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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1982?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1982, the Sun was in Cancer (24°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (15% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°10' Gemini at midnight UTC to 15°50' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°34'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1982	Jul 23, 1982 into Leo
Moon	8°28'36" Gemini	Direct	Jul 16, 1982	Jul 18, 1982 into Cancer
Mercury	15°27'36" Cancer	Direct	Jul 9, 1982	Jul 24, 1982 into Leo
Venus	26°10'50" Gemini	Direct	Jun 25, 1982	Jul 20, 1982 into Cancer
Mars	20°48'05" Libra	Direct	Dec 16, 1981	Aug 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Jupiter	1°00'36" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	16°11'28" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°47'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°53'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°09'49" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	12°43'51" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 17, 1982

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 01:28 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
Jul 17, 20:38 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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