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Where Were the Planets on October 29, 1980?

Quick Answer

On October 29, 1980, the Sun was in Scorpio (6°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (62% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 29, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°24' Cancer at midnight UTC to 28°34' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 29, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°13'18" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1980	Nov 22, 1980 into Sagittarius
Moon	22°02'48" Cancer	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Oct 30, 1980 into Leo
Mercury	16°55'58" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 30, 1980	Dec 5, 1980 into Sagittarius
Venus	28°52'02" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1980	Oct 30, 1980 into Libra
Mars	12°26'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 12, 1980	Nov 22, 1980 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°24'23" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	4°34'30" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	24°39'36" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°47'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	22°16'28" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°52'47" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 29, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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