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Where Were the Planets on May 10, 1980?

Quick Answer

On May 10, 1980, the Sun was in Taurus (19°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (22% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 10, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°27' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°58' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 10, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°58'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1980	May 20, 1980 into Gemini
Moon	24°41'20" Pisces	Direct	May 8, 1980	May 10, 1980 into Aries
Mercury	16°29'25" Taurus	Direct	May 2, 1980	May 16, 1980 into Gemini
Venus	28°57'16" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1980	May 12, 1980 into Cancer
Mars	1°54'01" Virgo	Direct	May 4, 1980	Jul 10, 1980 into Libra
Jupiter	0°32'39" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	20°18'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	23°42'50" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°07'13" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°35'37" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°59'16" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 10, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 10, 20:27 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine
May 10, 20:44 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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