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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1982?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1982, the Sun was in Taurus (26°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (37% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°51' Pisces at midnight UTC to 17°44' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°15'11" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1982	May 21, 1982 into Gemini
Moon	11°15'03" Pisces	Direct	May 16, 1982	May 18, 1982 into Aries
Mercury	14°39'39" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1982	Jul 9, 1982 into Cancer
Venus	14°38'03" Aries	Direct	May 4, 1982	May 30, 1982 into Taurus
Mars	0°34'54" Libra	Direct	Dec 16, 1981	Aug 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Jupiter	2°51'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	16°19'10" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	2°53'44" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°26'42" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°42'50" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°57'39" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 17, 1982

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 37% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 12:45 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

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