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Where Were the Planets on September 9, 1980?

Quick Answer

On September 9, 1980, the Sun was in Virgo (16°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 16°52' Virgo. Mercury met Saturn in Virgo. Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations. Jupiter squared Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 9, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°51' Virgo at midnight UTC to 23°50' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 9, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°56'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1980	Sep 22, 1980 into Libra
Moon	17°51'57" Virgo	Direct	Sep 8, 1980	Sep 10, 1980 into Libra
Mercury	29°00'58" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1980	Sep 10, 1980 into Libra
Venus	1°50'28" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1980	Oct 4, 1980 into Virgo
Mars	7°24'21" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 29, 1980	Oct 12, 1980 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°54'34" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	28°31'21" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	22°12'51" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°55'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	20°20'47" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°31'39" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on September 9, 1980

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 9, 04:28 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.
Sep 9, 10:00 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	16°52' Virgo
Sep 9, 13:06 UTC	Jupiter square Neptune	Inflated hopes and fuzzy facts. Be wary of anything that sounds too good.

Born on September 9, 1980?

The Sun, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. Mercury and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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