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Where Were the Planets on March 1, 1985?

Quick Answer

On March 1, 1985, the Sun was in Pisces (10°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (65% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 1, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°52' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°36' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 1, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°51'15" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1985	Mar 20, 1985 into Aries
Moon	28°11'45" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1985	Mar 1, 1985 into Cancer
Mercury	19°44'34" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1985	Mar 7, 1985 into Aries
Venus	19°30'13" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	19°57'47" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Mar 15, 1985 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°03'52" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	28°05'44" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°46'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°17'03" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°35'19" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	22°00'04" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on March 1, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 1, 15:23 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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