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Where Were the Planets on February 6, 1985?

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On February 6, 1985, the Sun was in Aquarius (17°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Jupiter entered Aquarius, a sign change that comes around once every 12 years or so. Mars squared Neptune. Low drive, mixed motives and wasted effort.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 6, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°00' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°36' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 6, 1985
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°39'06" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon29°17'54" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury8°21'47" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus3°43'39" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars2°50'31" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter29°57'54" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn27°24'52" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Uranus17°07'41" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Neptune2°43'45" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Pluto4°44'58" ScorpioStationing direct into Sagittarius
North Node23°13'08" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on February 6, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mars square NeptuneLow drive, mixed motives and wasted effort.
The Moon enters VirgoLeaves Leo
Jupiter enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

Born on February 6, 1985?

Venus and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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