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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1983?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1983, the Sun was in Aries (18°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (22% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°14' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 28°13' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°05'08" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1983	Apr 20, 1983 into Taurus
Moon	22°13'04" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 6, 1983	Apr 9, 1983 into Pisces
Mercury	1°30'39" Taurus	Direct	Apr 7, 1983	Jun 14, 1983 into Gemini
Venus	24°06'40" Taurus	Direct	Mar 19, 1983	Apr 13, 1983 into Gemini
Mars	2°09'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 5, 1983	May 16, 1983 into Gemini
Jupiter	10°43'06" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	2°07'24" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 29, 1982	May 6, 1983 into Libra
Uranus	8°50'34" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°12'53" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	28°26'02" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	28°41'53" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 8, 1983

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 10:50 UTC	Mars opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Apr 8, 19:29 UTC	Mercury opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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