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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 1982?

Quick Answer

On April 2, 1982, the Sun was in Aries (12°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (64% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 2, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°08' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°57' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°25'08" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1982	Apr 20, 1982 into Taurus
Moon	29°04'25" Cancer	Direct	Mar 31, 1982	Apr 2, 1982 into Leo
Mercury	3°03'06" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1982	Apr 15, 1982 into Taurus
Venus	25°58'56" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 2, 1982	Apr 6, 1982 into Pisces
Mars	9°34'06" Libra	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1981	Aug 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Jupiter	8°15'58" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	19°25'32" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	4°22'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°02'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	25°55'21" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°20'38" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 2, 1982

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 2, 10:35 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine
Apr 2, 13:36 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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