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Where Were the Planets on July 31, 1981?

Quick Answer

On July 31, 1981, the Sun was in Leo (8°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 31, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°37' Leo at midnight UTC to 19°22' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 31, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°10'42" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1981	Aug 23, 1981 into Virgo
Moon	12°32'04" Leo	Direct	Jul 30, 1981	Aug 1, 1981 into Virgo
Mercury	27°25'55" Cancer	Direct	Jul 12, 1981	Aug 1, 1981 into Leo
Venus	8°20'15" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1981	Aug 18, 1981 into Libra
Mars	8°48'14" Cancer	Direct	Jul 18, 1981	Sep 2, 1981 into Leo
Jupiter	6°02'10" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	5°31'00" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°03'26" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°22'46" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°47'01" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°19'03" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 31, 1981

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 31, 03:45 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Leo	7°50' Leo

Born on July 31, 1981?

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