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Where Were the Planets on September 23, 1980?

Quick Answer

On September 23, 1980, the Sun was in Libra (0°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 23, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°55' Pisces at midnight UTC to 23°54' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 23, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°36'21" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1980	Oct 23, 1980 into Scorpio
Moon	16°23'16" Pisces	Direct	Sep 22, 1980	Sep 24, 1980 into Aries
Mercury	20°56'19" Libra	Direct	Sep 10, 1980	Sep 30, 1980 into Scorpio
Venus	17°02'03" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1980	Oct 4, 1980 into Virgo
Mars	16°52'46" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 29, 1980	Oct 12, 1980 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	22°56'18" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	0°15'12" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	22°45'35" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°02'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	20°51'20" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°47'10" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on September 23, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 23, 02:05 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Sep 23, 03:15 UTC	Venus square Mars	Exact square
Sep 23, 10:34 UTC	Mercury conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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