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Where Were the Planets on June 23, 1980?

Quick Answer

On June 23, 1980, the Sun was in Cancer (2°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (77% illuminated). Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 23, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°46' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°52' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 23, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°09'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1980	Jul 22, 1980 into Leo
Moon	4°48'24" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 23, 1980	Jun 25, 1980 into Sagittarius
Mercury	24°10'29" Cancer	Direct	May 31, 1980	Aug 9, 1980 into Leo
Venus	19°33'26" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1980	Aug 6, 1980 into Cancer
Mars	20°46'01" Virgo	Direct	May 4, 1980	Jul 10, 1980 into Libra
Jupiter	4°53'39" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	21°03'10" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	22°03'11" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°59'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°58'37" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°39'28" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on June 23, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 23, 02:26 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jun 23, 22:02 UTC	Mars square Neptune	Exact square

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