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Where Were the Planets on December 6, 1980?

Quick Answer

On December 6, 1980, the Sun was in Sagittarius (14°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% illuminated). No planets were 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 December 6, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°58' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°09' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 6, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°32'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1980	Dec 21, 1980 into Capricorn
Moon	2°03'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1980	Dec 8, 1980 into Capricorn
Mercury	1°01'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1980	Dec 25, 1980 into Capricorn
Venus	15°22'23" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 24, 1980	Dec 18, 1980 into Sagittarius
Mars	11°00'35" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 22, 1980	Dec 30, 1980 into Aquarius
Jupiter	6°48'33" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°09'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°59'28" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°05'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	23°35'23" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	13°52'03" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 6, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 6, 07:57 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on December 6, 1980?

The Sun, Mercury and Neptune were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Jupiter and Saturn sat 1 degrees apart in Libra, 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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