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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 1985?

Quick Answer

On June 21, 1985, the Sun was in Cancer (0°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°09' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°20' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°03'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1985	Jul 22, 1985 into Leo
Moon	5°43'45" Leo	Direct	Jun 21, 1985	Jun 23, 1985 into Virgo
Mercury	15°42'36" Cancer	Direct	Jun 13, 1985	Jun 29, 1985 into Leo
Venus	14°33'06" Taurus	Direct	Jun 6, 1985	Jul 6, 1985 into Gemini
Mars	8°00'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 9, 1985	Jul 25, 1985 into Leo
Jupiter	16°31'38" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	22°22'56" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	15°23'31" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	2°17'59" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°02'42" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	16°04'13" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on June 21, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 01:31 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jun 21, 10:44 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice

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