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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1981?

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On July 16, 1981, the Sun was in Cancer (23°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% 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 16, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°34' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 22°03' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun23°51'05" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon15°48'00" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury3°23'09" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus20°13'23" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars28°44'02" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter3°52'56" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn4°23'40" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus26°12'06" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune22°40'21" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto21°35'47" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node2°06'43" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on July 16, 1981

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 16, 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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