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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1982?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1982, the Sun was in Virgo (24°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°10' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°06' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°15'58" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1982	Sep 23, 1982 into Libra
Moon	24°11'04" Virgo	Direct	Sep 15, 1982	Sep 17, 1982 into Libra
Mercury	17°19'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 28, 1982	Nov 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Venus	11°53'03" Virgo	Direct	Sep 7, 1982	Oct 2, 1982 into Libra
Mars	28°15'43" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 3, 1982	Sep 20, 1982 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	8°58'41" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	21°26'36" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	1°13'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°18'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	25°35'02" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°26'51" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on September 17, 1982

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 12:09 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	24°16' Virgo
Sep 17, 13:00 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square
Sep 17, 22:02 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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