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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1982?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1982, the Sun was in Aries (26°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°52' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 1°51' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°10'00" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1982	Apr 20, 1982 into Taurus
Moon	25°50'37" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 14, 1982	Apr 16, 1982 into Aquarius
Mercury	1°30'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 15, 1982	May 1, 1982 into Gemini
Venus	10°21'55" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1982	May 4, 1982 into Aries
Mars	4°30'25" Libra	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1981	Aug 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Jupiter	6°39'38" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°20'58" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	4°01'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°57'15" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	25°31'56" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°36'09" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 16, 1982

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 12:42 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	26°12' Capricorn
Apr 16, 20:17 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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