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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1981?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1981, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

The Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Leo was the day's main event. The Sun entered Aquarius, and Aquarius season began.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°51' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°17' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°21'22" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1981	Feb 18, 1981 into Pisces
Moon	2°36'55" Leo	Direct	Jan 20, 1981	Jan 22, 1981 into Virgo
Mercury	13°11'32" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1981	Jan 31, 1981 into Pisces
Venus	11°31'54" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1981	Feb 4, 1981 into Aquarius
Mars	16°11'52" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1980	Feb 6, 1981 into Pisces
Jupiter	10°21'37" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	9°46'49" Libra	Stationing direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°16'06" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	23°43'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°20'08" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°29'05" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 20, 1981

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 03:35 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 20, 07:20 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jan 20, 07:49 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Leo	0°16' Leo

Born on January 20, 1981?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Aquarius, so everyone born that day is an Aquarius several times over. 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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