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Where Were the Planets on October 7, 1983?

Quick Answer

On October 7, 1983, the Sun was in Libra (13°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 7, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°21' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°39' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 7, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°38'54" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1983	Oct 23, 1983 into Scorpio
Moon	27°33'47" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1983	Oct 7, 1983 into Scorpio
Mercury	27°40'40" Virgo	Direct	Sep 6, 1983	Oct 8, 1983 into Libra
Venus	1°03'52" Virgo	Direct	Oct 5, 1983	Nov 9, 1983 into Libra
Mars	4°38'39" Virgo	Direct	Sep 30, 1983	Nov 18, 1983 into Libra
Jupiter	7°45'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	4°24'44" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	6°17'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°41'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	28°49'30" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	19°03'37" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 7, 1983

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 7, 00:55 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Oct 7, 16:05 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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