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Where Were the Planets on October 20, 1981?

Quick Answer

On October 20, 1981, the Sun was in Libra (27°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Mercury met Jupiter in Libra while Mercury was retrograde. Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching. Mercury sextiled Neptune while Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 20, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°34' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°04' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 20, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°00'20" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1981	Oct 23, 1981 into Scorpio
Moon	1°22'09" Leo	Direct	Oct 20, 1981	Oct 22, 1981 into Virgo
Mercury	22°30'26" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 14, 1981	Nov 9, 1981 into Scorpio
Venus	12°49'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1981	Nov 5, 1981 into Capricorn
Mars	29°39'35" Leo	Direct	Sep 2, 1981	Oct 21, 1981 into Virgo
Jupiter	22°07'10" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	14°35'02" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°24'14" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°40'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°22'55" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°01'42" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 20, 1981

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 20, 03:41 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	26°40' Cancer
Oct 20, 08:31 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.
Oct 20, 09:34 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Oct 20, 19:01 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Born on October 20, 1981?

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