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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1983?

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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.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

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
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°01'28" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon28°12'04" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury18°38'02" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Venus8°58'02" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars0°25'18" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter7°22'09" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Saturn29°16'18" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus7°34'56" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Neptune28°41'21" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto27°22'37" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node26°37'58" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on May 17, 1983

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

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LeoLeaves Cancer

Born on May 17, 1983?

Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day carries a strong Sagittarius streak alongside their Taurus Sun. 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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