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Where Were the Planets on May 19, 1985?

Quick Answer

On May 19, 1985, the Sun was in Taurus (28°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 19, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°03' Taurus at midnight UTC to 29°59' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 19, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°26'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1985	May 21, 1985 into Gemini
Moon	24°00'27" Taurus	Direct	May 17, 1985	May 20, 1985 into Gemini
Mercury	8°36'54" Taurus	Direct	May 14, 1985	May 30, 1985 into Gemini
Venus	15°33'45" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	15°53'44" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1985	Jun 9, 1985 into Cancer
Jupiter	16°32'21" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	24°33'05" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	16°43'24" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°06'59" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°39'37" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	17°49'04" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on May 19, 1985

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 19, 21:28 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Taurus	28°49' Taurus

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