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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1985?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1985, the Sun was in Aries (18°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°41' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°17' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°35'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1985	Apr 20, 1985 into Taurus
Moon	1°02'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 8, 1985	Apr 10, 1985 into Capricorn
Mercury	9°56'08" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1985	May 14, 1985 into Taurus
Venus	11°15'54" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	17°26'22" Taurus	Direct	Mar 15, 1985	Apr 26, 1985 into Gemini
Jupiter	12°09'34" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	27°17'54" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°52'00" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°36'41" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°46'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	19°59'20" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on April 8, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 10:17 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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