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Where Were the Planets on November 9, 1980?

Quick Answer

On November 9, 1980, the Sun was in Scorpio (17°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 9, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°16' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 11°24' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 9, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°14'53" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1980	Nov 22, 1980 into Sagittarius
Moon	5°20'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1980	Nov 11, 1980 into Capricorn
Mercury	4°49'25" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 30, 1980	Dec 5, 1980 into Sagittarius
Venus	12°09'59" Libra	Direct	Oct 30, 1980	Nov 24, 1980 into Scorpio
Mars	20°33'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 12, 1980	Nov 22, 1980 into Capricorn
Jupiter	2°28'37" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	5°45'38" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	25°19'42" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	21°08'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	22°41'40" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°17'50" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on November 9, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 9, 01:25 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on November 9, 1980?

The Sun, Mercury and Uranus were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. Mars and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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