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Where Were the Planets on August 13, 1981?

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On August 13, 1981, the Sun was in Leo (20°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% 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 13, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°52' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 0°33' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 13, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun20°38'14" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon24°11'00" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury24°04'22" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus23°56'33" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars17°22'21" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter8°12'21" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn6°41'55" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus26°05'10" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune22°11'57" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto22°02'30" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node0°37'45" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on August 13, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

Born on August 13, 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 2 degrees 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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