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Where Were the Planets on July 3, 1981?

Quick Answer

On July 3, 1981, the Sun was in Cancer (11°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 3, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°10' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°09' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 3, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°27'20" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1981	Jul 22, 1981 into Leo
Moon	4°13'35" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1981	Jul 5, 1981 into Virgo
Mercury	26°20'00" Gemini	Stationing direct	Jun 22, 1981	Jul 12, 1981 into Cancer
Venus	4°26'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1981	Jul 24, 1981 into Virgo
Mars	19°50'53" Gemini	Direct	Jun 5, 1981	Jul 18, 1981 into Cancer
Jupiter	2°22'44" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	3°39'59" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°28'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°58'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°32'08" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°48'01" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 3, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 04:46 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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