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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1983?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1983, the Sun was in Pisces (26°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°22' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°24' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°19'37" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1983	Mar 21, 1983 into Aries
Moon	28°52'20" Aries	Direct	Mar 15, 1983	Mar 17, 1983 into Taurus
Mercury	17°56'11" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 1983	Mar 23, 1983 into Aries
Venus	27°40'51" Aries	Direct	Feb 22, 1983	Mar 19, 1983 into Taurus
Mars	15°40'22" Aries	Direct	Feb 25, 1983	Apr 5, 1983 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°45'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°31'45" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 29, 1982	May 6, 1983 into Libra
Uranus	9°06'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°10'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	28°59'37" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°51'47" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 17, 1983

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 14:04 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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