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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 1985?

Quick Answer

On April 3, 1985, the Sun was in Aries (13°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Aries while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly. The Sun met Venus in Aries while Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°15' Virgo at midnight UTC to 23°08' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°40'40" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1985	Apr 20, 1985 into Taurus
Moon	15°39'45" Virgo	Direct	Apr 2, 1985	Apr 4, 1985 into Libra
Mercury	13°49'53" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1985	May 14, 1985 into Taurus
Venus	14°21'14" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	13°53'11" Taurus	Direct	Mar 15, 1985	Apr 26, 1985 into Gemini
Jupiter	11°21'33" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	27°31'46" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°55'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°36'50" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°54'50" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	20°15'13" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on April 3, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 14:03 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
Apr 3, 22:02 UTC	The Sun conjunct Venus	Affection and self-regard meet. Pleasure, beauty and making peace come easier than usual.

Born on April 3, 1985?

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