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Where Were the Planets on August 24, 1983?

Quick Answer

On August 24, 1983, the Sun was in Virgo (0°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Venus and Neptune were retrograde.

Saturn entered Scorpio, a sign change that comes around once every 29 years or so. Venus squared Jupiter while Venus was retrograde. Indulgence. Overspending, overeating and overpromising.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 24, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°23' Pisces at midnight UTC to 16°20' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 24, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°45'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1983	Sep 23, 1983 into Libra
Moon	10°21'46" Pisces	Direct	Aug 23, 1983	Aug 26, 1983 into Aries
Mercury	27°27'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 1, 1983	Aug 29, 1983 into Libra
Venus	1°51'14" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 10, 1983	Aug 27, 1983 into Leo
Mars	6°57'01" Leo	Direct	Aug 13, 1983	Sep 30, 1983 into Virgo
Jupiter	2°05'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	0°00'01" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	5°06'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°31'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°20'57" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°23'25" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 24, 1983

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 24, 03:38 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Indulgence. Overspending, overeating and overpromising.
Aug 24, 11:55 UTC	Saturn enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on August 24, 1983?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. The Sun and Venus sat 1 degrees apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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