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Where Were the Planets on September 20, 1983?

Quick Answer

On September 20, 1983, the Sun was in Virgo (26°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 20, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°14' Pisces at midnight UTC to 13°13' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 20, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°57'27" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1983	Sep 23, 1983 into Libra
Moon	7°13'28" Pisces	Direct	Sep 19, 1983	Sep 22, 1983 into Aries
Mercury	17°54'14" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 6, 1983	Oct 8, 1983 into Libra
Venus	23°38'00" Leo	Direct	Aug 27, 1983	Oct 5, 1983 into Virgo
Mars	24°03'52" Leo	Direct	Aug 13, 1983	Sep 30, 1983 into Virgo
Jupiter	5°04'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	2°31'40" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	5°39'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°30'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	28°11'11" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	19°57'38" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on September 20, 1983

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 20, 00:41 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square

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