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Where Were the Planets on April 22, 1985?

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On April 22, 1985, the Sun was in Taurus (2°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 22, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°04' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°58' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 22, 1985
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun2°18'02" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon27°00'59" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury7°52'22" AriesDirect into Taurus
Venus6°07'41" AriesStationing direct into Taurus
Mars27°17'30" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter14°07'31" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Saturn26°29'34" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Uranus17°35'40" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Neptune3°31'58" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto3°23'32" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
North Node19°14'51" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on April 22, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters GeminiLeaves Taurus

Born on April 22, 1985?

Mercury and Venus sat 2 degrees 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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