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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1985?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 1985, the Sun was in Taurus (0°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°26' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°13' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°20'56" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1985	May 21, 1985 into Gemini
Moon	3°20'21" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1985	Apr 22, 1985 into Gemini
Mercury	7°10'31" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1985	May 14, 1985 into Taurus
Venus	6°24'33" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	25°53'34" Taurus	Direct	Mar 15, 1985	Apr 26, 1985 into Gemini
Jupiter	13°52'16" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	26°37'13" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°38'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°33'01" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°26'56" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	19°21'12" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on April 20, 1985

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 03:25 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 20, 05:12 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 20, 05:22 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	0°05' Taurus

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