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Where Were the Planets on September 8, 1983?

Quick Answer

On September 8, 1983, the Sun was in Virgo (15°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Mercury and Venus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 8, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°22' Virgo at midnight UTC to 12°10' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 8, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°16'11" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1983	Sep 23, 1983 into Libra
Moon	4°49'14" Libra	Direct	Sep 8, 1983	Sep 10, 1983 into Scorpio
Mercury	28°44'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 6, 1983	Oct 8, 1983 into Libra
Venus	24°14'04" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 27, 1983	Oct 5, 1983 into Virgo
Mars	16°30'21" Leo	Direct	Aug 13, 1983	Sep 30, 1983 into Virgo
Jupiter	3°32'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	1°19'09" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	5°20'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°27'36" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°46'52" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	20°35'46" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on September 8, 1983

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 8, 04:13 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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