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Where Were the Planets on July 15, 1985?

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On July 15, 1985, the Sun was in Cancer (22°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune 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 July 15, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°02' Gemini at midnight UTC to 29°30' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 15, 1985
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun22°56'06" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon23°15'06" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury19°25'01" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus9°57'08" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars23°43'52" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter14°30'19" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Saturn21°33'17" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Uranus14°33'16" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Neptune1°40'08" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto1°55'41" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node14°47'57" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on July 15, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 15, 1985?

The Sun and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, 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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