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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1981?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1981, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (23% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°31' Pisces at midnight UTC to 13°17' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°43'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1981	Jan 20, 1982 into Aquarius
Moon	6°52'42" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 1981	Jan 2, 1982 into Aries
Mercury	21°43'13" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 17, 1981	Jan 5, 1982 into Aquarius
Venus	8°54'02" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Dec 8, 1981	Jan 23, 1982 into Capricorn
Mars	6°51'10" Libra	Direct	Dec 16, 1981	Aug 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Jupiter	6°00'00" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	21°25'16" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	2°39'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	25°07'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	26°40'53" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°12'56" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 31, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 07:22 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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