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Where Were the Planets on May 9, 1982?

Quick Answer

On May 9, 1982, the Sun was in Taurus (18°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 9, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°51' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 10°49' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 9, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°32'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1982	May 21, 1982 into Gemini
Moon	4°51'52" Sagittarius	Direct	May 9, 1982	May 11, 1982 into Capricorn
Mercury	9°44'18" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1982	Jul 9, 1982 into Cancer
Venus	5°34'34" Aries	Direct	May 4, 1982	May 30, 1982 into Taurus
Mars	0°24'43" Libra	Stationing direct	Dec 16, 1981	Aug 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Jupiter	3°46'09" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	16°45'22" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	3°13'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°36'46" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°54'24" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	16°23'04" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 9, 1982

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 9, 02:16 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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