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Where Were the Planets on April 26, 1981?

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On April 26, 1981, the Sun was in Taurus (6°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (60% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 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 April 26, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°04' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 1°36' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 26, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun6°09'28" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon25°18'25" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury4°46'44" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus11°06'49" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mars0°53'54" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter1°52'56" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn4°15'17" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus29°00'59" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune24°36'42" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto22°35'24" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node6°24'04" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on April 26, 1981

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

Born on April 26, 1981?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Taurus, 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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