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Where Were the Planets on March 5, 1985?

Quick Answer

On March 5, 1985, the Sun was in Pisces (14°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Mercury trined Saturn. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 5, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°36' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°10' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 5, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°51'48" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1985	Mar 20, 1985 into Aries
Moon	22°50'44" Leo	Direct	Mar 3, 1985	Mar 5, 1985 into Virgo
Mercury	27°15'42" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1985	Mar 7, 1985 into Aries
Venus	20°59'15" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	22°54'18" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Mar 15, 1985 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°54'14" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	28°07'23" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°50'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°21'19" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°31'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	21°47'21" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on March 5, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 5, 23:16 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
Mar 5, 23:42 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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Venus and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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