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Where Were the Planets on August 15, 1980?

Quick Answer

On August 15, 1980, the Sun was in Leo (22°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (20% 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 15, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°08' Libra at midnight UTC to 20°58' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 15, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°47'41" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1980	Aug 22, 1980 into Virgo
Moon	15°04'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 14, 1980	Aug 16, 1980 into Scorpio
Mercury	11°27'19" Leo	Direct	Aug 9, 1980	Aug 24, 1980 into Virgo
Venus	7°23'22" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1980	Sep 7, 1980 into Leo
Mars	21°13'42" Libra	Direct	Jul 10, 1980	Aug 29, 1980 into Scorpio
Jupiter	14°34'42" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	25°34'54" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	21°36'33" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°58'18" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°35'28" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	19°51'05" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 15, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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Mars and Pluto sat 2 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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