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Where Were the Planets on February 23, 1985?

Quick Answer

On February 23, 1985, the Sun was in Pisces (4°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (12% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 23, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°05' Aries at midnight UTC to 21°54' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 23, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°49'26" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1985	Mar 20, 1985 into Aries
Moon	16°00'48" Aries	Direct	Feb 22, 1985	Feb 24, 1985 into Taurus
Mercury	8°21'17" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1985	Mar 7, 1985 into Aries
Venus	16°25'31" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	15°31'43" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Mar 15, 1985 into Taurus
Jupiter	3°46'28" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	28°00'11" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°39'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°09'45" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°39'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	22°19'07" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on February 23, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 23, 08:06 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine

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