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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 1980?

Quick Answer

On May 1, 1980, the Sun was in Taurus (11°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°28' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 0°50' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°15'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1980	May 20, 1980 into Gemini
Moon	24°38'33" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 29, 1980	May 1, 1980 into Sagittarius
Mercury	28°09'25" Aries	Direct	Apr 14, 1980	May 2, 1980 into Taurus
Venus	23°45'50" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1980	May 12, 1980 into Cancer
Mars	29°18'42" Leo	Direct	Mar 11, 1980	May 4, 1980 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°16'53" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	20°34'00" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	24°05'07" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°18'06" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°48'52" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	25°27'52" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 1, 1980

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 22:21 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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