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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1983?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1983, the Sun was in Taurus (14°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°15' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 24°08' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°25'40" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1983	May 21, 1983 into Gemini
Moon	18°11'28" Aquarius	Direct	May 3, 1983	May 6, 1983 into Pisces
Mercury	24°56'32" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1983	Jun 14, 1983 into Gemini
Venus	25°31'34" Gemini	Direct	Apr 13, 1983	May 9, 1983 into Cancer
Mars	21°51'42" Taurus	Direct	Apr 5, 1983	May 16, 1983 into Gemini
Jupiter	8°44'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	0°05'42" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 29, 1982	May 6, 1983 into Libra
Uranus	8°02'46" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°55'19" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°40'55" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°16'06" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 5, 1983

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 03:43 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	14°05' Aquarius

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