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Where Were the Planets on December 18, 1980?

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On December 18, 1980, the Sun was in Sagittarius (26°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Venus moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 18, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°06' Taurus at midnight UTC to 19°46' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 18, 1980
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°44'13" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Moon12°25'57" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury19°30'47" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Venus0°17'35" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars20°17'26" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter8°16'43" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn8°55'08" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus27°41'25" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune22°32'47" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto23°53'41" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node13°13'56" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on December 18, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on December 18, 1980?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Neptune were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Jupiter and Saturn sat less than a degree 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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