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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1985?

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On July 23, 1985, the Sun was in Leo (0°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (33% 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 23, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°00' Libra at midnight UTC to 18°04' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1985
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun0°34'21" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon11°02'05" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury24°28'34" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus18°49'50" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars28°55'14" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter13°33'43" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Saturn21°28'22" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Uranus14°20'29" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Neptune1°28'44" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto1°57'38" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node14°22'32" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on July 23, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on July 23, 1985?

The Sun and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Leo, 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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