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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1983?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1983, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (19% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°40' Aries at midnight UTC to 25°25' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°15'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1983	Feb 19, 1983 into Pisces
Moon	19°01'25" Aries	Direct	Feb 15, 1983	Feb 18, 1983 into Taurus
Mercury	3°53'30" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 14, 1983	Mar 7, 1983 into Pisces
Venus	23°19'36" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 1983	Feb 22, 1983 into Aries
Mars	24°11'16" Pisces	Direct	Jan 17, 1983	Feb 25, 1983 into Aries
Jupiter	8°42'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	4°24'54" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 29, 1982	May 6, 1983 into Libra
Uranus	8°49'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°43'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°27'10" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°20'44" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on February 17, 1983

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 21:35 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square
Feb 17, 23:35 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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