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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1985?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1985, the Sun was in Virgo (0°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°18' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 11°18' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°17'50" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1985	Sep 23, 1985 into Libra
Moon	4°19'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 23, 1985	Aug 25, 1985 into Capricorn
Mercury	13°37'45" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1985	Sep 6, 1985 into Virgo
Venus	24°30'20" Cancer	Direct	Aug 2, 1985	Aug 28, 1985 into Leo
Mars	18°49'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 25, 1985	Sep 10, 1985 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°39'39" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	22°07'41" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	13°57'40" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°56'59" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°25'21" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	12°44'03" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on August 23, 1985

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 04:35 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 04:35 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 23, 04:36 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	0°00' Sagittarius

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