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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1980?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1980, the Sun was in Aries (27°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°54' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°21' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°37'23" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1980	Apr 19, 1980 into Taurus
Moon	0°11'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 17, 1980	Apr 19, 1980 into Cancer
Mercury	4°10'14" Aries	Direct	Apr 14, 1980	May 2, 1980 into Taurus
Venus	12°49'48" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1980	May 12, 1980 into Cancer
Mars	26°35'45" Leo	Direct	Mar 11, 1980	May 4, 1980 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°21'45" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	21°12'16" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	24°37'18" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°31'13" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	20°11'31" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	26°12'21" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 17, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 11:40 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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