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Where Were the Planets on October 13, 1981?

Quick Answer

On October 13, 1981, the Sun was in Libra (20°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 13, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°10' Aries at midnight UTC to 27°02' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 13, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°03'38" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1981	Oct 23, 1981 into Scorpio
Moon	19°34'59" Aries	Direct	Oct 12, 1981	Oct 14, 1981 into Taurus
Mercury	0°34'16" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 27, 1981	Oct 14, 1981 into Libra
Venus	5°03'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1981	Nov 5, 1981 into Capricorn
Mars	25°31'44" Leo	Direct	Sep 2, 1981	Oct 21, 1981 into Virgo
Jupiter	20°35'59" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	13°43'54" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°01'46" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°30'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°06'05" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°23'56" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 13, 1981

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 13, 12:50 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	20°06' Aries

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