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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1985?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1985, the Sun was in Aries (27°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°54' Pisces at midnight UTC to 3°48' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°25'02" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1985	Apr 20, 1985 into Taurus
Moon	27°51'59" Pisces	Direct	Apr 15, 1985	Apr 17, 1985 into Aries
Mercury	6°43'36" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Mar 7, 1985	May 14, 1985 into Taurus
Venus	7°08'04" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	23°47'21" Taurus	Direct	Mar 15, 1985	Apr 26, 1985 into Gemini
Jupiter	13°28'22" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	26°48'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°42'31" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°34'22" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°32'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	19°30'44" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on April 17, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 16:18 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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