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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1982?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 1982, the Sun was in Gemini (0°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 21, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°10' Aries at midnight UTC to 13°50' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°06'18" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1982	Jun 21, 1982 into Cancer
Moon	6°28'05" Taurus	Direct	May 21, 1982	May 23, 1982 into Gemini
Mercury	15°10'14" Gemini	Stationing direct	May 1, 1982	Jul 9, 1982 into Cancer
Venus	19°12'14" Aries	Direct	May 4, 1982	May 30, 1982 into Taurus
Mars	0°57'18" Libra	Direct	Dec 16, 1981	Aug 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Jupiter	2°25'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	16°07'54" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	2°43'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°21'12" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°37'29" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°44'57" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 21, 1982

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 21, 01:21 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 21, 09:22 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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