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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1984?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1984, the Sun was in Leo (9°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (22% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1984. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°31' Virgo at midnight UTC to 12°06' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1984
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°24'08" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1984	Aug 22, 1984 into Virgo
Moon	4°51'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 1, 1984	Aug 3, 1984 into Scorpio
Mercury	6°37'13" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1984	Sep 30, 1984 into Libra
Venus	22°13'21" Leo	Direct	Jul 14, 1984	Aug 7, 1984 into Virgo
Mars	22°06'03" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 11, 1984	Aug 17, 1984 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	4°21'52" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1984	Feb 6, 1985 into Aquarius
Saturn	10°00'04" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	9°38'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°02'46" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 22, 1984	Nov 21, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°28'00" Libra	Direct	May 18, 1984	Aug 28, 1984 into Scorpio
North Node	3°13'38" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 1, 1984

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 04:02 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 1, 08:19 UTC	Venus square Mars	Exact square
Aug 1, 18:05 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine

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