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Where Were the Planets on August 10, 1980?

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On August 10, 1980, the Sun was in Leo (17°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

The Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo was the day's main event. The Sun sextiled Mars. Effort pays off. Confidence and physical energy line up behind what you already want.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 10, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°15' Leo at midnight UTC to 20°46' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 10, 1980
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°59'31" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon14°33'14" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury2°15'24" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus3°07'23" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars18°06'51" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter13°32'44" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn25°02'07" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus21°33'03" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune20°01'17" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto19°28'14" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node20°06'58" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on August 10, 1980

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

DateEventDetail
Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo18°16' Leo
The Sun sextile MarsEffort pays off. Confidence and physical energy line up behind what you already want.

Born on August 10, 1980?

Mars and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Libra, 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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