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Where Were the Planets on August 29, 1981?

Quick Answer

On August 29, 1981, the Sun was in Virgo (6°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 29, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°03' Leo at midnight UTC to 11°12' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 29, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°02'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1981	Sep 23, 1981 into Libra
Moon	4°39'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 29, 1981	Aug 31, 1981 into Libra
Mercury	22°58'36" Virgo	Direct	Aug 16, 1981	Sep 2, 1981 into Libra
Venus	12°59'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 18, 1981	Sep 12, 1981 into Scorpio
Mars	27°43'04" Cancer	Direct	Jul 18, 1981	Sep 2, 1981 into Leo
Jupiter	11°10'43" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°21'52" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°19'15" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°05'23" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	22°28'05" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°46'55" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 29, 1981

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 29, 03:31 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 29, 14:44 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	6°09' Virgo

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