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Where Were the Planets on July 24, 1985?

Quick Answer

On July 24, 1985, the Sun was in Leo (1°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 24, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°04' Libra at midnight UTC to 2°11' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 24, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°31'40" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1985	Aug 23, 1985 into Virgo
Moon	25°08'10" Libra	Direct	Jul 22, 1985	Jul 24, 1985 into Scorpio
Mercury	24°48'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1985	Sep 6, 1985 into Virgo
Venus	19°57'04" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1985	Aug 2, 1985 into Cancer
Mars	29°34'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 9, 1985	Jul 25, 1985 into Leo
Jupiter	13°26'17" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	21°28'11" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	14°19'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°27'23" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	1°58'02" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	14°19'22" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on July 24, 1985

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 24, 20:15 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jul 24, 23:07 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
Jul 24, 23:39 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	1°59' Scorpio

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