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Where Were the Planets on August 22, 1984?

Quick Answer

On August 22, 1984, the Sun was in Leo (29°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (24% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 22, 1984. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°49' Gemini at midnight UTC to 8°16' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 22, 1984
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°33'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1984	Aug 22, 1984 into Virgo
Moon	1°29'25" Cancer	Direct	Aug 22, 1984	Aug 24, 1984 into Leo
Mercury	10°39'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1984	Sep 30, 1984 into Libra
Venus	18°03'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 7, 1984	Sep 1, 1984 into Libra
Mars	2°31'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 17, 1984	Oct 5, 1984 into Capricorn
Jupiter	3°12'50" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1984	Feb 6, 1985 into Aquarius
Saturn	10°59'09" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	9°32'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°44'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 22, 1984	Nov 21, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°51'26" Libra	Direct	May 18, 1984	Aug 28, 1984 into Scorpio
North Node	2°06'55" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 22, 1984

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 22, 01:19 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Aug 22, 09:20 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 22, 19:38 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Aug 22, 23:00 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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