The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1985?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1985, the Sun was in Taurus (26°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°24' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°11' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°31'14" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1985	May 21, 1985 into Gemini
Moon	0°17'59" Taurus	Direct	May 17, 1985	May 20, 1985 into Gemini
Mercury	5°18'27" Taurus	Direct	May 14, 1985	May 30, 1985 into Gemini
Venus	14°13'33" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	14°32'03" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1985	Jun 9, 1985 into Cancer
Jupiter	16°25'50" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	24°42'04" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	16°47'58" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°09'27" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°42'37" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	17°55'25" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on May 17, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 11:23 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on May 17, 1985?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.