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Where Were the Planets on December 26, 1980?

Quick Answer

On December 26, 1980, the Sun was in Capricorn (4°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (76% 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 26, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°36' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°08' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 26, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°52'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1980	Jan 20, 1981 into Aquarius
Moon	3°55'10" Virgo	Direct	Dec 26, 1980	Dec 28, 1980 into Libra
Mercury	2°03'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 25, 1980	Jan 12, 1981 into Aquarius
Venus	10°16'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1980	Jan 11, 1981 into Capricorn
Mars	26°31'36" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 22, 1980	Dec 30, 1980 into Aquarius
Jupiter	9°03'55" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	9°18'03" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°07'37" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°50'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°03'30" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	12°48'31" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 26, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 26, 04:32 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on December 26, 1980?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn 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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