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Where Were the Planets on September 15, 1980?

Quick Answer

On September 15, 1980, the Sun was in Virgo (22°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (30% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 15, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°15' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 5°18' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 15, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°47'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1980	Sep 22, 1980 into Libra
Moon	29°15'55" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1980	Sep 15, 1980 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°50'10" Libra	Direct	Sep 10, 1980	Sep 30, 1980 into Scorpio
Venus	8°15'17" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1980	Oct 4, 1980 into Virgo
Mars	11°25'55" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 29, 1980	Oct 12, 1980 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	21°12'32" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	29°15'41" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	22°25'53" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°57'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	20°33'32" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°12'35" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on September 15, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 15, 02:48 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Sep 15, 13:27 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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