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Where Were the Planets on April 14, 1981?

Quick Answer

On April 14, 1981, the Sun was in Aries (24°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 14, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°17' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°45' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 14, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°26'57" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1981	Apr 20, 1981 into Taurus
Moon	0°33'06" Virgo	Direct	Apr 14, 1981	Apr 16, 1981 into Libra
Mercury	10°49'34" Aries	Direct	Apr 8, 1981	Apr 24, 1981 into Taurus
Venus	26°16'51" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1981	Apr 17, 1981 into Taurus
Mars	21°50'37" Aries	Direct	Mar 17, 1981	Apr 25, 1981 into Taurus
Jupiter	3°06'08" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	5°02'46" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°25'49" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	24°45'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	22°55'26" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°02'12" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 14, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 14, 10:56 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Apr 14, 19:38 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine

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