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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1983?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1983, the Sun was in Cancer (24°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°23' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°41' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°21'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1983	Jul 23, 1983 into Leo
Moon	29°05'41" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1983	Jul 17, 1983 into Scorpio
Mercury	3°17'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 15, 1983	Aug 1, 1983 into Virgo
Venus	4°27'13" Virgo	Direct	Jul 10, 1983	Aug 27, 1983 into Leo
Mars	12°11'14" Cancer	Direct	Jun 29, 1983	Aug 13, 1983 into Leo
Jupiter	1°16'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	27°55'59" Libra	Direct	May 6, 1983	Aug 24, 1983 into Scorpio
Uranus	5°23'15" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°08'23" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	26°44'23" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°24'09" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 17, 1983

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 02:51 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	23°59' Libra
Jul 17, 13:38 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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