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Where Were the Planets on August 14, 1980?

Quick Answer

On August 14, 1980, the Sun was in Leo (21°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (13% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 14, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°15' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°08' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 14, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°50'01" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1980	Aug 22, 1980 into Virgo
Moon	3°12'27" Libra	Direct	Aug 14, 1980	Aug 16, 1980 into Scorpio
Mercury	9°31'47" Leo	Direct	Aug 9, 1980	Aug 24, 1980 into Virgo
Venus	6°30'53" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1980	Sep 7, 1980 into Leo
Mars	20°36'07" Libra	Direct	Jul 10, 1980	Aug 29, 1980 into Scorpio
Jupiter	14°22'14" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	25°28'15" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	21°35'45" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°58'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°33'58" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	19°54'15" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 14, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 14, 05:31 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 14, 05:58 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square

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