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Where Were the Planets on October 9, 1982?

Quick Answer

On October 9, 1982, the Sun was in Libra (15°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (56% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 9, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°33' Cancer at midnight UTC to 16°39' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 9, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°51'46" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1982	Oct 23, 1982 into Scorpio
Moon	9°36'42" Cancer	Direct	Oct 8, 1982	Oct 10, 1982 into Leo
Mercury	2°41'22" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1982	Nov 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Venus	9°16'47" Libra	Direct	Oct 2, 1982	Oct 26, 1982 into Scorpio
Mars	13°35'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 20, 1982	Oct 31, 1982 into Capricorn
Jupiter	13°17'32" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	24°01'42" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	2°06'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°34'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	26°25'03" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	8°16'57" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 9, 1982

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 9, 23:26 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	16°20' Cancer

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