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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1981?

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On October 17, 1981, the Sun was in Libra (24°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

The Sun met Pluto in Libra. Questions of power and control come up, and something hidden surfaces to be dealt with.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°55' Gemini at midnight UTC to 26°28' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun24°01'31" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon19°14'48" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury26°06'58" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Venus9°30'39" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars27°53'47" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter21°28'05" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn14°13'11" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus28°14'27" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune22°36'13" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto24°15'42" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node27°11'14" CancerDirect into Gemini

Sky Events on October 17, 1981

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun conjunct PlutoQuestions of power and control come up, and something hidden surfaces to be dealt with.

Born on October 17, 1981?

The Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. The Sun and Pluto sat less than a degree 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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