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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1981?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1981, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Uranus entered Sagittarius, a sign change that comes around once every 84 years or so. The Sun met Mercury in Aquarius while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°51' Leo at midnight UTC to 17°54' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°44'44" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1981	Feb 18, 1981 into Pisces
Moon	11°24'58" Leo	Direct	Feb 16, 1981	Feb 18, 1981 into Virgo
Mercury	28°42'09" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 16, 1981	Mar 18, 1981 into Pisces
Venus	16°34'04" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 4, 1981	Feb 28, 1981 into Pisces
Mars	8°20'15" Pisces	Direct	Feb 6, 1981	Mar 17, 1981 into Aries
Jupiter	9°30'32" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	9°00'47" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°00'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 17, 1981	Mar 20, 1981 into Scorpio
Neptune	24°27'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°12'23" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°00'07" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on February 17, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 11:28 UTC	Uranus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Feb 17, 11:31 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on February 17, 1981?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Aquarius, so everyone born that day is an Aquarius several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, 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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