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Where Were the Planets on October 9, 1981?

Quick Answer

On October 9, 1981, the Sun was in Libra (16°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 9, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°27' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 29°41' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 9, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°06'17" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1981	Oct 23, 1981 into Scorpio
Moon	23°01'09" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 7, 1981	Oct 10, 1981 into Pisces
Mercury	3°15'21" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 27, 1981	Oct 14, 1981 into Libra
Venus	0°33'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1981	Nov 5, 1981 into Capricorn
Mars	23°08'33" Leo	Direct	Sep 2, 1981	Oct 21, 1981 into Virgo
Jupiter	19°43'54" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	13°14'29" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	27°49'34" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°26'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	23°56'31" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°36'39" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 9, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 9, 00:03 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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