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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 1980?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 1980, the Sun was in Scorpio (0°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°16' Aries at midnight UTC to 2°35' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°14'13" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1980	Nov 22, 1980 into Sagittarius
Moon	24°56'02" Aries	Direct	Oct 21, 1980	Oct 23, 1980 into Taurus
Mercury	19°54'47" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Sep 30, 1980	Dec 5, 1980 into Sagittarius
Venus	21°41'42" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1980	Oct 30, 1980 into Libra
Mars	8°04'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 12, 1980	Nov 22, 1980 into Capricorn
Jupiter	29°13'23" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	3°53'31" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	24°18'25" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°37'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	22°02'17" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	16°11'51" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 23, 1980

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 06:17 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 23, 19:55 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Oct 23, 20:52 UTC	Full Moon in Taurus	0°36' Taurus

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