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Where Were the Planets on February 29, 1980?

Quick Answer

On February 29, 1980, the Sun was in Pisces (10°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 29, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°05' Leo at midnight UTC to 1°02' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 29, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°03'39" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1980	Mar 20, 1980 into Aries
Moon	25°05'07" Leo	Direct	Feb 27, 1980	Feb 29, 1980 into Virgo
Mercury	20°33'55" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 7, 1980	Apr 14, 1980 into Aries
Venus	22°50'43" Aries	Direct	Feb 9, 1980	Mar 6, 1980 into Taurus
Mars	4°05'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 19, 1979	Mar 11, 1980 into Leo
Jupiter	4°39'59" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	24°42'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	25°34'06" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°30'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°25'00" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	28°44'51" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on February 29, 1980

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

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 29, 04:52 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine
Feb 29, 21:53 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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