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Where Were the Planets on May 11, 1985?

Quick Answer

On May 11, 1985, the Sun was in Taurus (20°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 11, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°37' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 24°19' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 11, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°43'57" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1985	May 21, 1985 into Gemini
Moon	18°01'23" Aquarius	Direct	May 10, 1985	May 12, 1985 into Pisces
Mercury	26°15'12" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1985	May 14, 1985 into Taurus
Venus	10°41'13" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	10°26'06" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1985	Jun 9, 1985 into Cancer
Jupiter	16°02'01" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	25°09'01" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°01'07" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°16'18" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°51'57" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	18°14'29" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on May 11, 1985

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 11, 17:34 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	20°57' Aquarius

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