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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1980?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1980, the Sun was in Cancer (16°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (17% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Saturn while Mercury was retrograde. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold. Mercury trined Uranus while Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°29' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°29' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°27'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1980	Jul 22, 1980 into Leo
Moon	28°30'30" Taurus	Direct	Jul 6, 1980	Jul 8, 1980 into Gemini
Mercury	21°39'57" Cancer	Retrograde	May 31, 1980	Aug 9, 1980 into Leo
Venus	16°06'22" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Jun 5, 1980	Aug 6, 1980 into Cancer
Mars	28°45'12" Virgo	Direct	May 4, 1980	Jul 10, 1980 into Libra
Jupiter	7°16'55" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	22°00'06" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	21°42'01" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°36'54" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°59'41" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°51'49" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 8, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 00:01 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
Jul 8, 10:35 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.
Jul 8, 14:33 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on July 8, 1980?

Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day carries a strong Virgo streak alongside their Cancer Sun.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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