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Where Were the Planets on October 27, 1980?

Quick Answer

On October 27, 1980, the Sun was in Scorpio (4°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (82% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 27, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°34' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°44' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 27, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°13'28" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1980	Nov 22, 1980 into Sagittarius
Moon	24°43'30" Gemini	Direct	Oct 25, 1980	Oct 27, 1980 into Cancer
Mercury	18°31'46" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 30, 1980	Dec 5, 1980 into Sagittarius
Venus	26°28'09" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1980	Oct 30, 1980 into Libra
Mars	10°58'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 12, 1980	Nov 22, 1980 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°00'56" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	4°20'59" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	24°32'28" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°44'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	22°11'46" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°59'09" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 27, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 27, 10:05 UTC	Jupiter enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 27, 20:59 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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