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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1983?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1983, the Sun was in Leo (23°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (60% illuminated). Venus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°07' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 10°39' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°03'34" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1983	Aug 23, 1983 into Virgo
Moon	4°26'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 16, 1983	Aug 18, 1983 into Capricorn
Mercury	20°13'44" Virgo	Direct	Aug 1, 1983	Aug 29, 1983 into Libra
Venus	6°23'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 10, 1983	Aug 27, 1983 into Leo
Mars	1°48'22" Leo	Direct	Aug 13, 1983	Sep 30, 1983 into Virgo
Jupiter	1°34'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°24'02" Libra	Direct	May 6, 1983	Aug 24, 1983 into Scorpio
Uranus	5°04'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°35'54" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°09'32" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°48'50" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 16, 1983

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 02:26 UTC	Mars trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Aug 16, 03:33 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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