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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1982?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1982, the Sun was in Leo (16°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (80% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°02' Aries at midnight UTC to 16°06' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°34'10" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1982	Aug 23, 1982 into Virgo
Moon	9°33'13" Aries	Direct	Aug 8, 1982	Aug 11, 1982 into Taurus
Mercury	1°36'51" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1982	Aug 28, 1982 into Libra
Venus	23°57'12" Cancer	Direct	Jul 20, 1982	Aug 14, 1982 into Leo
Mars	3°28'37" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 3, 1982	Sep 20, 1982 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	3°01'19" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	17°38'31" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°34'29" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°28'00" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°28'40" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°30'46" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 9, 1982

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 04:06 UTC	Neptune sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Aug 9, 22:31 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square

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