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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1984?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1984, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (40% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1984. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°54' Virgo at midnight UTC to 13°05' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1984
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°43'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1984	Dec 21, 1984 into Capricorn
Moon	5°59'19" Libra	Direct	Dec 16, 1984	Dec 18, 1984 into Scorpio
Mercury	20°12'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1984	Jan 11, 1985 into Capricorn
Venus	8°36'37" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1984	Jan 4, 1985 into Pisces
Mars	23°17'38" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 15, 1984	Dec 25, 1984 into Pisces
Jupiter	17°54'56" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1984	Feb 6, 1985 into Aquarius
Saturn	23°09'01" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	14°26'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°53'50" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°58'27" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	25°58'21" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on December 16, 1984

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 01:51 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Dec 16, 06:44 UTC	Mars square Saturn	Exact square

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