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Where Were the Planets on April 15, 1985?

Quick Answer

On April 15, 1985, the Sun was in Aries (25°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (19% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 15, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°41' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 9°52' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 15, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°27'37" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1985	Apr 20, 1985 into Taurus
Moon	3°48'41" Pisces	Direct	Apr 15, 1985	Apr 17, 1985 into Aries
Mercury	6°51'08" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1985	May 14, 1985 into Taurus
Venus	7°48'56" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	22°23'00" Taurus	Direct	Mar 15, 1985	Apr 26, 1985 into Gemini
Jupiter	13°11'46" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	26°55'21" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°44'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°35'07" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°35'22" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	19°37'05" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on April 15, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 15, 04:30 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Apr 15, 16:30 UTC	Neptune sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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