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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1980?

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On August 30, 1980, the Sun was in Virgo (7°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (75% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Venus trined Uranus. A fresh spark: new people, a new look, unexpected fun.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°11' Taurus at midnight UTC to 14°42' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1980
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun7°15'06" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon7°29'34" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury11°06'24" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus21°33'03" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars0°49'03" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter17°45'10" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn27°18'46" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus21°54'43" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune19°54'00" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto20°00'59" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node19°03'25" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on August 30, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus trine UranusA fresh spark: new people, a new look, unexpected fun.

Born on August 30, 1980?

The Sun, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over.

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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