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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1985?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1985, the Sun was in Taurus (3°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (9% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°58' Gemini at midnight UTC to 15°00' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°16'32" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1985	May 21, 1985 into Gemini
Moon	8°58'43" Gemini	Direct	Apr 22, 1985	Apr 25, 1985 into Cancer
Mercury	8°19'58" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1985	May 14, 1985 into Taurus
Venus	6°02'54" Aries	Stationing direct	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	27°59'24" Taurus	Direct	Mar 15, 1985	Apr 26, 1985 into Gemini
Jupiter	14°14'55" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	26°25'40" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°34'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°31'24" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°21'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	19°11'40" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on April 23, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 14:07 UTC	The Sun opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Apr 23, 18:02 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine

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