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Where Were the Planets on May 11, 1983?

Quick Answer

On May 11, 1983, the Sun was in Taurus (20°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 11, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°53' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°21' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 11, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°14'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1983	May 21, 1983 into Gemini
Moon	3°35'10" Taurus	Direct	May 11, 1983	May 13, 1983 into Gemini
Mercury	22°05'38" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1983	Jun 14, 1983 into Gemini
Venus	2°17'44" Cancer	Direct	May 9, 1983	Jun 6, 1983 into Leo
Mars	26°09'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 5, 1983	May 16, 1983 into Gemini
Jupiter	8°05'00" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°40'11" Libra	Retrograde	May 6, 1983	Aug 24, 1983 into Scorpio
Uranus	7°49'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°48'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°31'30" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	26°57'02" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 11, 1983

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 11, 05:35 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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