1983 brought 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a total solar eclipse in Gemini on June 11, a partial lunar eclipse in Capricorn on June 25, an annular solar eclipse in Sagittarius on December 4, and a penumbral lunar eclipse in Gemini on December 19. Mercury turned retrograde four times (Jan 6 to Jan 27; May 1 to May 25; Sep 2 to Sep 24; Dec 21 onward). The first full moon rose in Leo on January 28. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.
January 1983
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Juno enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury Retrograde
- Mercury Rx enters Capricorn
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Mars enters Pisces
- Sun enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mercury Direct
- Pallas enters Capricorn
- Full Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Pisces
- Chiron Direct
February 1983
- Pluto Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Saturn Retrograde
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Sun enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Vesta enters Aries
- Venus enters Aries
- Ceres enters Aquarius
- Mars enters Aries
- Full Moon in Virgo
March 1983
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Juno enters Pisces
- Uranus Retrograde
- New Moon in Pisces
- True Node Rx enters Gemini
- Venus enters Taurus
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Aries
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Full Moon in Libra
- Neptune Retrograde
April 1983
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mars enters Taurus
- Mercury enters Taurus
- New Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Sun enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Vesta enters Taurus
May 1983
- Mercury Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Saturn Rx enters Libra
- Venus enters Cancer
- New Moon in Taurus
- Pallas Retrograde
- Mars enters Gemini
- Juno enters Aries
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Sun enters Gemini
- Mercury Direct
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
June 1983
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Venus enters Leo
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Gemini
- Mercury enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Chiron enters Gemini
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Ceres Retrograde
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Capricorn
- Mars enters Cancer
July 1983
- Saturn Direct
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Vesta enters Gemini
- Pluto Direct
- Venus enters Virgo
- New Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Leo
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Jupiter Direct
August 1983
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Venus Retrograde
- Juno enters Taurus
- New Moon in Leo
- Mars enters Leo
- Uranus Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Sun enters Virgo
- Saturn enters Scorpio
- Venus Rx enters Leo
- Mercury enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Pallas Direct
September 1983
- Mercury Retrograde
- Mercury Rx enters Virgo
- New Moon in Virgo
- Neptune Direct
- Chiron Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus Direct
- Juno Retrograde
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Mercury Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Mars enters Virgo
October 1983
- Ceres Direct
- Venus enters Virgo
- New Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Full Moon in Aries
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Juno Rx enters Aries
- Vesta Retrograde
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
November 1983
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Pluto enters Scorpio
- Venus enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Mars enters Libra
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Chiron Rx enters Taurus
December 1983
- Juno Direct
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Pallas enters Aquarius
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Gemini
- Mercury Retrograde
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Ceres enters Pisces
- Venus enters Sagittarius