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Where Were the Planets on September 3, 1981?

Quick Answer

On September 3, 1981, the Sun was in Virgo (10°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (23% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 3, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°25' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 13°26' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 3, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°53'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1981	Sep 23, 1981 into Libra
Moon	7°27'38" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 1981	Sep 5, 1981 into Sagittarius
Mercury	0°50'54" Libra	Direct	Sep 2, 1981	Sep 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Venus	18°53'47" Libra	Direct	Aug 18, 1981	Sep 12, 1981 into Scorpio
Mars	0°54'16" Leo	Direct	Sep 2, 1981	Oct 21, 1981 into Virgo
Jupiter	12°09'48" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°55'24" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°26'18" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°04'59" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	22°37'21" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°31'02" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on September 3, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 3, 13:31 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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