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Where Were the Planets on February 23, 1983?

Quick Answer

On February 23, 1983, the Sun was in Pisces (4°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 23, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°16' Cancer at midnight UTC to 17°48' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 23, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°18'09" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1983	Mar 21, 1983 into Aries
Moon	10°30'25" Cancer	Direct	Feb 22, 1983	Feb 24, 1983 into Leo
Mercury	12°04'20" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 14, 1983	Mar 7, 1983 into Pisces
Venus	0°44'28" Aries	Direct	Feb 22, 1983	Mar 19, 1983 into Taurus
Mars	28°49'56" Pisces	Direct	Jan 17, 1983	Feb 25, 1983 into Aries
Jupiter	9°19'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	4°19'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 29, 1982	May 6, 1983 into Libra
Uranus	8°56'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°51'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°23'11" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°01'41" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on February 23, 1983

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 23, 12:40 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine
Feb 23, 12:51 UTC	Mars square Neptune	Exact square

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