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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 1981?

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On June 21, 1981, the Sun was in Cancer (0°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun entered Cancer, and Cancer season began.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°06' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 20°54' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun0°00'36" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon14°29'09" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury0°50'12" CancerRetrograde into Gemini
Venus19°49'48" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars11°30'39" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter1°20'37" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn3°13'20" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus26°49'01" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune23°17'44" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto21°33'50" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node3°26'08" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on June 21, 1981

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun enters CancerJune Solstice

Born on June 21, 1981?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree 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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