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Where Were the Planets on July 19, 1985?

Quick Answer

On July 19, 1985, the Sun was in Cancer (26°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 19, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°41' Leo at midnight UTC to 22°16' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 19, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°45'11" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1985	Jul 22, 1985 into Leo
Moon	15°27'27" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1985	Jul 20, 1985 into Virgo
Mercury	22°27'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1985	Sep 6, 1985 into Virgo
Venus	14°22'18" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1985	Aug 2, 1985 into Cancer
Mars	26°19'44" Cancer	Direct	Jun 9, 1985	Jul 25, 1985 into Leo
Jupiter	14°02'43" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	21°30'03" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	14°26'34" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°34'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	1°56'23" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	14°35'15" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on July 19, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 19, 05:37 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Jul 19, 13:30 UTC	Venus opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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