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Where Were the Planets on May 19, 1983?

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On May 19, 1983, the Sun was in Taurus (27°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% 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 19, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°36' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°44' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 19, 1983
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°57'03" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon26°41'50" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury17°42'45" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Venus11°09'59" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars1°50'12" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter7°07'23" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Saturn29°08'47" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus7°30'04" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Neptune28°38'44" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto27°19'47" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node26°31'37" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on May 19, 1983

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
First Quarter Moon in Leo28°02' Leo
The Moon enters VirgoLeaves Leo

Born on May 19, 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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