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Where Were the Planets on May 3, 1980?

Quick Answer

On May 3, 1980, the Sun was in Taurus (13°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 3, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°23' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 26°07' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 3, 1980
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun13°11'39" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon19°44'17" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury2°02'40" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus25°04'00" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars29°50'10" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter0°19'08" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn20°29'59" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Uranus24°00'14" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune22°15'50" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto19°45'49" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node25°21'31" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on May 3, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on May 3, 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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