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Where Were the Planets on May 13, 1985?

Quick Answer

On May 13, 1985, the Sun was in Taurus (22°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (33% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 13, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°42' Pisces at midnight UTC to 18°49' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 13, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°39'48" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1985	May 21, 1985 into Gemini
Moon	12°47'48" Pisces	Direct	May 12, 1985	May 14, 1985 into Aries
Mercury	29°07'30" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1985	May 14, 1985 into Taurus
Venus	11°46'53" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	11°48'14" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1985	Jun 9, 1985 into Cancer
Jupiter	16°10'40" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	25°00'03" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	16°56'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°14'07" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°48'47" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	18°08'07" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on May 13, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 13, 07:21 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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