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Where Were the Planets on July 26, 1985?

Quick Answer

On July 26, 1985, the Sun was in Leo (3°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (67% illuminated). Jupiter, 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 26, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°19' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 0°27' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 26, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°26'18" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1985	Aug 23, 1985 into Virgo
Moon	23°24'03" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 24, 1985	Jul 26, 1985 into Sagittarius
Mercury	25°13'00" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 29, 1985	Sep 6, 1985 into Virgo
Venus	22°11'56" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1985	Aug 2, 1985 into Cancer
Mars	0°51'37" Leo	Direct	Jul 25, 1985	Sep 10, 1985 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°11'14" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	21°28'07" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	14°16'21" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°24'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	1°58'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	14°13'01" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on July 26, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 26, 23:12 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on July 26, 1985?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over.

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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