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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1985?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 1985, the Sun was in Pisces (12°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°48' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°27' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°51'35" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1985	Mar 20, 1985 into Aries
Moon	24°34'19" Cancer	Direct	Mar 1, 1985	Mar 3, 1985 into Leo
Mercury	23°31'55" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1985	Mar 7, 1985 into Aries
Venus	20°18'29" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	21°26'08" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Mar 15, 1985 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°29'11" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	28°06'46" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°49'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°19'15" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°33'39" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	21°53'42" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on March 3, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 21:28 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on March 3, 1985?

Venus and Mars sat 1 degrees 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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