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Where Were the Planets on May 30, 1980?

Quick Answer

On May 30, 1980, the Sun was in Gemini (9°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 30, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°58' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 22°48' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 30, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°12'43" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1980	Jun 21, 1980 into Cancer
Moon	16°22'33" Sagittarius	Direct	May 29, 1980	May 31, 1980 into Capricorn
Mercury	27°35'13" Gemini	Direct	May 16, 1980	May 31, 1980 into Cancer
Venus	1°56'31" Cancer	Retrograde	May 12, 1980	Jun 5, 1980 into Gemini
Mars	9°25'57" Virgo	Direct	May 4, 1980	Jul 10, 1980 into Libra
Jupiter	1°56'52" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	20°14'50" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	22°53'16" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	21°38'07" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°12'08" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°55'44" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 30, 1980

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 30, 11:33 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
May 30, 21:58 UTC	The Sun square Mars	Exact square

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