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Where Were the Planets on March 28, 1985?

Quick Answer

On March 28, 1985, the Sun was in Aries (7°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (38% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury trined Uranus while Mercury was retrograde. Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems. Venus trined Uranus while Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 28, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°03' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°23' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 28, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°45'21" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1985	Apr 20, 1985 into Taurus
Moon	24°11'40" Gemini	Direct	Mar 26, 1985	Mar 28, 1985 into Cancer
Mercury	17°49'14" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1985	May 14, 1985 into Taurus
Venus	17°58'27" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	9°35'49" Taurus	Direct	Mar 15, 1985	Apr 26, 1985 into Gemini
Jupiter	10°20'17" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	27°45'40" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°58'16" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°35'54" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°03'54" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	20°34'17" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on March 28, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 28, 03:14 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.
Mar 28, 12:08 UTC	Venus trine Uranus	A fresh spark: new people, a new look, unexpected fun.
Mar 28, 23:13 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on March 28, 1985?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over. Mercury and Venus sat less than a degree 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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