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Where Were the Planets on May 12, 1980?

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On May 12, 1980, the Sun was in Taurus (21°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus moved from Gemini into Cancer. Mercury trined Saturn. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 12, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°44' Aries at midnight UTC to 1°36' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 12, 1980
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun21°53'59" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon24°10'15" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury20°48'24" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus29°50'47" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars2°33'04" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter0°38'05" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn20°16'40" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Uranus23°37'48" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune22°04'35" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto19°32'52" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node24°52'55" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on May 12, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury trine SaturnCareful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
Venus enters CancerLeaves Gemini
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries

Born on May 12, 1980?

Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day carries a strong Virgo streak alongside their Taurus Sun. The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Taurus, 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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