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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1982?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1982, the Sun was in Leo (24°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°39' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°25' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°15'06" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1982	Aug 23, 1982 into Virgo
Moon	2°03'10" Leo	Direct	Aug 17, 1982	Aug 19, 1982 into Virgo
Mercury	14°52'13" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1982	Aug 28, 1982 into Libra
Venus	3°42'18" Leo	Direct	Aug 14, 1982	Sep 7, 1982 into Virgo
Mars	8°15'46" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 3, 1982	Sep 20, 1982 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	4°00'51" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°18'13" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°36'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°22'13" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°39'06" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°05'21" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 17, 1982

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 08:39 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 17, 14:55 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine
Aug 17, 18:48 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square
Aug 17, 22:13 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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