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Where Were the Planets on October 31, 1983?

Quick Answer

On October 31, 1983, the Sun was in Scorpio (7°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (24% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury met Saturn in Scorpio. Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations. The Sun met Saturn in Scorpio.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 31, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°28' Virgo at midnight UTC to 15°51' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 31, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°29'18" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1983	Nov 22, 1983 into Sagittarius
Moon	8°39'26" Virgo	Direct	Oct 30, 1983	Nov 1, 1983 into Libra
Mercury	8°00'23" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 1983	Nov 14, 1983 into Sagittarius
Venus	21°00'44" Virgo	Direct	Oct 5, 1983	Nov 9, 1983 into Libra
Mars	19°18'00" Virgo	Direct	Sep 30, 1983	Nov 18, 1983 into Libra
Jupiter	12°18'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	7°15'58" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	7°28'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°12'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°47'11" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°47'22" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 31, 1983

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 31, 00:16 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.
Oct 31, 05:56 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	A sober checkpoint. Responsibilities come to the front and shortcuts fail.

Born on October 31, 1983?

The Sun, Mercury and Saturn were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. The Sun and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Scorpio, 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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