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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1984?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1984, the Sun was in Leo (24°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1984. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°57' Aries at midnight UTC to 4°51' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1984
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°44'40" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1984	Aug 22, 1984 into Virgo
Moon	28°53'54" Aries	Direct	Aug 15, 1984	Aug 17, 1984 into Taurus
Mercury	13°03'34" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1984	Sep 30, 1984 into Libra
Venus	11°54'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 7, 1984	Sep 1, 1984 into Libra
Mars	29°49'44" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 11, 1984	Aug 17, 1984 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	3°22'14" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1984	Feb 6, 1985 into Aquarius
Saturn	10°41'36" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	9°31'55" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°47'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 22, 1984	Nov 21, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°44'38" Libra	Direct	May 18, 1984	Aug 28, 1984 into Scorpio
North Node	2°22'48" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 17, 1984

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 14:13 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Aug 17, 19:47 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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