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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1980?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 1980, the Sun was in Leo (0°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°11' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 13°50' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°46'04" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1980	Aug 22, 1980 into Virgo
Moon	7°28'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 22, 1980	Jul 25, 1980 into Capricorn
Mercury	15°14'12" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	May 31, 1980	Aug 9, 1980 into Leo
Venus	20°43'27" Gemini	Direct	Jun 5, 1980	Aug 6, 1980 into Cancer
Mars	7°16'58" Libra	Direct	Jul 10, 1980	Aug 29, 1980 into Scorpio
Jupiter	9°59'19" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	23°14'27" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	21°31'07" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°17'38" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°08'20" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°04'09" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 23, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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