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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1985?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1985, the Sun was in Gemini (9°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°37' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°25' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°58'24" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1985	Jun 21, 1985 into Cancer
Moon	3°00'33" Scorpio	Direct	May 31, 1985	Jun 2, 1985 into Sagittarius
Mercury	1°24'53" Gemini	Direct	May 30, 1985	Jun 13, 1985 into Cancer
Venus	24°50'39" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	24°00'35" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1985	Jun 9, 1985 into Cancer
Jupiter	16°55'54" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	23°40'37" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	16°14'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	2°50'41" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°23'12" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	17°10'56" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on May 31, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 07:07 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on May 31, 1985?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over.

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.

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