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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1982?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1982, the Sun was in Taurus (3°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°57' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°29' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°00'13" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1982	May 21, 1982 into Gemini
Moon	28°11'36" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1982	Apr 23, 1982 into Taurus
Mercury	15°53'24" Taurus	Direct	Apr 15, 1982	May 1, 1982 into Gemini
Venus	17°52'41" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1982	May 4, 1982 into Aries
Mars	2°33'37" Libra	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1981	Aug 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°46'45" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	17°49'34" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	3°48'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°52'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	25°20'07" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°13'55" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 23, 1982

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 14:58 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 23, 20:29 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	3°21' Taurus

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