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Where Were the Planets on May 2, 1980?

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On May 2, 1980, the Sun was in Taurus (12°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury trined Mars. Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list. Mercury trined Jupiter. Mercury moved from Aries into Taurus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 2, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°51' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 13°23' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 2, 1980
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°13'29" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon7°06'09" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury0°05'11" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus24°25'29" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars29°34'12" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter0°17'55" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn20°31'57" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Uranus24°02'41" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune22°16'59" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto19°47'20" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node25°24'41" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on May 2, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury trine MarsDecisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.
Mercury enters TaurusLeaves Aries
Mercury trine JupiterGood news travels, and conversations open doors.

Born on May 2, 1980?

Mars and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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