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Where Were the Planets on August 3, 1980?

Quick Answer

On August 3, 1980, the Sun was in Leo (11°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 3, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°12' Taurus at midnight UTC to 18°17' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 3, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°16'55" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1980	Aug 22, 1980 into Virgo
Moon	11°16'46" Taurus	Direct	Aug 2, 1980	Aug 4, 1980 into Gemini
Mercury	22°05'27" Cancer	Direct	May 31, 1980	Aug 9, 1980 into Leo
Venus	27°39'53" Gemini	Direct	Jun 5, 1980	Aug 6, 1980 into Cancer
Mars	13°49'47" Libra	Direct	Jul 10, 1980	Aug 29, 1980 into Scorpio
Jupiter	12°07'44" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	24°18'09" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	21°30'18" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°06'38" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°19'19" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	20°29'12" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 3, 1980

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 3, 12:00 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	11°17' Taurus

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