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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 1980?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 1980, the Sun was in Aries (3°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°13' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°10' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°00'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1980	Apr 19, 1980 into Taurus
Moon	2°45'08" Cancer	Direct	Mar 23, 1980	Mar 25, 1980 into Leo
Mercury	8°07'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 7, 1980	Apr 14, 1980 into Aries
Venus	18°20'32" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1980	Apr 3, 1980 into Gemini
Mars	27°05'20" Leo	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1980	May 4, 1980 into Virgo
Jupiter	1°57'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	22°54'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	25°19'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°40'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	20°53'04" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°31'47" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 23, 1980

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 23, 06:55 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Mar 23, 12:31 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	3°02' Cancer

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