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Where Were the Planets on December 21, 1982?

Quick Answer

On December 21, 1982, the Sun was in Sagittarius (29°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (30% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 21, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°32' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 11°36' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 21, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°17'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1982	Dec 22, 1982 into Capricorn
Moon	5°33'15" Pisces	Direct	Dec 21, 1982	Dec 23, 1982 into Aries
Mercury	16°13'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 10, 1982	Jan 1, 1983 into Aquarius
Venus	10°52'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1982	Jan 5, 1983 into Aquarius
Mars	8°46'16" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1982	Jan 17, 1983 into Pisces
Jupiter	29°04'00" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°05'54" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 29, 1982	May 6, 1983 into Libra
Uranus	6°20'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°50'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°00'48" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	4°25'01" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 21, 1982

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 21, 00:55 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Dec 21, 05:13 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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