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Where Were the Planets on December 8, 1981?

Quick Answer

On December 8, 1981, the Sun was in Sagittarius (16°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (88% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 8, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°27' Aries at midnight UTC to 13°16' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 8, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°19'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1981	Dec 21, 1981 into Capricorn
Moon	5°49'34" Taurus	Direct	Dec 8, 1981	Dec 10, 1981 into Gemini
Mercury	15°08'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 28, 1981	Dec 17, 1981 into Capricorn
Venus	29°44'40" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 5, 1981	Dec 8, 1981 into Aquarius
Mars	26°22'52" Virgo	Direct	Oct 21, 1981	Dec 16, 1981 into Libra
Jupiter	2°10'20" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	19°49'11" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	1°21'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°15'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	26°08'55" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°26'01" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 8, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 8, 02:31 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Dec 8, 20:52 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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