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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1980?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1980, the Sun was in Gemini (10°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°49' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 5°51' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°10'13" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1980	Jun 21, 1980 into Cancer
Moon	29°19'31" Sagittarius	Direct	May 29, 1980	May 31, 1980 into Capricorn
Mercury	29°17'45" Gemini	Direct	May 16, 1980	May 31, 1980 into Cancer
Venus	1°41'38" Cancer	Retrograde	May 12, 1980	Jun 5, 1980 into Gemini
Mars	9°51'40" Virgo	Direct	May 4, 1980	Jul 10, 1980 into Libra
Jupiter	2°02'43" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	20°15'42" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	22°50'54" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	21°36'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°11'14" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°52'33" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 31, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 13:14 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
May 31, 22:05 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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