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Where Were the Planets on May 3, 1981?

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On May 3, 1981, the Sun was in Taurus (12°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury met Venus in Taurus. Words turn kind. A good window for apologies, love letters and talks about money.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 3, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°33' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°50' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 3, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°57'26" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon3°11'35" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury19°48'20" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus19°44'57" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mars6°07'37" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter1°19'15" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn3°51'52" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus28°44'49" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune24°29'36" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto22°24'13" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node6°01'49" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on May 3, 1981

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries
Mercury conjunct VenusWords turn kind. A good window for apologies, love letters and talks about money.

Born on May 3, 1981?

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