feb 16, 1980 into Pisces
Mercury	14°35'20" Pisces	Direct	Feb 7, 1980	Apr 14, 1980 into Aries
Venus	7°42'59" Aries	Direct	Feb 9, 1980	Mar 6, 1980 into Taurus
Mars	9°09'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 19, 1979	Mar 11, 1980 into Leo
Jupiter	6°21'57" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	25°37'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	25°29'39" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°17'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°37'34" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°26'10" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on February 16, 1980

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 08:53 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Aquarius	26°50' Aquarius
Feb 16, 13:53 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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