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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1981?

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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.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

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
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°10'38" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon21°30'03" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury27°49'10" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Venus11°44'09" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars23°58'06" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter3°01'36" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn3°58'19" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus26°19'48" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune22°50'02" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto21°33'06" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node2°28'57" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on July 9, 1981

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

DateEventDetail
First Quarter Moon in Libra16°48' Libra

Born on July 9, 1981?

Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day carries a strong Libra streak alongside their Cancer Sun. Jupiter and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Libra, 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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