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Where Were the Planets on December 18, 1982?

Quick Answer

On December 18, 1982, the Sun was in Sagittarius (26°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 18, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°00' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 5°47' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 18, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°14'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1982	Dec 22, 1982 into Capricorn
Moon	29°53'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1982	Dec 18, 1982 into Aquarius
Mercury	11°45'41" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 10, 1982	Jan 1, 1983 into Aquarius
Venus	7°06'02" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1982	Jan 5, 1983 into Aquarius
Mars	6°25'29" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1982	Jan 17, 1983 into Pisces
Jupiter	28°26'43" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	1°50'36" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 29, 1982	May 6, 1983 into Libra
Uranus	6°09'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°44'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	28°56'20" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	4°34'33" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 18, 1982

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 18, 03:23 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Dec 18, 12:12 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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