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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1983?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1983, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°19' Taurus at midnight UTC to 28°38' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°58'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1983	Dec 22, 1983 into Capricorn
Moon	21°56'17" Taurus	Direct	Dec 15, 1983	Dec 18, 1983 into Gemini
Mercury	14°59'02" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 4, 1983	Feb 9, 1984 into Aquarius
Venus	12°37'23" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 6, 1983	Jan 1, 1984 into Sagittarius
Mars	16°43'08" Libra	Direct	Nov 18, 1983	Jan 11, 1984 into Scorpio
Jupiter	22°37'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	12°36'15" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	10°17'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°47'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°26'34" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 5, 1983	May 18, 1984 into Libra
North Node	15°18'02" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 17, 1983

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 11:35 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction

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