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Where Were the Planets on February 23, 1980?

Quick Answer

On February 23, 1980, the Sun was in Pisces (4°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 23, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°24' Gemini at midnight UTC to 16°42' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 23, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°01'48" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1980	Mar 20, 1980 into Aries
Moon	10°06'31" Gemini	Direct	Feb 22, 1980	Feb 25, 1980 into Cancer
Mercury	20°57'53" Pisces	Direct	Feb 7, 1980	Apr 14, 1980 into Aries
Venus	15°54'48" Aries	Direct	Feb 9, 1980	Mar 6, 1980 into Taurus
Mars	6°28'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 19, 1979	Mar 11, 1980 into Leo
Jupiter	5°27'13" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	25°08'36" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	25°33'11" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°25'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°31'23" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°03'55" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on February 23, 1980

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 23, 00:14 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	3°32' Gemini

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