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Where Were the Planets on January 28, 1981?

Quick Answer

On January 28, 1981, the Sun was in Aquarius (8°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 28, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°01' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 17°54' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 28, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°29'20" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1981	Feb 18, 1981 into Pisces
Moon	11°58'08" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 27, 1981	Jan 30, 1981 into Sagittarius
Mercury	25°48'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1981	Jan 31, 1981 into Pisces
Venus	21°32'39" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1981	Feb 4, 1981 into Aquarius
Mars	22°31'23" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1980	Feb 6, 1981 into Pisces
Jupiter	10°22'05" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	9°41'49" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°32'36" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	23°57'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°20'43" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°03'40" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 28, 1981

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 28, 04:19 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	8°10' Scorpio

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