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Where Were the Planets on June 12, 1981?

Quick Answer

On June 12, 1981, the Sun was in Gemini (21°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (78% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 12, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°07' Libra at midnight UTC to 1°01' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 12, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°25'12" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1981	Jun 21, 1981 into Cancer
Moon	25°05'35" Libra	Direct	Jun 10, 1981	Jun 12, 1981 into Scorpio
Mercury	4°52'32" Cancer	Retrograde	May 28, 1981	Jun 22, 1981 into Gemini
Venus	8°50'36" Cancer	Direct	Jun 5, 1981	Jun 29, 1981 into Leo
Mars	5°10'30" Gemini	Direct	Jun 5, 1981	Jul 18, 1981 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°48'50" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	3°02'31" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	27°07'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	23°32'17" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°38'12" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°54'44" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on June 12, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 12, 17:23 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine
Jun 12, 21:54 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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