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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1980?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1980, the Sun was in Aries (18°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°06' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 25°27' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°48'03" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1980	Apr 19, 1980 into Taurus
Moon	18°44'46" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 7, 1980	Apr 9, 1980 into Aquarius
Mercury	21°47'27" Pisces	Direct	Feb 7, 1980	Apr 14, 1980 into Aries
Venus	4°33'56" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1980	May 12, 1980 into Cancer
Mars	25°53'54" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Mar 11, 1980	May 4, 1980 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°44'04" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	21°45'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	24°55'20" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°36'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	20°26'41" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	26°40'57" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 8, 1980

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 11:16 UTC	Mercury opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Apr 8, 12:07 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	18°48' Capricorn

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