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Where Were the Planets on January 19, 1981?

Quick Answer

On January 19, 1981, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 19, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°07' Cancer at midnight UTC to 25°50' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 19, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°20'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1980	Jan 20, 1981 into Aquarius
Moon	19°01'16" Cancer	Direct	Jan 18, 1981	Jan 20, 1981 into Leo
Mercury	11°31'06" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1981	Jan 31, 1981 into Pisces
Venus	10°16'49" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1981	Feb 4, 1981 into Aquarius
Mars	15°24'28" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1980	Feb 6, 1981 into Pisces
Jupiter	10°20'42" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	9°46'58" Libra	Stationing direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°13'50" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	23°41'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°19'54" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°32'15" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 19, 1981

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 19, 02:28 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square
Jan 19, 09:21 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jan 19, 13:15 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square

Born on January 19, 1981?

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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