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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1980?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1980, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (77% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°34' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°05' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°43'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1980	Dec 21, 1980 into Capricorn
Moon	27°48'58" Aries	Direct	Dec 15, 1980	Dec 17, 1980 into Taurus
Mercury	17°57'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1980	Dec 25, 1980 into Capricorn
Venus	29°02'52" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 24, 1980	Dec 18, 1980 into Sagittarius
Mars	19°30'49" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 22, 1980	Dec 30, 1980 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°10'08" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°51'50" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	27°38'02" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°30'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	23°52'19" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	13°17'06" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 17, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 15:36 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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