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Where Were the Planets on February 27, 1981?

Quick Answer

On February 27, 1981, the Sun was in Pisces (8°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 27, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°44' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 19°50' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 27, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°48'38" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1981	Mar 20, 1981 into Aries
Moon	13°46'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 26, 1981	Feb 28, 1981 into Capricorn
Mercury	20°17'28" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 16, 1981	Mar 18, 1981 into Pisces
Venus	29°03'44" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 4, 1981	Feb 28, 1981 into Pisces
Mars	16°12'57" Pisces	Direct	Feb 6, 1981	Mar 17, 1981 into Aries
Jupiter	8°39'16" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°27'05" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°05'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 17, 1981	Mar 20, 1981 into Scorpio
Neptune	24°38'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°03'23" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°28'21" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on February 27, 1981

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 27, 01:14 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	8°21' Sagittarius

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