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Where Were the Planets on October 8, 1982?

Quick Answer

On October 8, 1982, the Sun was in Libra (14°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (67% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 8, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°25' Gemini at midnight UTC to 2°32' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 8, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°52'31" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1982	Oct 23, 1982 into Scorpio
Moon	25°29'40" Gemini	Direct	Oct 6, 1982	Oct 8, 1982 into Cancer
Mercury	3°05'21" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1982	Nov 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Venus	8°01'50" Libra	Direct	Oct 2, 1982	Oct 26, 1982 into Scorpio
Mars	12°52'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 20, 1982	Oct 31, 1982 into Capricorn
Jupiter	13°05'10" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	23°54'27" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	2°03'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°33'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	26°22'40" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	8°20'08" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 8, 1982

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 8, 19:39 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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