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Where Were the Planets on April 28, 1985?

Quick Answer

On April 28, 1985, the Sun was in Taurus (8°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 28, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°23' Leo at midnight UTC to 18°49' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 28, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°08'31" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1985	May 21, 1985 into Gemini
Moon	12°03'34" Leo	Direct	Apr 27, 1985	Apr 29, 1985 into Virgo
Mercury	11°37'46" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1985	May 14, 1985 into Taurus
Venus	6°14'13" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	1°28'15" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1985	Jun 9, 1985 into Cancer
Jupiter	14°49'44" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	26°05'27" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°26'07" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°28'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°13'23" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	18°55'47" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on April 28, 1985

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 28, 04:25 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	7°50' Leo

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