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Where Were the Planets on July 2, 1983?

Quick Answer

On July 2, 1983, the Sun was in Cancer (10°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (60% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 2, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°30' Pisces at midnight UTC to 4°42' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 2, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°02'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1983	Jul 23, 1983 into Leo
Moon	28°34'49" Pisces	Direct	Jun 30, 1983	Jul 2, 1983 into Aries
Mercury	1°27'31" Cancer	Direct	Jul 1, 1983	Jul 15, 1983 into Leo
Venus	24°16'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 6, 1983	Jul 10, 1983 into Virgo
Mars	2°09'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 29, 1983	Aug 13, 1983 into Leo
Jupiter	2°08'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	27°43'24" Libra	Stationing retrograde	May 6, 1983	Aug 24, 1983 into Scorpio
Uranus	5°47'42" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°30'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	26°43'06" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°11'49" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 2, 1983

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 2, 14:47 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Jul 2, 23:48 UTC	Mercury conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction

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