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Where Were the Planets on December 10, 1980?

Quick Answer

On December 10, 1980, the Sun was in Sagittarius (18°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 10, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°43' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 28°35' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 10, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°35'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1980	Dec 21, 1980 into Capricorn
Moon	22°08'29" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 8, 1980	Dec 11, 1980 into Aquarius
Mercury	7°08'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1980	Dec 25, 1980 into Capricorn
Venus	20°20'23" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 24, 1980	Dec 18, 1980 into Sagittarius
Mars	14°05'33" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 22, 1980	Dec 30, 1980 into Aquarius
Jupiter	7°20'08" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°26'10" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	27°13'45" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°14'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	23°41'56" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	13°39'21" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 10, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 10, 15:15 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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