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Where Were the Planets on June 2, 1980?

Quick Answer

On June 2, 1980, the Sun was in Gemini (12°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 2, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°06' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 2°31' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 2, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°05'09" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1980	Jun 21, 1980 into Cancer
Moon	25°48'12" Capricorn	Direct	May 31, 1980	Jun 2, 1980 into Aquarius
Mercury	2°34'17" Cancer	Direct	May 31, 1980	Aug 9, 1980 into Leo
Venus	1°04'50" Cancer	Retrograde	May 12, 1980	Jun 5, 1980 into Gemini
Mars	10°43'53" Virgo	Direct	May 4, 1980	Jul 10, 1980 into Libra
Jupiter	2°14'50" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	20°17'46" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	22°46'13" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	21°33'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°09'30" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°46'12" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on June 2, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 2, 06:47 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jun 2, 19:29 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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