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Where Were the Planets on June 6, 1985?

Quick Answer

On June 6, 1985, the Sun was in Gemini (15°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus moved from Aries into Taurus. The Sun opposed Uranus. Restlessness and disruption. Plans change at short notice.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 6, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°13' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 6°48' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 6, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°43'03" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1985	Jun 21, 1985 into Cancer
Moon	0°04'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jun 6, 1985	Jun 8, 1985 into Pisces
Mercury	14°21'44" Gemini	Direct	May 30, 1985	Jun 13, 1985 into Cancer
Venus	0°07'06" Taurus	Direct	Jun 6, 1985	Jul 6, 1985 into Gemini
Mars	28°01'59" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1985	Jun 9, 1985 into Cancer
Jupiter	16°57'32" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	23°16'04" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	16°00'01" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	2°41'45" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°16'10" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	16°51'52" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on June 6, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 6, 08:52 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jun 6, 11:51 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jun 6, 18:48 UTC	The Sun opposite Uranus	Restlessness and disruption. Plans change at short notice.

Born on June 6, 1985?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Gemini, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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