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Where Were the Planets on May 29, 1981?

Quick Answer

On May 29, 1981, the Sun was in Gemini (8°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (22% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 29, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°54' Aries at midnight UTC to 19°23' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 29, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°01'00" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1981	Jun 21, 1981 into Cancer
Moon	12°06'04" Aries	Direct	May 28, 1981	May 30, 1981 into Taurus
Mercury	0°39'42" Cancer	Direct	May 28, 1981	Jun 22, 1981 into Gemini
Venus	21°42'20" Gemini	Direct	May 11, 1981	Jun 5, 1981 into Cancer
Mars	25°10'14" Taurus	Direct	Apr 25, 1981	Jun 5, 1981 into Gemini
Jupiter	0°26'55" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	3°01'58" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	27°40'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	23°54'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°49'52" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	4°39'13" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 29, 1981

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 29, 05:44 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square
May 29, 14:25 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine

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