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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 1985?

Quick Answer

On May 1, 1985, the Sun was in Taurus (11°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (84% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°57' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°36' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°03'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1985	May 21, 1985 into Gemini
Moon	24°15'08" Virgo	Direct	Apr 29, 1985	May 1, 1985 into Libra
Mercury	14°18'30" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1985	May 14, 1985 into Taurus
Venus	6°47'38" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	3°33'01" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1985	Jun 9, 1985 into Cancer
Jupiter	15°08'48" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	25°52'50" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°20'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°25'47" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°08'20" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	18°46'15" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on May 1, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 21:21 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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