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Where Were the Planets on November 18, 1981?

Quick Answer

On November 18, 1981, the Sun was in Scorpio (26°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 18, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°56' Leo at midnight UTC to 1°08' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 18, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°03'43" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1981	Nov 22, 1981 into Sagittarius
Moon	24°35'31" Leo	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Nov 18, 1981 into Virgo
Mercury	13°37'15" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 9, 1981	Nov 28, 1981 into Sagittarius
Venus	12°56'12" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 5, 1981	Dec 8, 1981 into Aquarius
Mars	16°01'35" Virgo	Direct	Oct 21, 1981	Dec 16, 1981 into Libra
Jupiter	28°16'26" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	17°54'15" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°07'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	23°32'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	25°29'58" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	25°29'33" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on November 18, 1981

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 18, 14:54 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Leo	26°11' Leo
Nov 18, 21:52 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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