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Where Were the Planets on December 13, 1981?

Quick Answer

On December 13, 1981, the Sun was in Sagittarius (21°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 13, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°59' Cancer at midnight UTC to 28°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 13, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°23'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1981	Dec 21, 1981 into Capricorn
Moon	21°24'03" Cancer	Direct	Dec 12, 1981	Dec 14, 1981 into Leo
Mercury	23°00'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 28, 1981	Dec 17, 1981 into Capricorn
Venus	2°57'57" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1981	Jan 23, 1982 into Capricorn
Mars	28°48'34" Virgo	Direct	Oct 21, 1981	Dec 16, 1981 into Libra
Jupiter	3°04'27" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	20°13'45" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	1°39'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°27'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	26°17'12" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°10'08" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 13, 1981

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 13, 18:20 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square

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