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Where Were the Planets on May 30, 1981?

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On May 30, 1981, the Sun was in Gemini (8°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (13% illuminated). 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 May 30, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°24' Aries at midnight UTC to 4°14' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 30, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun8°58'33" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon26°47'26" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury1°26'25" CancerDirect into Gemini
Venus22°55'53" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars25°53'28" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter0°27'20" LibraStationing retrograde into Scorpio
Saturn3°01'21" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus27°38'06" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune23°52'59" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto21°48'51" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node4°36'02" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on May 30, 1981

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries

Born on May 30, 1981?

Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day carries a strong Libra streak alongside their Gemini Sun.

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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