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Where Were the Planets on June 17, 1981?

Quick Answer

On June 17, 1981, the Sun was in Gemini (26°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 17, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°43' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 0°49' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 17, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°11'38" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1981	Jun 21, 1981 into Cancer
Moon	24°45'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 15, 1981	Jun 17, 1981 into Capricorn
Mercury	3°01'59" Cancer	Retrograde	May 28, 1981	Jun 22, 1981 into Gemini
Venus	14°57'00" Cancer	Direct	Jun 5, 1981	Jun 29, 1981 into Leo
Mars	8°42'14" Gemini	Direct	Jun 5, 1981	Jul 18, 1981 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°04'51" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	3°07'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°57'03" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	23°24'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°35'27" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°38'51" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on June 17, 1981

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 17, 07:39 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square
Jun 17, 15:05 UTC	Full Moon in Sagittarius	26°19' Sagittarius
Jun 17, 22:20 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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