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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1983?

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On May 16, 1983, the Sun was in Taurus (25°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (17% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars moved from Taurus into Gemini.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°41' Cancer at midnight UTC to 21°01' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1983
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°03'37" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon13°51'39" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury19°09'36" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Venus7°51'46" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars29°42'47" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter7°29'28" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Saturn29°20'09" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus7°37'20" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Neptune28°42'37" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto27°24'03" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node26°41'09" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on May 16, 1983

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mars enters GeminiLeaves Taurus

Born on May 16, 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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