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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1981?

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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.

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 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
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°17'07" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon6°56'56" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury6°28'00" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus6°31'35" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mars13°02'18" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter10°16'49" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn9°46'44" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus29°06'46" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune23°35'23" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto24°18'58" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node11°41'47" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on January 16, 1981

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

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters GeminiLeaves Taurus

Born on January 16, 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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