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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1981?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1981, the Sun was in Virgo (7°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°08' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°47' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°59'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1981	Sep 23, 1981 into Libra
Moon	0°30'24" Libra	Direct	Aug 31, 1981	Sep 2, 1981 into Scorpio
Mercury	26°11'19" Virgo	Direct	Aug 16, 1981	Sep 2, 1981 into Libra
Venus	15°21'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 18, 1981	Sep 12, 1981 into Scorpio
Mars	28°59'42" Cancer	Direct	Jul 18, 1981	Sep 2, 1981 into Leo
Jupiter	11°34'11" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°35'10" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°21'55" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°05'07" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	22°31'43" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°40'33" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 31, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 11:02 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 31, 14:43 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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