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Where Were the Planets on February 6, 1981?

Quick Answer

On February 6, 1981, the Sun was in Aquarius (17°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 6, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°57' Pisces at midnight UTC to 15°05' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 6, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°37'22" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1981	Feb 18, 1981 into Pisces
Moon	8°00'28" Pisces	Direct	Feb 5, 1981	Feb 8, 1981 into Aries
Mercury	4°33'35" Pisces	Direct	Jan 31, 1981	Feb 16, 1981 into Aquarius
Venus	2°48'34" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 4, 1981	Feb 28, 1981 into Pisces
Mars	29°38'40" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1980	Feb 6, 1981 into Pisces
Jupiter	10°07'59" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	9°28'11" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°47'30" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	24°12'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°18'40" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°35'04" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on February 6, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 6, 16:36 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Exact square
Feb 6, 22:47 UTC	Mars enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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