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Where Were the Planets on May 12, 1983?

Quick Answer

On May 12, 1983, the Sun was in Taurus (21°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 12, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°22' Taurus at midnight UTC to 24°08' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 12, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°11'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1983	May 21, 1983 into Gemini
Moon	17°13'29" Taurus	Direct	May 11, 1983	May 13, 1983 into Gemini
Mercury	21°30'00" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1983	Jun 14, 1983 into Gemini
Venus	3°24'53" Cancer	Direct	May 9, 1983	Jun 6, 1983 into Leo
Mars	26°52'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 5, 1983	May 16, 1983 into Gemini
Jupiter	7°58'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°36'05" Libra	Retrograde	May 6, 1983	Aug 24, 1983 into Scorpio
Uranus	7°46'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°47'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°29'58" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	26°53'51" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 12, 1983

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 12, 16:36 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
May 12, 19:25 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	21°30' Taurus

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