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Where Were the Planets on May 3, 1983?

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On May 3, 1983, the Sun was in Taurus (12°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (66% illuminated). Mercury, 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 May 3, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°32' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 0°24' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 3, 1983
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°29'21" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon24°29'35" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury25°24'31" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Venus23°15'00" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars20°25'25" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter8°57'08" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Saturn0°14'28" ScorpioRetrograde into Libra
Uranus8°07'07" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Neptune28°57'19" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto27°44'08" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node27°22'27" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on May 3, 1983

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

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

Born on May 3, 1983?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. Jupiter and Uranus sat less than a degree 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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