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Where Were the Planets on September 4, 1980?

Quick Answer

On September 4, 1980, the Sun was in Virgo (12°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (22% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 4, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°30' Cancer at midnight UTC to 22°23' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 4, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°05'35" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1980	Sep 22, 1980 into Libra
Moon	15°59'08" Cancer	Direct	Sep 3, 1980	Sep 5, 1980 into Leo
Mercury	20°18'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1980	Sep 10, 1980 into Libra
Venus	26°37'37" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1980	Sep 7, 1980 into Leo
Mars	4°05'32" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 29, 1980	Oct 12, 1980 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	18°49'43" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	27°54'48" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	22°03'12" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°54'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	20°10'39" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°47'32" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on September 4, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 4, 06:31 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square

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