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Where Were the Planets on January 13, 1981?

Quick Answer

On January 13, 1981, the Sun was in Capricorn (23°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% 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 January 13, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°09' Aries at midnight UTC to 1°19' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 13, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°13'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1980	Jan 20, 1981 into Aquarius
Moon	24°14'08" Aries	Direct	Jan 11, 1981	Jan 13, 1981 into Taurus
Mercury	1°24'47" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1981	Jan 31, 1981 into Pisces
Venus	2°46'22" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1981	Feb 4, 1981 into Aquarius
Mars	10°40'15" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1980	Feb 6, 1981 into Pisces
Jupiter	10°11'16" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	9°45'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°59'20" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	23°29'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°17'42" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°51'19" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 13, 1981

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 13, 10:10 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	23°09' Aries
Jan 13, 21:44 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on January 13, 1981?

Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day carries a strong Libra streak alongside their Capricorn Sun. 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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