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Where Were the Planets on September 22, 1980?

Quick Answer

On September 22, 1980, the Sun was in Virgo (29°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 22, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°16' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 8°54' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 22, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°37'38" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1980	Sep 22, 1980 into Libra
Moon	1°33'11" Pisces	Direct	Sep 22, 1980	Sep 24, 1980 into Aries
Mercury	19°29'12" Libra	Direct	Sep 10, 1980	Sep 30, 1980 into Scorpio
Venus	15°55'26" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1980	Oct 4, 1980 into Virgo
Mars	16°11'37" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 29, 1980	Oct 12, 1980 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	22°43'22" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	0°07'45" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	22°42'59" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°01'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	20°49'04" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°50'21" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on September 22, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 22, 09:27 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Sep 22, 11:06 UTC	Jupiter sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Sep 22, 20:57 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Sep 22, 21:08 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox

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