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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1981?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1981, the Sun was in Libra (23°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°05' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°54' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°01'59" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1981	Oct 23, 1981 into Scorpio
Moon	4°32'05" Gemini	Direct	Oct 16, 1981	Oct 18, 1981 into Cancer
Mercury	27°19'53" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 14, 1981	Nov 9, 1981 into Scorpio
Venus	8°24'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1981	Nov 5, 1981 into Capricorn
Mars	27°18'23" Leo	Direct	Sep 2, 1981	Oct 21, 1981 into Virgo
Jupiter	21°15'04" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	14°05'52" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°11'14" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°34'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°13'17" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°14'24" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 16, 1981

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 00:48 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Oct 16, 04:41 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Oct 16, 12:20 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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