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Where Were the Planets on December 28, 1983?

Quick Answer

On December 28, 1983, the Sun was in Capricorn (6°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (32% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 28, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°14' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°48' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 28, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°10'35" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1983	Jan 20, 1984 into Aquarius
Moon	28°03'23" Libra	Direct	Dec 26, 1983	Dec 28, 1983 into Scorpio
Mercury	12°42'03" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 4, 1983	Feb 9, 1984 into Aquarius
Venus	25°41'53" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 6, 1983	Jan 1, 1984 into Sagittarius
Mars	22°46'30" Libra	Direct	Nov 18, 1983	Jan 11, 1984 into Scorpio
Jupiter	25°07'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	13°38'18" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	10°56'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°12'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°42'52" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 5, 1983	May 18, 1984 into Libra
North Node	14°43'05" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 28, 1983

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 28, 15:26 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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