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Where Were the Planets on July 18, 1981?

Quick Answer

On July 18, 1981, the Sun was in Cancer (25°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mars moved from Gemini into Cancer. Venus trined Neptune. Tender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses. The Sun trined Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 18, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°46' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 17°41' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 18, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°45'32" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1981	Jul 22, 1981 into Leo
Moon	11°12'48" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 17, 1981	Jul 19, 1981 into Pisces
Mercury	5°42'25" Cancer	Direct	Jul 12, 1981	Aug 1, 1981 into Leo
Venus	22°38'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1981	Jul 24, 1981 into Virgo
Mars	0°05'15" Cancer	Direct	Jul 18, 1981	Sep 2, 1981 into Leo
Jupiter	4°08'42" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	4°31'39" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°10'18" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°37'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°36'51" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°00'21" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 18, 1981

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 18, 08:53 UTC	Mars enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 18, 11:42 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Tender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses.
Jul 18, 22:14 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	A welcome jolt, usually a fresh idea or a change that turns out easy to make.

Born on July 18, 1981?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over. 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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