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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.

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?

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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