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Where Were the Planets on December 26, 1983?

Quick Answer

On December 26, 1983, the Sun was in Capricorn (4°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 26, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°20' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°24' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 26, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°08'17" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1983	Jan 20, 1984 into Aquarius
Moon	0°24'29" Libra	Direct	Dec 26, 1983	Dec 28, 1983 into Scorpio
Mercury	14°44'32" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 4, 1983	Feb 9, 1984 into Aquarius
Venus	23°18'20" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 6, 1983	Jan 1, 1984 into Sagittarius
Mars	21°41'14" Libra	Direct	Nov 18, 1983	Jan 11, 1984 into Scorpio
Jupiter	24°40'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	13°27'35" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	10°49'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°08'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°40'10" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 5, 1983	May 18, 1984 into Libra
North Node	14°49'27" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 26, 1983

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 26, 11:18 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Dec 26, 18:53 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	4°26' Libra

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