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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1980?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1980, the Sun was in Cancer (25°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°06' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°01' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°02'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1980	Jul 22, 1980 into Leo
Moon	25°04'57" Virgo	Direct	Jul 15, 1980	Jul 17, 1980 into Libra
Mercury	16°22'26" Cancer	Retrograde	May 31, 1980	Aug 9, 1980 into Leo
Venus	18°04'12" Gemini	Direct	Jun 5, 1980	Aug 6, 1980 into Cancer
Mars	3°48'43" Libra	Direct	Jul 10, 1980	Aug 29, 1980 into Scorpio
Jupiter	8°52'23" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	22°42'49" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	21°34'10" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°24'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°03'59" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°23'13" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 17, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 21:54 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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