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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1982?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1982, the Sun was in Virgo (2°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°53' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°54' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°55'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1982	Sep 23, 1982 into Libra
Moon	3°55'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 26, 1982	Aug 28, 1982 into Capricorn
Mercury	27°51'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1982	Aug 28, 1982 into Libra
Venus	14°43'42" Leo	Direct	Aug 14, 1982	Sep 7, 1982 into Virgo
Mars	13°50'53" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 3, 1982	Sep 20, 1982 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°17'12" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	19°07'48" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°42'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°17'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°52'59" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°36'45" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 26, 1982

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 04:10 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 26, 09:50 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	2°50' Sagittarius

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