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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 1985?

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On July 21, 1985, the Sun was in Cancer (28°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (14% 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 21, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°03' Virgo at midnight UTC to 19°58' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 1985
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°39'46" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon13°00'12" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury23°36'19" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus16°35'47" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars27°37'32" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter13°48'22" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Saturn21°29'01" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Uranus14°23'27" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Neptune1°31'30" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto1°56'57" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node14°28'54" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on July 21, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on July 21, 1985?

The Sun and Mars sat 1 degrees 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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