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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 1982?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 1982, the Sun was in Sagittarius (10°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 3, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°07' Cancer at midnight UTC to 22°58' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°59'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1982	Dec 22, 1982 into Capricorn
Moon	15°34'20" Cancer	Direct	Dec 2, 1982	Dec 4, 1982 into Leo
Mercury	18°36'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 21, 1982	Dec 10, 1982 into Capricorn
Venus	18°15'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 18, 1982	Dec 12, 1982 into Capricorn
Mars	24°45'18" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 31, 1982	Dec 10, 1982 into Aquarius
Jupiter	25°14'50" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°25'18" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 29, 1982	May 6, 1983 into Libra
Uranus	5°15'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°10'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	28°30'23" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	5°22'13" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 3, 1982

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on December 3, 1982?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Neptune were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Mercury and Venus sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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.

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