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Where Were the Planets on February 18, 1981?

Quick Answer

On February 18, 1981, the Sun was in Aquarius (29°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 18, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°55' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°45' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 18, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°45'14" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1981	Feb 18, 1981 into Pisces
Moon	24°22'01" Leo	Direct	Feb 16, 1981	Feb 18, 1981 into Virgo
Mercury	27°34'00" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 16, 1981	Mar 18, 1981 into Pisces
Venus	17°49'04" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 4, 1981	Feb 28, 1981 into Pisces
Mars	9°07'36" Pisces	Direct	Feb 6, 1981	Mar 17, 1981 into Aries
Jupiter	9°26'06" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°57'46" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°00'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 17, 1981	Mar 20, 1981 into Scorpio
Neptune	24°28'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°11'37" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°56'56" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on February 18, 1981

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 18, 17:51 UTC	The Sun enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 18, 18:16 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square
Feb 18, 22:33 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Feb 18, 22:58 UTC	Full Moon in Virgo	0°13' Virgo

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