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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1982?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1982, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (44% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°38' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 10°28' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°29'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1982	Feb 18, 1982 into Pisces
Moon	4°34'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 16, 1982	Feb 18, 1982 into Capricorn
Mercury	3°29'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 1982	Mar 13, 1982 into Pisces
Venus	23°59'18" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 23, 1982	Mar 2, 1982 into Aquarius
Mars	19°04'05" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Dec 16, 1981	Aug 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Jupiter	10°14'03" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	22°00'53" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	4°25'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°34'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	26°50'10" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	20°43'36" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on February 16, 1982

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 02:44 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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