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Where Were the Planets on December 4, 1981?

Quick Answer

On December 4, 1981, the Sun was in Sagittarius (12°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 4, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°35' Pisces at midnight UTC to 16°37' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 4, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°15'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1981	Dec 21, 1981 into Capricorn
Moon	10°03'40" Pisces	Direct	Dec 3, 1981	Dec 5, 1981 into Aries
Mercury	8°51'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 28, 1981	Dec 17, 1981 into Capricorn
Venus	26°49'18" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 5, 1981	Dec 8, 1981 into Aquarius
Mars	24°23'19" Virgo	Direct	Oct 21, 1981	Dec 16, 1981 into Libra
Jupiter	1°25'39" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	19°28'14" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	1°06'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°06'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	26°01'51" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°38'43" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 4, 1981

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 4, 16:22 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	12°26' Pisces

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