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Where Were the Planets on April 22, 1980?

Quick Answer

On April 22, 1980, the Sun was in Taurus (2°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 22, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°35' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°52' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 22, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°30'18" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1980	May 20, 1980 into Gemini
Moon	6°46'33" Leo	Direct	Apr 21, 1980	Apr 24, 1980 into Virgo
Mercury	12°05'39" Aries	Direct	Apr 14, 1980	May 2, 1980 into Taurus
Venus	17°03'08" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1980	May 12, 1980 into Cancer
Mars	27°21'30" Leo	Direct	Mar 11, 1980	May 4, 1980 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°15'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	20°56'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	24°26'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°27'08" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	20°03'14" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	25°56'28" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 22, 1980

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 22, 03:00 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	2°08' Leo

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