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Where Were the Planets on May 20, 1984?

Quick Answer

On May 20, 1984, the Sun was in Taurus (29°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 20, 1984. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°28' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°48' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 20, 1984
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°38'27" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1984	May 20, 1984 into Gemini
Moon	4°41'01" Aquarius	Direct	May 20, 1984	May 22, 1984 into Pisces
Mercury	4°16'27" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 1984	Jun 7, 1984 into Gemini
Venus	22°29'31" Taurus	Direct	May 2, 1984	May 26, 1984 into Gemini
Mars	17°34'54" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 11, 1984	Aug 17, 1984 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	12°17'53" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1984	Feb 6, 1985 into Aquarius
Saturn	11°49'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	12°04'21" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°50'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1984	Jun 22, 1984 into Sagittarius
Pluto	29°57'21" Libra	Retrograde	May 18, 1984	Aug 28, 1984 into Scorpio
North Node	7°05'34" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 20, 1984

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 20, 02:55 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
May 20, 20:57 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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