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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1981?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1981, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Uranus while Mercury was retrograde. Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast. Mercury moved from Pisces into Aquarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°35' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°51' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°44'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1981	Feb 18, 1981 into Pisces
Moon	28°15'03" Cancer	Direct	Feb 14, 1981	Feb 16, 1981 into Leo
Mercury	29°49'11" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 16, 1981	Mar 18, 1981 into Pisces
Venus	15°19'04" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 4, 1981	Feb 28, 1981 into Pisces
Mars	7°32'54" Pisces	Direct	Feb 6, 1981	Mar 17, 1981 into Aries
Jupiter	9°34'48" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	9°03'44" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°59'09" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	24°26'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°13'07" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°03'18" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on February 16, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 08:02 UTC	Mercury re-enters Aquarius (retrograde)	Leaves Pisces
Feb 16, 08:24 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.
Feb 16, 15:10 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on February 16, 1981?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus 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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