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Where Were the Planets on October 26, 1981?

Quick Answer

On October 26, 1981, the Sun was in Scorpio (2°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 26, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°53' Libra at midnight UTC to 24°06' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 26, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°58'57" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1981	Nov 22, 1981 into Sagittarius
Moon	18°01'13" Libra	Direct	Oct 25, 1981	Oct 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Mercury	18°19'50" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 14, 1981	Nov 9, 1981 into Scorpio
Venus	19°22'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1981	Nov 5, 1981 into Capricorn
Mars	3°09'05" Virgo	Direct	Oct 21, 1981	Dec 16, 1981 into Libra
Jupiter	23°25'06" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	15°18'16" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°44'27" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°49'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°37'18" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	26°42'38" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 26, 1981

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 26, 21:38 UTC	The Sun sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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