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Where Were the Planets on July 31, 1983?

Quick Answer

On July 31, 1983, the Sun was in Leo (7°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (65% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 31, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°33' Aries at midnight UTC to 25°59' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 31, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°43'08" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1983	Aug 23, 1983 into Virgo
Moon	19°44'52" Aries	Direct	Jul 29, 1983	Aug 1, 1983 into Taurus
Mercury	28°31'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 15, 1983	Aug 1, 1983 into Virgo
Venus	9°17'16" Virgo	Direct	Jul 10, 1983	Aug 27, 1983 into Leo
Mars	21°24'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 29, 1983	Aug 13, 1983 into Leo
Jupiter	1°04'36" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	28°27'12" Libra	Direct	May 6, 1983	Aug 24, 1983 into Scorpio
Uranus	5°08'59" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°50'41" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	26°52'28" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°39'41" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 31, 1983

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 31, 10:56 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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