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Where Were the Planets on March 13, 1981?

Quick Answer

On March 13, 1981, the Sun was in Pisces (22°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus 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 March 13, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°20' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°02' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 13, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°49'34" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1981	Mar 20, 1981 into Aries
Moon	28°14'10" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1981	Mar 13, 1981 into Cancer
Mercury	25°21'53" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 16, 1981	Mar 18, 1981 into Pisces
Venus	16°31'48" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1981	Mar 24, 1981 into Aries
Mars	27°11'11" Pisces	Direct	Feb 6, 1981	Mar 17, 1981 into Aries
Jupiter	7°06'06" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°29'14" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°04'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 17, 1981	Mar 20, 1981 into Scorpio
Neptune	24°48'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	23°46'19" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	8°43'52" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 13, 1981

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 13, 01:51 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	22°24' Gemini
Mar 13, 15:05 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on March 13, 1981?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces 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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