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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1981?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1981, the Sun was in Taurus (25°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°15' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°08' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°31'20" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1981	May 21, 1981 into Gemini
Moon	28°12'25" Libra	Direct	May 14, 1981	May 16, 1981 into Scorpio
Mercury	14°44'08" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1981	May 28, 1981 into Cancer
Venus	5°45'03" Gemini	Direct	May 11, 1981	Jun 5, 1981 into Cancer
Mars	15°43'27" Taurus	Direct	Apr 25, 1981	Jun 5, 1981 into Gemini
Jupiter	0°38'06" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	3°19'03" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°12'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	24°13'30" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	22°05'19" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	5°20'31" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 16, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 15:37 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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