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Where Were the Planets on September 1, 1980?

Quick Answer

On September 1, 1980, the Sun was in Virgo (9°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 1, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°55' Taurus at midnight UTC to 12°47' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 1, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°11'12" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1980	Sep 22, 1980 into Libra
Moon	5°54'24" Gemini	Direct	Sep 1, 1980	Sep 3, 1980 into Cancer
Mercury	14°50'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1980	Sep 10, 1980 into Libra
Venus	23°33'48" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1980	Sep 7, 1980 into Leo
Mars	2°07'22" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 29, 1980	Oct 12, 1980 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	18°10'57" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	27°33'06" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	21°57'58" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°53'58" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	20°04'47" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°57'04" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on September 1, 1980

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 1, 01:49 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Sep 1, 18:08 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	9°26' Gemini

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