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Where Were the Planets on November 9, 1981?

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On November 9, 1981, the Sun was in Scorpio (17°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (91% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Libra into Scorpio.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 9, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°34' Aries at midnight UTC to 20°11' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 9, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°00'08" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Moon12°49'44" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury29°55'35" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus4°04'39" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mars11°05'32" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter26°24'24" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn16°55'33" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus29°34'11" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune23°14'24" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto25°10'03" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node25°58'09" CancerDirect into Gemini

Sky Events on November 9, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury enters ScorpioLeaves Libra

Born on November 9, 1981?

Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day carries a strong Libra streak alongside their Scorpio Sun. Jupiter and Pluto sat 1 degrees 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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