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Where Were the Planets on April 25, 1981?

Quick Answer

On April 25, 1981, the Sun was in Taurus (5°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (69% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars moved from Aries into Taurus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 25, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°48' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 19°04' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 25, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°11'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1981	May 21, 1981 into Gemini
Moon	12°54'51" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 24, 1981	Apr 26, 1981 into Aquarius
Mercury	2°39'43" Taurus	Direct	Apr 24, 1981	May 8, 1981 into Gemini
Venus	9°52'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 17, 1981	May 11, 1981 into Gemini
Mars	0°08'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 25, 1981	Jun 5, 1981 into Gemini
Jupiter	1°58'20" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	4°18'55" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°03'12" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	24°37'37" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	22°37'02" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	6°27'15" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 25, 1981

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 25, 07:16 UTC	Mars enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on April 25, 1981?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over.

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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