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Where Were the Planets on August 25, 1985?

Quick Answer

On August 25, 1985, the Sun was in Virgo (2°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (75% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 25, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°10' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 8°53' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 25, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°13'34" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1985	Sep 23, 1985 into Libra
Moon	2°03'22" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 25, 1985	Aug 27, 1985 into Aquarius
Mercury	14°32'50" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1985	Sep 6, 1985 into Virgo
Venus	26°51'51" Cancer	Direct	Aug 2, 1985	Aug 28, 1985 into Leo
Mars	20°06'17" Leo	Direct	Jul 25, 1985	Sep 10, 1985 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°26'14" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	22°13'18" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	13°57'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°55'48" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°28'11" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	12°37'42" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on August 25, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 25, 08:24 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Aug 25, 18:13 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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