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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 1983?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 1983, the Sun was in Aries (2°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (66% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°31' Cancer at midnight UTC to 27°46' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°17'22" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1983	Apr 20, 1983 into Taurus
Moon	20°37'37" Cancer	Direct	Mar 22, 1983	Mar 24, 1983 into Leo
Mercury	29°20'04" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 1983	Mar 23, 1983 into Aries
Venus	4°56'56" Taurus	Direct	Mar 19, 1983	Apr 13, 1983 into Gemini
Mars	20°12'29" Aries	Direct	Feb 25, 1983	Apr 5, 1983 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°53'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°11'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 29, 1982	May 6, 1983 into Libra
Uranus	9°04'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°12'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	28°51'12" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°32'43" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 23, 1983

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 23, 10:27 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
Mar 23, 20:08 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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