The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on September 20, 1982?

Quick Answer

On September 20, 1982, the Sun was in Virgo (27°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 20, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°04' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°59' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 20, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°11'48" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1982	Sep 23, 1982 into Libra
Moon	4°34'49" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 20, 1982	Sep 22, 1982 into Sagittarius
Mercury	17°27'44" Libra	Stationing direct	Aug 28, 1982	Nov 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Venus	15°36'31" Virgo	Direct	Sep 7, 1982	Oct 2, 1982 into Libra
Mars	0°18'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 20, 1982	Oct 31, 1982 into Capricorn
Jupiter	9°32'07" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	21°47'02" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	1°19'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°19'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	25°41'29" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°17'19" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on September 20, 1982

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 20, 01:20 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Sep 20, 03:32 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on September 20, 1982?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.