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Where Were the Planets on December 21, 1980?

Quick Answer

On December 21, 1980, the Sun was in Sagittarius (29°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 21, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°07' Gemini at midnight UTC to 3°32' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 21, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°47'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1980	Dec 21, 1980 into Capricorn
Moon	26°22'27" Gemini	Direct	Dec 19, 1980	Dec 21, 1980 into Cancer
Mercury	24°11'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1980	Dec 25, 1980 into Capricorn
Venus	4°01'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1980	Jan 11, 1981 into Capricorn
Mars	22°37'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 22, 1980	Dec 30, 1980 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°35'34" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	9°04'28" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	27°51'26" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°39'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	23°57'36" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	13°04'24" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 21, 1980

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 21, 08:23 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Dec 21, 16:56 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice
Dec 21, 18:02 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Dec 21, 18:08 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	0°03' Cancer

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