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Where Were the Planets on January 6, 1983?

Quick Answer

On January 6, 1983, the Sun was in Capricorn (15°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 6, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°03' Libra at midnight UTC to 26°06' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 6, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°35'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1982	Jan 20, 1983 into Aquarius
Moon	19°37'56" Libra	Direct	Jan 5, 1983	Jan 7, 1983 into Scorpio
Mercury	2°32'23" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Jan 1, 1983	Jan 12, 1983 into Capricorn
Venus	0°56'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 1983	Jan 29, 1983 into Pisces
Mars	21°19'11" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1982	Jan 17, 1983 into Pisces
Jupiter	2°13'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°15'48" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 29, 1982	May 6, 1983 into Libra
Uranus	7°13'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°26'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°19'48" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°34'11" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 6, 1983

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 6, 04:00 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	15°15' Libra

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