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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1982?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1982, the Sun was in Gemini (2°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°48' Taurus at midnight UTC to 13°53' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°01'44" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1982	Jun 21, 1982 into Cancer
Moon	6°20'36" Gemini	Direct	May 23, 1982	May 25, 1982 into Cancer
Mercury	14°57'15" Gemini	Retrograde	May 1, 1982	Jul 9, 1982 into Cancer
Venus	21°29'50" Aries	Direct	May 4, 1982	May 30, 1982 into Taurus
Mars	1°12'36" Libra	Direct	Dec 16, 1981	Aug 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Jupiter	2°14'01" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	16°02'46" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	2°38'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°18'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°34'57" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°38'36" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 23, 1982

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 01:54 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 23, 04:40 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	1°44' Gemini

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