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Where Were the Planets on July 12, 1980?

Quick Answer

On July 12, 1980, the Sun was in Cancer (20°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 20°04' Cancer. Mercury squared Pluto while Mercury was retrograde. Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 12, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°20' Cancer at midnight UTC to 29°25' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 12, 1980
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun20°16'12" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon22°55'38" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury19°07'40" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Venus16°38'38" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars0°58'43" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter7°58'33" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn22°18'21" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus21°38'03" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune20°31'22" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto19°01'16" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node21°39'06" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on July 12, 1980

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
New Moon in Cancer20°04' Cancer
Mercury square PlutoPressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.

Born on July 12, 1980?

The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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