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Where Were the Planets on April 4, 1981?

Quick Answer

On April 4, 1981, the Sun was in Aries (14°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 4, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°13' Aries at midnight UTC to 17°16' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 4, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°37'38" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1981	Apr 20, 1981 into Taurus
Moon	9°43'47" Aries	Direct	Apr 3, 1981	Apr 5, 1981 into Taurus
Mercury	23°36'46" Pisces	Direct	Mar 18, 1981	Apr 8, 1981 into Aries
Venus	13°53'12" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1981	Apr 17, 1981 into Taurus
Mars	14°12'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 17, 1981	Apr 25, 1981 into Taurus
Jupiter	4°18'08" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	5°47'22" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°42'49" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	24°50'08" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	23°12'16" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°33'58" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 4, 1981

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 4, 20:20 UTC	New Moon in Aries	14°58' Aries

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