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Where Were the Planets on October 30, 1980?

Quick Answer

On October 30, 1980, the Sun was in Scorpio (7°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 30, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°34' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°19' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 30, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°13'17" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1980	Nov 22, 1980 into Sagittarius
Moon	5°00'07" Leo	Direct	Oct 30, 1980	Nov 1, 1980 into Virgo
Mercury	15°55'28" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 30, 1980	Dec 5, 1980 into Sagittarius
Venus	0°04'07" Libra	Direct	Oct 30, 1980	Nov 24, 1980 into Scorpio
Mars	13°10'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 12, 1980	Nov 22, 1980 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°36'01" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	4°41'12" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	24°43'11" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°49'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	22°18'48" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°49'37" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 30, 1980

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 30, 02:38 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Oct 30, 10:37 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 30, 16:33 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Leo	7°25' Leo

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