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Where Were the Planets on June 20, 1981?

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On June 20, 1981, the Sun was in Gemini (29°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Jupiter while Mercury was retrograde. Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 20, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°30' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 8°05' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 20, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun29°03'22" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon1°47'01" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury1°24'45" CancerRetrograde into Gemini
Venus18°36'38" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars10°48'37" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter1°16'26" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn3°11'44" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus26°50'59" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune23°19'21" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto21°34'12" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node3°29'19" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on June 20, 1981

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn
Mercury square JupiterToo many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.

Born on June 20, 1981?

Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day carries a strong Libra streak alongside their Gemini Sun. Jupiter and Saturn sat 2 degrees apart in Libra, 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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