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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1983?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1983, the Sun was in Aries (11°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (84% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°12' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°03' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°11'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1983	Apr 20, 1983 into Taurus
Moon	27°41'22" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 30, 1983	Apr 1, 1983 into Sagittarius
Mercury	17°31'24" Aries	Direct	Mar 23, 1983	Apr 7, 1983 into Taurus
Venus	15°46'07" Taurus	Direct	Mar 19, 1983	Apr 13, 1983 into Gemini
Mars	26°57'27" Aries	Direct	Feb 25, 1983	Apr 5, 1983 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°53'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	2°37'01" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 29, 1982	May 6, 1983 into Libra
Uranus	8°58'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°13'46" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	28°37'25" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°04'07" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 1, 1983

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 04:49 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Apr 1, 16:19 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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