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Where Were the Planets on February 26, 1981?

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On February 26, 1981, the Sun was in Pisces (7°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% 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 26, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°47' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°44' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 26, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun7°48'21" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon1°45'01" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury20°40'24" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Venus27°48'48" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars15°25'45" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter8°45'03" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn8°30'47" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus0°05'26" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Neptune24°37'31" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto24°04'24" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node9°31'31" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on February 26, 1981

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on February 26, 1981?

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