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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1982?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1982, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°20' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°32' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°28'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1982	Jan 20, 1983 into Aquarius
Moon	23°57'31" Cancer	Direct	Dec 29, 1982	Dec 31, 1982 into Leo
Mercury	29°01'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 10, 1982	Jan 1, 1983 into Aquarius
Venus	23°25'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1982	Jan 5, 1983 into Aquarius
Mars	16°36'33" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1982	Jan 17, 1983 into Pisces
Jupiter	1°04'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	2°52'02" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 29, 1982	May 6, 1983 into Libra
Uranus	6°54'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°13'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°13'39" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°53'15" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 31, 1982

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 17:00 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square
Dec 31, 21:32 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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