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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1982?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1982, the Sun was in Leo (15°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°12' Pisces at midnight UTC to 3°02' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°36'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1982	Aug 23, 1982 into Virgo
Moon	26°35'55" Pisces	Direct	Aug 6, 1982	Aug 8, 1982 into Aries
Mercury	29°50'34" Leo	Direct	Jul 24, 1982	Aug 8, 1982 into Virgo
Venus	22°44'16" Cancer	Direct	Jul 20, 1982	Aug 14, 1982 into Leo
Mars	2°53'28" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 3, 1982	Sep 20, 1982 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	2°54'28" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	17°33'52" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°34'31" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°28'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°27'29" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°33'57" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 8, 1982

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 12:50 UTC	Mars conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction
Aug 8, 14:07 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 8, 18:20 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Aug 8, 21:52 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square

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