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Where Were the Planets on October 18, 1981?

Quick Answer

On October 18, 1981, the Sun was in Libra (25°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Libra while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly. Mercury met Pluto in Libra while Mercury was retrograde. Mars squared Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 18, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°29' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 18, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°01'05" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1981	Oct 23, 1981 into Scorpio
Moon	3°38'32" Cancer	Direct	Oct 18, 1981	Oct 20, 1981 into Leo
Mercury	24°53'00" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 14, 1981	Nov 9, 1981 into Scorpio
Venus	10°37'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1981	Nov 5, 1981 into Capricorn
Mars	28°29'08" Leo	Direct	Sep 2, 1981	Oct 21, 1981 into Virgo
Jupiter	21°41'07" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	14°20'29" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°17'41" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°37'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°18'06" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°08'03" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 18, 1981

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 18, 03:26 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Short fuses and sudden blowups. Take care with tools, cars and tempers.
Oct 18, 05:52 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Oct 18, 10:33 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
Oct 18, 23:02 UTC	Mercury conjunct Pluto	Words carry weight. Secrets come out and research digs deep.

Born on October 18, 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 Mercury 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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