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Where Were the Planets on December 29, 1980?

Quick Answer

On December 29, 1980, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (48% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 29, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°27' Libra at midnight UTC to 16°21' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 29, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°56'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1980	Jan 20, 1981 into Aquarius
Moon	10°25'19" Libra	Direct	Dec 28, 1980	Dec 31, 1980 into Scorpio
Mercury	6°49'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 25, 1980	Jan 12, 1981 into Aquarius
Venus	14°00'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1980	Jan 11, 1981 into Capricorn
Mars	28°52'27" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 22, 1980	Dec 30, 1980 into Aquarius
Jupiter	9°19'01" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	9°25'00" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°16'59" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°57'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°06'38" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	12°38'59" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 29, 1980

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 29, 06:32 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	7°42' Libra

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