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Where Were the Planets on July 11, 1980?

Quick Answer

On July 11, 1980, the Sun was in Cancer (19°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 11, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°58' Cancer at midnight UTC to 16°20' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 11, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°18'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1980	Jul 22, 1980 into Leo
Moon	9°41'21" Cancer	Direct	Jul 10, 1980	Jul 13, 1980 into Leo
Mercury	19°46'02" Cancer	Retrograde	May 31, 1980	Aug 9, 1980 into Leo
Venus	16°27'23" Gemini	Direct	Jun 5, 1980	Aug 6, 1980 into Cancer
Mars	0°25'07" Libra	Direct	Jul 10, 1980	Aug 29, 1980 into Scorpio
Jupiter	7°48'01" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	22°13'40" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	21°38'59" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°32'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°00'49" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°42'17" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 11, 1980

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 11, 04:20 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
Jul 11, 18:47 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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