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Where Were the Planets on October 30, 1983?

Quick Answer

On October 30, 1983, the Sun was in Scorpio (6°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (35% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 30, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°10' Leo at midnight UTC to 1°27' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 30, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°29'18" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1983	Nov 22, 1983 into Sagittarius
Moon	24°18'09" Leo	Direct	Oct 28, 1983	Oct 30, 1983 into Virgo
Mercury	6°22'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 1983	Nov 14, 1983 into Sagittarius
Venus	20°02'50" Virgo	Direct	Oct 5, 1983	Nov 9, 1983 into Libra
Mars	18°41'47" Virgo	Direct	Sep 30, 1983	Nov 18, 1983 into Libra
Jupiter	12°05'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	7°08'44" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	7°25'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°10'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°44'47" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°50'33" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 30, 1983

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 35% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 30, 16:28 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Oct 30, 21:32 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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