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Where Were the Planets on August 11, 1980?

Quick Answer

On August 11, 1980, the Sun was in Leo (18°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 11, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°47' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°06' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 11, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°57'07" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1980	Aug 22, 1980 into Virgo
Moon	26°58'30" Leo	Direct	Aug 9, 1980	Aug 11, 1980 into Virgo
Mercury	3°59'50" Leo	Direct	Aug 9, 1980	Aug 24, 1980 into Virgo
Venus	3°57'15" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1980	Sep 7, 1980 into Leo
Mars	18°44'01" Libra	Direct	Jul 10, 1980	Aug 29, 1980 into Scorpio
Jupiter	13°45'03" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	25°08'35" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	21°33'39" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°00'37" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°29'38" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	20°03'47" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 11, 1980

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 11, 17:54 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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Mars and Pluto sat less than a degree 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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