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Where Were the Planets on August 11, 1981?

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On August 11, 1981, the Sun was in Leo (18°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% 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 11, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°15' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 5°26' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 11, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun18°43'04" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon29°19'18" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury20°03'39" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus21°32'56" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars16°03'50" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter7°51'22" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn6°30'20" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus26°04'20" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune22°13'19" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto21°59'47" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node0°44'06" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on August 11, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on August 11, 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 1 degrees 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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