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Where Were the Planets on September 11, 1981?

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On September 11, 1981, the Sun was in Virgo (18°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). No planets were 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 September 11, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°35' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 21°47' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 11, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun18°39'19" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon15°08'51" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury12°20'17" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus28°18'04" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars5°57'16" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter13°46'58" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn9°50'49" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus26°40'04" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune22°06'03" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto22°53'17" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node29°05'36" CancerDirect into Gemini

Sky Events on September 11, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on September 11, 1981?

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day carries a strong Libra streak alongside their Virgo Sun. Mercury and Jupiter sat 1 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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