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Where Were the Planets on October 31, 1980?

Quick Answer

On October 31, 1980, the Sun was in Scorpio (8°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (42% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 31, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°19' Leo at midnight UTC to 23°43' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 31, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°13'17" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1980	Nov 22, 1980 into Sagittarius
Moon	17°34'24" Leo	Direct	Oct 30, 1980	Nov 1, 1980 into Virgo
Mercury	14°47'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 30, 1980	Dec 5, 1980 into Sagittarius
Venus	1°16'18" Libra	Direct	Oct 30, 1980	Nov 24, 1980 into Scorpio
Mars	13°54'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 12, 1980	Nov 22, 1980 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°47'35" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	4°47'51" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	24°46'47" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°51'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	22°21'08" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°46'26" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 31, 1980

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 31, 00:38 UTC	Venus conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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