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Where Were the Planets on July 15, 1981?

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On July 15, 1981, the Sun was in Cancer (22°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% 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 15, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°17' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 9°34' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 15, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun22°53'52" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon3°24'50" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury2°20'38" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus19°00'43" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars28°03'20" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter3°45'13" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn4°19'48" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus26°13'03" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune22°41'41" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto21°35'18" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node2°09'53" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on July 15, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on July 15, 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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