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Where Were the Planets on October 27, 1981?

Quick Answer

On October 27, 1981, the Sun was in Scorpio (3°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 27, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°07' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°12' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 27, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°58'51" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1981	Nov 22, 1981 into Sagittarius
Moon	0°11'06" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 27, 1981	Oct 29, 1981 into Sagittarius
Mercury	18°15'30" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Oct 14, 1981	Nov 9, 1981 into Scorpio
Venus	20°26'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1981	Nov 5, 1981 into Capricorn
Mars	3°43'42" Virgo	Direct	Oct 21, 1981	Dec 16, 1981 into Libra
Jupiter	23°38'02" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	15°25'24" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°47'53" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°51'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°39'41" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	26°39'27" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 27, 1981

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 27, 11:37 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 27, 20:14 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	4°19' Scorpio

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