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Where Were the Planets on December 5, 1983?

Quick Answer

On December 5, 1983, the Sun was in Sagittarius (12°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 5, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°01' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 0°47' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 5, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°46'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1983	Dec 22, 1983 into Capricorn
Moon	24°27'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1983	Dec 5, 1983 into Capricorn
Mercury	1°25'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 4, 1983	Feb 9, 1984 into Aquarius
Venus	28°38'40" Libra	Direct	Nov 9, 1983	Dec 6, 1983 into Scorpio
Mars	9°55'42" Libra	Direct	Nov 18, 1983	Jan 11, 1984 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°54'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	11°21'07" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	9°33'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°20'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°05'02" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 5, 1983	May 18, 1984 into Libra
North Node	15°56'10" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 5, 1983

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 5, 05:37 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Dec 5, 05:53 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Dec 5, 22:28 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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