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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1982?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1982, the Sun was in Libra (23°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, 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 October 17, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°15' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°17' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°47'10" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1982	Oct 23, 1982 into Scorpio
Moon	29°48'52" Libra	Direct	Oct 15, 1982	Oct 17, 1982 into Scorpio
Mercury	5°41'41" Libra	Direct	Aug 28, 1982	Nov 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Venus	19°17'05" Libra	Direct	Oct 2, 1982	Oct 26, 1982 into Scorpio
Mars	19°21'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 20, 1982	Oct 31, 1982 into Capricorn
Jupiter	14°58'05" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	24°59'57" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	2°30'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°44'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	26°44'14" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°51'32" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 17, 1982

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 00:04 UTC	New Moon in Libra	23°17' Libra
Oct 17, 12:20 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 17, 15:18 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile

Born on October 17, 1982?

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