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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1984?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1984, the Sun was in Virgo (0°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (15% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1984. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°16' Cancer at midnight UTC to 22°13' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1984
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°31'19" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1984	Sep 22, 1984 into Libra
Moon	15°11'55" Cancer	Direct	Aug 22, 1984	Aug 24, 1984 into Leo
Mercury	9°55'30" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1984	Sep 30, 1984 into Libra
Venus	19°17'16" Virgo	Direct	Aug 7, 1984	Sep 1, 1984 into Libra
Mars	3°04'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 17, 1984	Oct 5, 1984 into Capricorn
Jupiter	3°11'30" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1984	Feb 6, 1985 into Aquarius
Saturn	11°02'55" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	9°32'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°43'58" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 22, 1984	Nov 21, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°52'53" Libra	Direct	May 18, 1984	Aug 28, 1984 into Scorpio
North Node	2°03'44" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 23, 1984

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 23:37 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square

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