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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1980?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1980, the Sun was in Virgo (8°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (64% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°43' Taurus at midnight UTC to 28°55' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°13'08" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1980	Sep 22, 1980 into Libra
Moon	21°52'02" Taurus	Direct	Aug 29, 1980	Sep 1, 1980 into Gemini
Mercury	12°59'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1980	Sep 10, 1980 into Libra
Venus	22°33'14" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1980	Sep 7, 1980 into Leo
Mars	1°28'09" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 29, 1980	Oct 12, 1980 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	17°58'03" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	27°25'55" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	21°56'19" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°53'58" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	20°02'53" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	19°00'15" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 31, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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