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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1980?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1980, the Sun was in Taurus (26°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (12% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°30' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°02' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°43'21" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1980	May 20, 1980 into Gemini
Moon	6°19'53" Cancer	Direct	May 17, 1980	May 19, 1980 into Leo
Mercury	1°42'46" Gemini	Direct	May 16, 1980	May 31, 1980 into Cancer
Venus	1°34'24" Cancer	Direct	May 12, 1980	Jun 5, 1980 into Gemini
Mars	4°17'13" Virgo	Direct	May 4, 1980	Jul 10, 1980 into Libra
Jupiter	0°54'43" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	20°12'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	23°25'14" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	21°57'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°26'21" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°37'02" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 17, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 00:51 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 17, 02:54 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square

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