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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1981?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1981, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°49' Taurus at midnight UTC to 14°02' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°17'07" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1980	Jan 20, 1981 into Aquarius
Moon	6°56'56" Gemini	Direct	Jan 16, 1981	Jan 18, 1981 into Cancer
Mercury	6°28'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1981	Jan 31, 1981 into Pisces
Venus	6°31'35" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1981	Feb 4, 1981 into Aquarius
Mars	13°02'18" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1980	Feb 6, 1981 into Pisces
Jupiter	10°16'49" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	9°46'44" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°06'46" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	23°35'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°18'58" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°41'47" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 16, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 00:17 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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