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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1983?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1983, the Sun was in Taurus (26°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (27% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°02' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°20' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°01'28" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1983	May 21, 1983 into Gemini
Moon	28°12'04" Cancer	Direct	May 15, 1983	May 17, 1983 into Leo
Mercury	18°38'02" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1983	Jun 14, 1983 into Gemini
Venus	8°58'02" Cancer	Direct	May 9, 1983	Jun 6, 1983 into Leo
Mars	0°25'18" Gemini	Direct	May 16, 1983	Jun 29, 1983 into Cancer
Jupiter	7°22'09" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°16'18" Libra	Retrograde	May 6, 1983	Aug 24, 1983 into Scorpio
Uranus	7°34'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°41'21" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°22'37" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	26°37'58" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 17, 1983

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 15:00 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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