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Where Were the Planets on February 4, 1981?

Quick Answer

On February 4, 1981, the Sun was in Aquarius (15°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 4, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°24' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 17°02' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 4, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°35'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1981	Feb 18, 1981 into Pisces
Moon	10°11'14" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 3, 1981	Feb 5, 1981 into Pisces
Mercury	3°30'53" Pisces	Direct	Jan 31, 1981	Feb 16, 1981 into Aquarius
Venus	0°18'23" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 4, 1981	Feb 28, 1981 into Pisces
Mars	28°03'43" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1980	Feb 6, 1981 into Pisces
Jupiter	10°12'27" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	9°31'56" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°44'32" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	24°09'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°19'22" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°41'25" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on February 4, 1981

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 4, 00:57 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Feb 4, 06:07 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 4, 22:08 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Aquarius	16°01' Aquarius

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