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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 1983?

Quick Answer

On April 2, 1983, the Sun was in Aries (12°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (76% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 2, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°04' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 16°32' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°10'40" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1983	Apr 20, 1983 into Taurus
Moon	10°21'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 1, 1983	Apr 4, 1983 into Capricorn
Mercury	19°34'24" Aries	Direct	Mar 23, 1983	Apr 7, 1983 into Taurus
Venus	16°57'52" Taurus	Direct	Mar 19, 1983	Apr 13, 1983 into Gemini
Mars	27°42'12" Aries	Direct	Feb 25, 1983	Apr 5, 1983 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°52'37" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	2°32'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 29, 1982	May 6, 1983 into Libra
Uranus	8°57'13" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°13'44" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	28°35'50" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°00'57" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 2, 1983

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on April 2, 1983?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over. Jupiter and Uranus sat 2 degrees apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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