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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1985?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 1985, the Sun was in Taurus (13°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°43' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 16°52' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°57'46" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1985	May 21, 1985 into Gemini
Moon	9°18'16" Scorpio	Direct	May 3, 1985	May 5, 1985 into Sagittarius
Mercury	17°26'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1985	May 14, 1985 into Taurus
Venus	7°39'13" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	5°37'22" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1985	Jun 9, 1985 into Cancer
Jupiter	15°26'28" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	25°39'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°15'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°23'12" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°03'19" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	18°36'43" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on May 4, 1985

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 08:08 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
May 4, 19:56 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio	14°19' Scorpio

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