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Where Were the Planets on June 8, 1981?

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On June 8, 1981, the Sun was in Gemini (17°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (40% illuminated). 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 June 8, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°46' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°30' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 8, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°35'47" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon6°11'23" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury5°10'20" CancerStationing retrograde into Gemini
Venus3°57'09" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars2°20'07" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter0°39'03" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn3°00'20" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus27°16'44" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune23°38'44" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto21°40'57" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node4°07'27" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on June 8, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters VirgoLeaves Leo

Born on June 8, 1981?

Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day carries a strong Libra streak alongside their Gemini Sun. Mercury and Venus sat 1 degrees apart in Cancer, 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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