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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 1981?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°00'36" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1981	Jul 22, 1981 into Leo
Moon	14°29'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jun 20, 1981	Jun 22, 1981 into Pisces
Mercury	0°50'12" Cancer	Retrograde	May 28, 1981	Jun 22, 1981 into Gemini
Venus	19°49'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 5, 1981	Jun 29, 1981 into Leo
Mars	11°30'39" Gemini	Direct	Jun 5, 1981	Jul 18, 1981 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°20'37" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	3°13'20" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°49'01" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	23°17'44" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°33'50" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°26'08" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on June 21, 1981

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 11:44 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice

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