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Where Were the Planets on August 29, 1985?

Quick Answer

On August 29, 1985, the Sun was in Virgo (6°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 29, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°58' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°54' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 29, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°05'15" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1985	Sep 23, 1985 into Libra
Moon	25°28'46" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 27, 1985	Aug 29, 1985 into Pisces
Mercury	17°53'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1985	Sep 6, 1985 into Virgo
Venus	1°35'55" Leo	Direct	Aug 28, 1985	Sep 22, 1985 into Virgo
Mars	22°39'10" Leo	Direct	Jul 25, 1985	Sep 10, 1985 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°00'47" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	22°25'36" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	13°58'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°53'47" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°34'09" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	12°24'59" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on August 29, 1985

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 29, 02:41 UTC	Mars square Saturn	Exact square
Aug 29, 20:24 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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