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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1980?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1980, the Sun was in Leo (27°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (65% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°12' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 21°49' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°36'18" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1980	Aug 22, 1980 into Virgo
Moon	15°28'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 19, 1980	Aug 21, 1980 into Capricorn
Mercury	21°24'24" Leo	Direct	Aug 9, 1980	Aug 24, 1980 into Virgo
Venus	11°54'21" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1980	Sep 7, 1980 into Leo
Mars	24°23'05" Libra	Direct	Jul 10, 1980	Aug 29, 1980 into Scorpio
Jupiter	15°37'32" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	26°08'41" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	21°41'22" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°56'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°43'21" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	19°35'12" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 20, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 15:23 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square

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