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Where Were the Planets on October 21, 1980?

Quick Answer

On October 21, 1980, the Sun was in Libra (28°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 21, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°09' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°03' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 21, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°14'48" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1980	Oct 23, 1980 into Scorpio
Moon	24°33'45" Pisces	Direct	Oct 19, 1980	Oct 21, 1980 into Aries
Mercury	19°45'54" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 30, 1980	Dec 5, 1980 into Sagittarius
Venus	19°19'09" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1980	Oct 30, 1980 into Libra
Mars	6°37'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 12, 1980	Nov 22, 1980 into Capricorn
Jupiter	28°49'17" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	3°39'35" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	24°11'30" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°34'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°57'32" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	16°18'12" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 21, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 21, 20:42 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Oct 21, 22:32 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

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