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Where Were the Planets on December 30, 1983?

Quick Answer

On December 30, 1983, the Sun was in Capricorn (8°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (14% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 30, 1983. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°08' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°13' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 30, 1983
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°12'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1983	Jan 20, 1984 into Aquarius
Moon	24°42'35" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1983	Dec 30, 1983 into Sagittarius
Mercury	10°09'45" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 4, 1983	Feb 9, 1984 into Aquarius
Venus	28°05'48" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 6, 1983	Jan 1, 1984 into Sagittarius
Mars	23°51'21" Libra	Direct	Nov 18, 1983	Jan 11, 1984 into Scorpio
Jupiter	25°34'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	13°48'46" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	11°03'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°17'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°45'26" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 5, 1983	May 18, 1984 into Libra
North Node	14°36'44" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 30, 1983

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 30, 21:43 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on December 30, 1983?

Venus, Saturn and Pluto were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day carries a strong Scorpio streak alongside their Capricorn Sun. The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Capricorn, 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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