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Where Were the Planets on July 28, 1981?

Quick Answer

On July 28, 1981, the Sun was in Leo (5°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (9% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

The Sun sextiled Saturn. Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan. Mercury squared Pluto. The Sun sextiled Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 28, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°00' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°21' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 28, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°18'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1981	Aug 23, 1981 into Virgo
Moon	0°11'32" Cancer	Direct	Jul 28, 1981	Jul 30, 1981 into Leo
Mercury	21°35'08" Cancer	Direct	Jul 12, 1981	Aug 1, 1981 into Leo
Venus	4°43'21" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1981	Aug 18, 1981 into Libra
Mars	6°48'19" Cancer	Direct	Jul 18, 1981	Sep 2, 1981 into Leo
Jupiter	5°34'22" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	5°16'12" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°04'16" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°25'53" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°44'10" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°28'35" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 28, 1981

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 28, 10:57 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.
Jul 28, 11:40 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 28, 13:56 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.
Jul 28, 19:53 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	A generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.

Born on July 28, 1981?

Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day carries a strong Libra streak alongside their Leo 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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