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Where Were the Planets on May 7, 1980?

Quick Answer

On May 7, 1980, the Sun was in Taurus (17°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 7, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°34' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 19°13' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 7, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°04'02" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1980	May 20, 1980 into Gemini
Moon	12°22'16" Aquarius	Direct	May 6, 1980	May 8, 1980 into Pisces
Mercury	10°09'09" Taurus	Direct	May 2, 1980	May 16, 1980 into Gemini
Venus	27°25'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1980	May 12, 1980 into Cancer
Mars	0°58'26" Virgo	Direct	May 4, 1980	Jul 10, 1980 into Libra
Jupiter	0°25'48" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	20°23'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	23°50'21" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°11'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°39'54" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	25°08'48" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 7, 1980

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 7, 20:51 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	17°25' Aquarius

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