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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1981?

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On August 1, 1981, the Sun was in Leo (9°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus sextiled Mars. Chemistry comes easily. Good for dates, making up and making things. Mercury moved from Cancer into Leo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°22' Leo at midnight UTC to 2°49' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun9°08'07" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon26°08'36" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury29°26'51" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus9°32'30" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars9°28'06" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter6°11'38" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn5°36'04" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus26°03'15" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune22°21'47" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto21°48'01" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node1°15'52" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on August 1, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus sextile MarsChemistry comes easily. Good for dates, making up and making things.
Mercury enters LeoLeaves Cancer
The Moon enters VirgoLeaves Leo

Born on August 1, 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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