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Where Were the Planets on August 3, 1981?

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On August 3, 1981, the Sun was in Leo (11°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (13% 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 August 3, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°56' Virgo at midnight UTC to 28°43' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 3, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°03'00" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon22°22'59" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury3°32'40" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus11°56'52" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars10°47'41" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter6°30'51" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn5°46'25" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus26°03'03" ScorpioStationing direct into Sagittarius
Neptune22°19'52" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto21°50'08" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node1°09'31" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on August 3, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on August 3, 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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