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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1985?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1985, the Sun was in Pisces (17°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°08' Libra at midnight UTC to 15°11' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°51'51" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1985	Mar 20, 1985 into Aries
Moon	7°40'45" Libra	Direct	Mar 7, 1985	Mar 9, 1985 into Scorpio
Mercury	2°38'12" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1985	May 14, 1985 into Taurus
Venus	21°45'16" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	25°06'13" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Mar 15, 1985 into Taurus
Jupiter	6°31'19" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	28°07'33" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°53'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°24'11" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°28'59" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	21°37'49" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on March 8, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 12:40 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square
Mar 8, 22:48 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square

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