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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1981?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 1981, the Sun was in Cancer (17°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°28' Libra at midnight UTC to 27°29' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°10'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1981	Jul 22, 1981 into Leo
Moon	21°30'03" Libra	Direct	Jul 7, 1981	Jul 10, 1981 into Scorpio
Mercury	27°49'10" Gemini	Direct	Jun 22, 1981	Jul 12, 1981 into Cancer
Venus	11°44'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1981	Jul 24, 1981 into Virgo
Mars	23°58'06" Gemini	Direct	Jun 5, 1981	Jul 18, 1981 into Cancer
Jupiter	3°01'36" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	3°58'19" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°19'48" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°50'02" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°33'06" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°28'57" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 9, 1981

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 02:40 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	16°48' Libra

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