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Where Were the Planets on July 28, 1985?

Quick Answer

On July 28, 1985, the Sun was in Leo (5°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 28, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°34' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 28°37' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 28, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°20'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1985	Aug 23, 1985 into Virgo
Moon	21°36'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 26, 1985	Jul 29, 1985 into Capricorn
Mercury	25°18'22" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 29, 1985	Sep 6, 1985 into Virgo
Venus	24°27'20" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1985	Aug 2, 1985 into Cancer
Mars	2°09'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 25, 1985	Sep 10, 1985 into Virgo
Jupiter	12°56'01" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	21°28'27" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	14°13'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°22'09" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	1°59'59" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	14°06'39" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on July 28, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 28, 06:16 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Exact square

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