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Where Were the Planets on January 2, 1982?

Quick Answer

On January 2, 1982, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 2, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°22' Pisces at midnight UTC to 9°46' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 2, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°46'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1981	Jan 20, 1982 into Aquarius
Moon	3°02'13" Aries	Direct	Jan 2, 1982	Jan 4, 1982 into Taurus
Mercury	24°55'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 17, 1981	Jan 5, 1982 into Aquarius
Venus	8°50'40" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Dec 8, 1981	Jan 23, 1982 into Capricorn
Mars	7°39'55" Libra	Direct	Dec 16, 1981	Aug 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Jupiter	6°17'21" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	21°31'24" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	2°46'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	25°12'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	26°42'52" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°06'35" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 2, 1982

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 2, 06:32 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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