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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1981?

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On August 9, 1981, the Sun was in Leo (16°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (66% 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 9, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°19' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 11°13' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun16°47'58" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon5°16'05" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury15°58'47" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus19°09'09" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars14°45'07" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter7°30'43" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn6°18'59" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus26°03'42" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune22°14'47" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto21°57'12" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node0°50'27" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on August 9, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on August 9, 1981?

Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day carries a strong Libra streak alongside their Leo Sun. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Leo, 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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