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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 1981?

Quick Answer

On January 18, 1981, the Sun was in Capricorn (28°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury trined Saturn. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold. Mercury trined Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 18, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°10' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°06' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°19'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1980	Jan 20, 1981 into Aquarius
Moon	5°10'25" Cancer	Direct	Jan 18, 1981	Jan 20, 1981 into Leo
Mercury	9°50'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1981	Jan 31, 1981 into Pisces
Venus	9°01'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1981	Feb 4, 1981 into Aquarius
Mars	14°37'04" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1980	Feb 6, 1981 into Pisces
Jupiter	10°19'36" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	9°46'59" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°11'31" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	23°39'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°19'37" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°35'26" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 18, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 18, 03:07 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jan 18, 11:13 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
Jan 18, 19:03 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Good news travels, and conversations open doors.

Born on January 18, 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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