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Where Were the Planets on March 30, 1980?

Quick Answer

On March 30, 1980, the Sun was in Aries (9°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 30, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°43' Virgo at midnight UTC to 3°31' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 30, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°56'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1980	Apr 19, 1980 into Taurus
Moon	27°37'55" Virgo	Direct	Mar 28, 1980	Mar 30, 1980 into Libra
Mercury	12°23'44" Pisces	Direct	Feb 7, 1980	Apr 14, 1980 into Aries
Venus	25°38'26" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1980	Apr 3, 1980 into Gemini
Mars	26°09'49" Leo	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1980	May 4, 1980 into Virgo
Jupiter	1°20'35" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	22°22'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	25°10'28" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°39'46" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	20°41'45" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°09'32" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 30, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 30, 01:20 UTC	Venus opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Mar 30, 16:48 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Mar 30, 23:22 UTC	Venus square Mars	Exact square

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