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Where Were the Planets on April 29, 1985?

Quick Answer

On April 29, 1985, the Sun was in Taurus (9°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (64% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 29, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°49' Leo at midnight UTC to 2°40' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 29, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°06'48" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1985	May 21, 1985 into Gemini
Moon	25°42'22" Leo	Direct	Apr 27, 1985	Apr 29, 1985 into Virgo
Mercury	12°28'09" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1985	May 14, 1985 into Taurus
Venus	6°23'14" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	2°09'53" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1985	Jun 9, 1985 into Cancer
Jupiter	14°56'15" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	26°01'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°24'23" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°27'21" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°11'41" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	18°52'36" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on April 29, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 29, 19:24 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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