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Where Were the Planets on May 29, 1985?

Quick Answer

On May 29, 1985, the Sun was in Gemini (8°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 29, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°37' Virgo at midnight UTC to 10°59' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 29, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°03'23" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1985	Jun 21, 1985 into Cancer
Moon	3°46'38" Libra	Direct	May 29, 1985	May 31, 1985 into Scorpio
Mercury	27°16'54" Taurus	Direct	May 14, 1985	May 30, 1985 into Gemini
Venus	23°10'08" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	22°39'50" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1985	Jun 9, 1985 into Cancer
Jupiter	16°53'51" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	23°49'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	16°19'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	2°53'34" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°25'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	17°17'17" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on May 29, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 29, 05:40 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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