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Where Were the Planets on January 28, 1981?

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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.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

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
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun8°29'20" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon11°58'08" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury25°48'42" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus21°32'39" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mars22°31'23" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter10°22'05" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn9°41'49" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus29°32'36" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune23°57'48" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto24°20'43" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node11°03'40" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on January 28, 1981

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

DateEventDetail
Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio8°10' Scorpio

Born on January 28, 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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