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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1983?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1983, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°32' Leo at midnight UTC to 16°34' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°30'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1982	Jan 20, 1983 into Aquarius
Moon	9°05'49" Leo	Direct	Dec 31, 1982	Jan 2, 1983 into Virgo
Mercury	29°56'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 10, 1982	Jan 1, 1983 into Aquarius
Venus	24°40'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1982	Jan 5, 1983 into Aquarius
Mars	17°23'39" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1982	Jan 17, 1983 into Pisces
Jupiter	1°16'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	2°56'12" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 29, 1982	May 6, 1983 into Libra
Uranus	6°57'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°15'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°14'46" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°50'04" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 1, 1983

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 13:31 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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