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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1980?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 1980, the Sun was in Gemini (0°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 21, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°09' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°13' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°34'23" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1980	Jun 21, 1980 into Cancer
Moon	27°13'08" Leo	Direct	May 19, 1980	May 21, 1980 into Virgo
Mercury	10°15'46" Gemini	Direct	May 16, 1980	May 31, 1980 into Cancer
Venus	2°22'09" Cancer	Direct	May 12, 1980	Jun 5, 1980 into Gemini
Mars	5°46'46" Virgo	Direct	May 4, 1980	Jul 10, 1980 into Libra
Jupiter	1°11'01" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	20°11'34" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	23°15'14" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	21°51'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°21'32" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°24'19" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 21, 1980

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 21, 17:32 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
May 21, 19:16 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Virgo	0°52' Virgo

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