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Where Were the Planets on March 18, 1985?

Quick Answer

On March 18, 1985, the Sun was in Pisces (27°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 18, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°14' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 0°35' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 18, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°50'11" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1985	Mar 20, 1985 into Aries
Moon	24°26'30" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 16, 1985	Mar 18, 1985 into Pisces
Mercury	16°02'58" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1985	May 14, 1985 into Taurus
Venus	21°50'15" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	2°23'10" Taurus	Direct	Mar 15, 1985	Apr 26, 1985 into Gemini
Jupiter	8°30'08" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	28°01'32" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°58'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°31'42" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°17'36" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	21°06'03" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on March 18, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 18, 16:28 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine
Mar 18, 22:50 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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