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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1980?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1980, the Sun was in Leo (23°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (28% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°59' Libra at midnight UTC to 2°50' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°45'22" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1980	Aug 22, 1980 into Virgo
Moon	26°54'45" Libra	Direct	Aug 14, 1980	Aug 16, 1980 into Scorpio
Mercury	13°24'39" Leo	Direct	Aug 9, 1980	Aug 24, 1980 into Virgo
Venus	8°16'26" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1980	Sep 7, 1980 into Leo
Mars	21°51'22" Libra	Direct	Jul 10, 1980	Aug 29, 1980 into Scorpio
Jupiter	14°47'12" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	25°41'34" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	21°37'25" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°57'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°36'59" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	19°47'54" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 16, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 18:14 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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