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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1982?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1982, the Sun was in Leo (8°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°17' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 7°04' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°54'36" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1982	Aug 23, 1982 into Virgo
Moon	1°10'44" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 1, 1982	Aug 3, 1982 into Aquarius
Mercury	16°42'45" Leo	Direct	Jul 24, 1982	Aug 8, 1982 into Virgo
Venus	14°15'01" Cancer	Direct	Jul 20, 1982	Aug 14, 1982 into Leo
Mars	28°52'22" Libra	Direct	Dec 16, 1981	Aug 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Jupiter	2°10'22" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	17°03'25" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°36'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°35'30" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°20'10" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°56'11" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 1, 1982

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 09:36 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Aug 1, 16:21 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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