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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1980?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 1980, the Sun was in Cancer (27°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°45' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°42' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°54'15" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1980	Jul 22, 1980 into Leo
Moon	0°43'18" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 20, 1980	Jul 22, 1980 into Sagittarius
Mercury	15°25'31" Cancer	Retrograde	May 31, 1980	Aug 9, 1980 into Leo
Venus	19°16'48" Gemini	Direct	Jun 5, 1980	Aug 6, 1980 into Cancer
Mars	5°32'17" Libra	Direct	Jul 10, 1980	Aug 29, 1980 into Scorpio
Jupiter	9°25'33" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	22°58'20" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	21°32'25" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°21'08" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°06'01" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°13'41" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 20, 1980

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 01:52 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine
Jul 20, 05:51 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	27°39' Libra
Jul 20, 10:33 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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