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Where Were the Planets on May 26, 1983?

Quick Answer

On May 26, 1983, the Sun was in Gemini (4°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 26, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°57' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°41' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 26, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°40'47" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1983	Jun 21, 1983 into Cancer
Moon	1°21'12" Sagittarius	Direct	May 26, 1983	May 28, 1983 into Capricorn
Mercury	16°27'13" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Apr 7, 1983	Jun 14, 1983 into Gemini
Venus	18°45'03" Cancer	Direct	May 9, 1983	Jun 6, 1983 into Leo
Mars	6°45'43" Gemini	Direct	May 16, 1983	Jun 29, 1983 into Cancer
Jupiter	6°14'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	28°44'28" Libra	Retrograde	May 6, 1983	Aug 24, 1983 into Scorpio
Uranus	7°12'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°29'01" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°10'32" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	26°09'22" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 26, 1983

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 26, 09:27 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
May 26, 18:48 UTC	Full Moon in Sagittarius	4°57' Sagittarius

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