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Where Were the Planets on April 18, 1982?

Quick Answer

On April 18, 1982, the Sun was in Aries (28°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (31% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 18, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°05' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 26°37' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 18, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°07'21" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1982	Apr 20, 1982 into Taurus
Moon	20°18'53" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 16, 1982	Apr 19, 1982 into Pisces
Mercury	5°42'35" Taurus	Direct	Apr 15, 1982	May 1, 1982 into Gemini
Venus	12°29'38" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1982	May 4, 1982 into Aries
Mars	3°53'50" Libra	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1981	Aug 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Jupiter	6°24'43" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°11'53" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	3°58'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°56'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	25°28'33" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°29'48" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 18, 1982

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 18, 05:12 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Apr 18, 19:36 UTC	Mercury opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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