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Where Were the Planets on August 6, 1981?

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On August 6, 1981, the Sun was in Leo (13°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (38% illuminated). Neptune was 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 6, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°28' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°30' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 6, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun13°55'26" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon29°30'51" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury9°46'15" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus15°33'11" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars12°46'39" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter7°00'22" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn6°02'25" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus26°03'08" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune22°17'12" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto21°53'31" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node0°59'59" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on August 6, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters ScorpioLeaves Libra

Born on August 6, 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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