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Where Were the Planets on February 14, 1981?

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On February 14, 1981, the Sun was in Aquarius (25°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (79% illuminated). Mercury, 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 February 14, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°26' Gemini at midnight UTC to 8°06' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 14, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°43'03" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon1°18'19" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury1°52'48" PiscesRetrograde into Aquarius
Venus12°49'02" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars5°58'09" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter9°42'50" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn9°09'20" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus29°57'14" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune24°23'55" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto24°14'29" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node10°09'39" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on February 14, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini

Born on February 14, 1981?

Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day carries a strong Libra streak alongside their Aquarius Sun. 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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