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Where Were the Planets on December 6, 1983?

Quick Answer

On December 6, 1983, the Sun was in Sagittarius (13°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Venus moved from Libra into Scorpio.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 6, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°48' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 13°19' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 6, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°47'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1983	Dec 22, 1983 into Capricorn
Moon	7°06'00" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1983	Dec 8, 1983 into Aquarius
Mercury	2°47'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 4, 1983	Feb 9, 1984 into Aquarius
Venus	29°47'44" Libra	Direct	Nov 9, 1983	Dec 6, 1983 into Scorpio
Mars	10°30'03" Libra	Direct	Nov 18, 1983	Jan 11, 1984 into Scorpio
Jupiter	20°08'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	11°27'38" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	9°37'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°23'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°06'58" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 5, 1983	May 18, 1984 into Libra
North Node	15°52'59" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 6, 1983

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 6, 16:15 UTC	Venus enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on December 6, 1983?

The Sun, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Venus and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Libra, 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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