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Where Were the Planets on July 1, 1981?

Quick Answer

On July 1, 1981, the Sun was in Cancer (9°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 1, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°11' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°48' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 1, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°32'53" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1981	Jul 22, 1981 into Leo
Moon	5°32'14" Cancer	Direct	Jul 1, 1981	Jul 3, 1981 into Leo
Mercury	26°29'53" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 22, 1981	Jul 12, 1981 into Cancer
Venus	2°00'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1981	Jul 24, 1981 into Virgo
Mars	18°28'03" Gemini	Direct	Jun 5, 1981	Jul 18, 1981 into Cancer
Jupiter	2°10'53" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	3°34'36" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°31'14" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	23°01'58" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°32'04" Libra	Stationing direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°54'22" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 1, 1981

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 1, 02:56 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 1, 15:37 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jul 1, 19:03 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	9°50' Cancer

Born on July 1, 1981?

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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