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Where Were the Planets on February 20, 1983?

Quick Answer

On February 20, 1983, the Sun was in Pisces (1°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 20, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°39' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°11' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 20, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°16'52" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1983	Mar 21, 1983 into Aries
Moon	28°22'59" Taurus	Direct	Feb 18, 1983	Feb 20, 1983 into Gemini
Mercury	7°53'03" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 14, 1983	Mar 7, 1983 into Pisces
Venus	27°02'14" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 1983	Feb 22, 1983 into Aries
Mars	26°30'45" Pisces	Direct	Jan 17, 1983	Feb 25, 1983 into Aries
Jupiter	9°01'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	4°22'50" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 29, 1982	May 6, 1983 into Libra
Uranus	8°53'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°47'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°25'19" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°11'13" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on February 20, 1983

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 20, 14:51 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Feb 20, 17:32 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	1°31' Gemini

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