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Where Were the Planets on June 22, 1981?

Quick Answer

On June 22, 1981, the Sun was in Cancer (0°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Cancer while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly. Venus squared Pluto. Mercury moved from Cancer into Gemini.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 22, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°55' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 3°58' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 22, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°57'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1981	Jul 22, 1981 into Leo
Moon	27°25'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jun 20, 1981	Jun 22, 1981 into Pisces
Mercury	0°15'33" Cancer	Retrograde	May 28, 1981	Jun 22, 1981 into Gemini
Venus	21°02'58" Cancer	Direct	Jun 5, 1981	Jun 29, 1981 into Leo
Mars	12°12'37" Gemini	Direct	Jun 5, 1981	Jul 18, 1981 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°24'57" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	3°15'02" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°47'05" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	23°16'08" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°33'31" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°22'58" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on June 22, 1981

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 22, 00:57 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
Jun 22, 16:43 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jun 22, 21:59 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Possessiveness and power plays in love or money.
Jun 22, 22:51 UTC	Mercury re-enters Gemini (retrograde)	Leaves Cancer

Born on June 22, 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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