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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1981?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1981, the Sun was in Leo (27°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (73% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°27' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°40' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°21'56" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1981	Aug 23, 1981 into Virgo
Moon	29°34'16" Aries	Direct	Aug 18, 1981	Aug 20, 1981 into Taurus
Mercury	7°26'13" Virgo	Direct	Aug 16, 1981	Sep 2, 1981 into Libra
Venus	2°17'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 18, 1981	Sep 12, 1981 into Scorpio
Mars	21°55'30" Cancer	Direct	Jul 18, 1981	Sep 2, 1981 into Leo
Jupiter	9°28'11" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°24'07" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°09'43" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°08'06" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	22°12'52" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	0°15'30" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 20, 1981

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 12:43 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Aug 20, 23:11 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Exact square

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