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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1985?

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On July 20, 1985, the Sun was in Cancer (27°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% 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 20, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°16' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°02' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1985
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°42'28" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon29°08'45" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury23°03'53" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus15°28'58" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars26°58'39" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter13°55'35" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Saturn21°29'29" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Uranus14°25'00" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Neptune1°32'54" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto1°56'39" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node14°32'04" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on July 20, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters VirgoLeaves Leo

Born on July 20, 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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