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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 1982?

Quick Answer

On October 6, 1982, the Sun was in Libra (12°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 6, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°14' Taurus at midnight UTC to 4°18' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°54'07" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1982	Oct 23, 1982 into Scorpio
Moon	27°16'28" Taurus	Direct	Oct 4, 1982	Oct 6, 1982 into Gemini
Mercury	4°22'54" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1982	Nov 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Venus	5°32'00" Libra	Direct	Oct 2, 1982	Oct 26, 1982 into Scorpio
Mars	11°27'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 20, 1982	Oct 31, 1982 into Capricorn
Jupiter	12°40'35" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	23°40'00" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	1°58'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°31'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	26°17'56" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	8°26'29" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 6, 1982

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 6, 16:38 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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