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Where Were the Planets on August 12, 1985?

Quick Answer

On August 12, 1985, the Sun was in Leo (19°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (17% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 12, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°04' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°39' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 12, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°42'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1985	Aug 23, 1985 into Virgo
Moon	1°19'33" Cancer	Direct	Aug 12, 1985	Aug 14, 1985 into Leo
Mercury	16°57'38" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 29, 1985	Sep 6, 1985 into Virgo
Venus	11°38'39" Cancer	Direct	Aug 2, 1985	Aug 28, 1985 into Leo
Mars	11°47'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 25, 1985	Sep 10, 1985 into Virgo
Jupiter	10°59'44" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	21°43'16" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	14°00'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°05'33" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°12'00" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°19'00" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on August 12, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 12, 09:28 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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