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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1983?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1983, the Sun was in Pisces (17°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (32% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°43' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 14°31' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°20'39" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1983	Mar 21, 1983 into Aries
Moon	8°38'38" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 7, 1983	Mar 10, 1983 into Aquarius
Mercury	2°10'37" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 1983	Mar 23, 1983 into Aries
Venus	16°42'36" Aries	Direct	Feb 22, 1983	Mar 19, 1983 into Taurus
Mars	8°49'15" Aries	Direct	Feb 25, 1983	Apr 5, 1983 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°20'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°56'45" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 29, 1982	May 6, 1983 into Libra
Uranus	9°05'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°04'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°10'48" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	0°20'22" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on March 8, 1983

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 20:36 UTC	Mars trine Uranus	Exact trine

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